Consolidated Statements Of Income And Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Consolidated Statements Of Income And Comprehensive Income
Sales	$ 32,704,435	$ 26,601,341	$ 97,359,630	$ 80,030,021
Less: discounts and allowances	(2,594,213)	(2,808,811)	(8,552,286)	(8,772,576)
Net sales	30,110,222	23,792,530	88,807,344	71,257,445
Cost of goods sold	21,697,954	16,513,357	64,812,489	47,217,179
Depreciation expense	1,010,966	410,797	2,022,204	1,226,629
Total cost of goods sold	22,708,920	16,924,154	66,834,693	48,443,808
Gross profit	7,401,302	6,868,376	21,972,651	22,813,637
Selling expenses	2,804,127	2,815,126	9,977,636	8,291,960
General and administrative	2,627,566	1,671,080	7,115,393	5,567,649
Amortization expense	178,919	178,201	536,758	533,884
Total operating expenses	5,610,612	4,664,407	17,629,787	14,393,493
Income from operations	1,790,690	2,203,969	4,342,864	8,420,144
Other income (expense):
Interest and dividend income	22,739	36,535	86,664	82,166
Rental income	1,201	2,231	2,900	8,889
Interest expense	(62,084)	(59,887)	(194,377)	(133,610)
Gain on sale of investments, net reclassified from OCI	(22,940)	161	39,190	121,441
Gain on sale of equipment	85,077		8,592
Other Income		209,175	1,674	219,404
Total other income (expense)	23,993	188,215	(55,357)	298,290
Income before provision for income taxes	1,814,683	2,392,184	4,287,507	8,718,434
Provision for income taxes	789,005	702,257	1,507,234	3,258,928
Net income	1,025,678	1,689,927	2,780,273	5,459,506
Basic and diluted earnings per common share	$ 0.06	$ 0.1	$ 0.17	$ 0.33
Weighted average number of shares outstanding	16,346,017	16,346,017	16,346,017	16,346,017
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Net income	1,025,678	1,689,927	2,780,273	5,459,506
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Unrealized gains (losses) on investments (net of tax)	(93,679)	29,356	(22,524)	17,079
Less reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income (net of taxes)	13,702	(91)	(23,408)	(68,614)
Comprehensive income	$ 945,701	$ 1,719,192	$ 2,734,341	$ 5,407,971

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The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method.