| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 00400 - Statement - CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF Cash Flows (http://www.tootsie.com/role/StatementConsolidatedStatementsOfCashFlows)  | 
| Table | (Implied) | 
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000098677 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) | 
| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | Period [Axis] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31  | 2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31  | 2014-01-01 - 2014-12-31  | |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS  | |||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:  | |||
Net earnings  | 67,319,000    | 66,127,000    | 62,860,000    | 
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:  | |||
Depreciation  | |||
Deferred income taxes  | (  | ||
Net loss on step acquisition  | |||
Amortization of marketable security premiums  | |||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:  | |||
Accounts receivable  | (  | (  | |
Other receivables  | |||
Inventories  | (  | ||
Prepaid expenses and other assets  | |||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities  | (  | (  | |
Income taxes payable  | (  | (  | (  | 
Postretirement health care benefits  | (  | (  | (  | 
Deferred compensation and other liabilities  | (  | ||
Net cash provided by operating activities  | |||
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:  | |||
Net cash acquired in step acquisition  | |||
Change in restricted cash  | |||
Capital expenditures  | (  | (  | (  | 
Purchases of trading securities  | (  | (  | (  | 
Sales of trading securities  | |||
Purchase of available for sale securities  | (  | (  | (  | 
Sale and maturity of available for sale securities  | |||
Net cash used in investing activities  | (  | (  | (  | 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:  | |||
Shares purchased and retired  | (  | (  | (  | 
Dividends paid in cash  | (  | (  | (  | 
Proceeds from bank loans  | |||
Repayment of bank loans  | (  | (  | (  | 
Net cash used in financing activities  | (  | (  | (  | 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash  | (  | (  | (  | 
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  | (  | ||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year  | 126,145,000    | ||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year  | 119,145,000    | 126,145,000    | 100,108,000    | 
Supplemental cash flow information:  | |||
Income taxes paid  | |||
Interest paid  | |||
Stock dividend issued  | |||