CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF Earnings and Retained Earnings - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF Earnings and Retained Earnings
Net product sales		$ 104,259	$ 107,528	$ 207,621	$ 213,005
Rental and royalty revenue		910	908	1,943	1,752
Total revenue		105,169	108,436	209,564	214,757
Product cost of goods sold		65,009	68,733	130,833	135,878
Rental and royalty cost		245	230	547	458
Total costs		65,254	68,963	131,380	136,336
Product gross margin		39,250	38,795	76,788	77,127
Rental and royalty gross margin		665	678	1,396	1,294
Total gross margin		39,915	39,473	78,184	78,421
Selling, marketing and administrative expenses		25,618	25,839	49,671	51,823
Earnings from operations		14,297	13,634	28,513	26,598
Other income (loss), net		2,239	1,321	2,204	1,794
Earnings before income taxes		16,536	14,955	30,717	28,392
Provision for income taxes		5,462	3,735	9,787	8,069
Net earnings		11,074	11,220	20,930	20,323
Less: Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests		(62)	161	(102)	110
Net earnings attributable to Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.		$ 11,136	$ 11,059	$ 21,032	$ 20,213
Net earnings attributable to Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. per share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.18	$ 0.17	$ 0.34	$ 0.32
Dividends per share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.09	$ 0.09	$ 0.18	$ 0.17
Average number of shares outstanding (in shares)		62,427	63,426	62,466	63,532
Retained earnings at beginning of period		$ 2,972	$ 11,922	$ 52,349	$ 64,927
Net earnings attributable to Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.		11,136	11,059	21,032	20,213
Cash dividends		(5,617)	(5,527)	(11,074)	(10,327)
Stock dividends	[1]			(53,816)	(57,359)
Retained earnings at end of period		$ 8,491	$ 17,454	$ 8,491	$ 17,454

[1] Does not include 3% stock dividend to shareholders of record on 3/8/16 and 3/10/15.