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| Network | 100210 - Disclosure - Inventories (Tables) (http://www.scottsliquidgold.com/20161231/taxonomy/role/DisclosureInventoriesTables) |
| Table | (Implied) |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000088000 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
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Inventory Disclosure [Abstract] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Composition of Inventory | Inventories, consisting of materials, labor and overhead at December 31 were comprised of the following:
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