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Segments And Products (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Total sales	$ 137,244	$ 130,216	$ 108,966
Lifeway Farmer Cheese [Member]
Total sales	9,725	10,266	9,388
Drinkable Kefir Other Than ProBugs [Member]
Total sales	118,090	110,297	90,441
ProBugs[Member]
Total sales	7,936	7,868	7,127
Frozen Kefir [Member]
Total sales	$ 1,493	$ 1,785	$ 2,010

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 03
-Paragraph 1
-Article 5

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