CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF Earnings and Retained Earnings - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF Earnings and Retained Earnings
Net product sales		$ 103,425	$ 103,362
Rental and royalty revenue		1,030	1,033
Total revenue		104,455	104,395
Product cost of goods sold		65,416	65,824
Rental and royalty cost		266	302
Total costs		65,682	66,126
Product gross margin		38,009	37,538
Rental and royalty gross margin		764	731
Total gross margin		38,773	38,269
Selling, marketing and administrative expenses		26,598	24,053
Earnings from operations		12,175	14,216
Other income (loss), net		1,979	(35)
Earnings before income taxes		14,154	14,181
Provision for income taxes		4,143	4,325
Net earnings		10,011	9,856
Less: Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests		(40)	(40)
Net earnings attributable to Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.		$ 10,051	$ 9,896
Net earnings attributable to Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. per share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.16	$ 0.15
Dividends per share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.09	$ 0.09
Average number of shares outstanding (in shares)		63,605	64,347
Retained earnings at beginning of period		$ 43,833	$ 52,349
Net earnings attributable to Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.		10,051	9,896
Cash dividends		(5,555)	(5,457)
Stock dividends	[1]	(44,924)	(53,816)
Retained earnings at end of period		$ 3,405	$ 2,972

[1] Does not include 3% stock dividend to shareholders of record on 3/7/17 and 3/8/16.