QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA: (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED):

Schedule of quarterly results

	(Thousands of dollars except per share data)
	First		Second		Third		Fourth		Year
2015
Net product sales	$	105,477	$	107,528	$	183,806	$	139,881	$	536,692
Product gross margin		38,332		38,795		66,760		52,715		196,602
Net earnings attributable to Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.		9,154		11,059		26,171		19,705		66,089
Net earnings attributable to Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. per share		0.15		0.18		0.43		0.32		1.08
2014
Net product sales	$	106,812	$	104,061	$	191,093	$	137,929	$	539,895
Product gross margin		39,947		37,879		67,929		53,207		198,962
Net earnings attributable to Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.		9,581		9,026		26,668		18,023		63,298
Net earnings attributable to Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. per share		0.15		0.14		0.43		0.29		1.02