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Segments, Products and Customers (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Total sales		$ 33,103
ProBugs[Member]
Total sales	$ 1,885	2,079
Drinkable Kefir Other Than ProBugs [Member]
Total sales	32,249	28,200
Lifeway Farmer Cheese [Member]
Total sales	2,637	2,513
Frozen Kefir [Member]
Total sales	$ 259	$ 311

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- Definition

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

+ References

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=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688

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