CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF Earnings and Retained Earnings - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 28, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 28, 2014
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF Earnings and Retained Earnings
Net product sales		$ 107,528	$ 104,061	$ 213,005	$ 210,873
Rental and royalty revenue		908	869	1,752	1,839
Total revenue		108,436	104,930	214,757	212,712
Product cost of goods sold		68,733	66,182	135,878	133,047
Rental and royalty cost		230	223	458	481
Total costs		68,963	66,405	136,336	133,528
Product gross margin		38,795	37,879	77,127	77,826
Rental and royalty gross margin		678	646	1,294	1,358
Total gross margin		39,473	38,525	78,421	79,184
Selling, marketing and administrative expenses		25,839	28,296	51,823	53,927
Earnings from operations		13,634	10,229	26,598	25,257
Other income, net		1,321	3,033	1,794	4,699
Earnings before income taxes		14,955	13,262	28,392	29,956
Provision for income taxes		3,735	4,305	8,069	11,642
Net earnings		11,220	8,957	20,323	18,314
Less: Net (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		(161)	69	(110)	293
Net earnings attributable to Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.		$ 11,059	$ 9,026	$ 20,213	$ 18,607
Net earnings attributable to Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. per share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.18	$ 0.14	$ 0.33	$ 0.30
Dividends per share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.09	$ 0.08	$ 0.16	$ 0.16
Average number of shares outstanding (in shares)		61,611	62,455	61,717	62,538
Retained earnings at beginning of period		$ 11,922	$ 25,694	$ 64,927	$ 73,109
Net earnings attributable to Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.		11,059	9,026	20,213	18,607
Cash dividends		(5,527)	(4,850)	(10,327)	(9,565)
Stock dividends	[1]			(57,359)	(52,281)
Retained earnings at end of period		$ 17,454	$ 29,870	$ 17,454	$ 29,870

[1] Does not include 3% stock dividend to shareholders of record on 4/10/15 and 4/4/14.