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Segments, Products and Customers (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Net sales	$ 31,131	$ 29,821	$ 63,701	$ 59,443
Drinkable Kefir Other Than ProBugs [Member]
Net sales	26,535	25,234	54,602	50,821
ProBugs[Member]
Net sales	1,716	2,291	3,357	4,297
Lifeway Farmer Cheese [Member]
Net sales	2,462	1,742	5,099	3,464
Frozen Kefir [Member]
Net sales	$ 418	$ 554	$ 643	$ 861

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Aggregate revenue during the period from sale of goods in the normal course of business, before deducting returns, allowances and discounts.

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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(a))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=63488584&loc=d3e20235-122688

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