INCOME TAXES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Domestic and foreign components of pretax income
Domestic	$ 77,434	$ 69,211	$ 74,978
Foreign	8,295	7,051	10,426
Earnings before income taxes	85,729	76,262	85,404
Current:
Federal	16,886	14,831	15,133
Foreign	1,983	1,029
State	2,822	1,763	2,942
Total current	21,691	17,623	18,075
Deferred:
Federal	(2,069)	(1,006)	(543)
Foreign	39	1,316	2,422
State	760	(645)	611
Total deferred	(1,270)	(335)	2,490
Total provision for income taxes	20,421	17,288	$ 20,565
Deferred tax assets:
Accrued customer promotions	2,107	1,506
Deferred compensation	22,311	18,501
Postretirement benefits	3,324	3,355
Other accrued expenses	5,158	3,078
Foreign subsidiary tax loss carry forward	4,497	4,508
Outside basis difference in foreign subsidiary	365	365
Deductible state tax depreciation	736	471
Tax credit carry forward	2,517	3,288
Deferred tax assets, gross	41,015	35,072
Valuation allowance	(5,555)	(5,593)
Total deferred tax assets	35,460	29,479
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation	23,342	22,192
Deductible goodwill and trademarks	38,255	37,348
Accrued export company commissions	4,615	4,508
Employee benefit plans	525	1,767
Inventory reserves	2,532	1,994
Prepaid insurance	965	569
Unrealized capital gains	3,874	2,515
Deferred foreign exchange gain	132	179
Deferred gain on sale of real estate	5,309	5,269
Total deferred tax liabilities	79,549	76,341
Net deferred tax liability	44,089	46,862
State tax credit carry-forwards expiring in 2023	175
State tax credit carry-forwards expiring in 2024	200
State tax credit carry-forwards expiring in 2025	35
State tax credit carry-forwards expiring in 2026	40
State tax credit carry-forwards expiring in 2028	50
State tax credit carry-forwards expiring in 2029	131
State tax credit carry-forwards expiring in 2030	213
State tax credit carry-forwards expiring in 2031	225
State tax credit carry-forwards expiring in 2032	238
State tax credit carry-forwards expiring in 2033	211
State tax credit carry-forwards expiring in 2034	235
State tax credit carry-forwards expiring in 2035	274
State tax credit carry-forwards expiring in 2036	235
Valuation allowance for the expired amounts	$ 924	$ 837