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12. Segments, Products and Customers (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Total sales		$ 28,786	$ 29,990	$ 92,636	$ 93,691
Drinkable Kefir [Member]
Total sales	[1]	25,134	25,533	80,382	80,135
Lifeway Cheese Products [Member]
Total sales		2,591	2,479	7,750	7,579
ProBugs Kefer products [Member]
Total sales		819	1,606	3,586	4,962
Frozen Kefir [Member]
Total sales		$ 272	$ 372	$ 918	$ 1,015
[1] Excludes ProBugs Kefir products, and includes cream, cupped Kefir and cupped cheese products, supplements and other.

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Aggregate revenue during the period from the sale of goods in the normal course of business, after 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))
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