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SEGMENT INFORMATION, Products and Services (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 638,800	$ 908,299	$ 1,959,888	$ 2,120,932
Nu Skin [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenue	392,513	444,848	1,186,592	1,177,508
Pharmanex [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenue	244,690	462,093	768,178	939,306
Other Product Lines [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 1,597	$ 1,358	$ 5,118	$ 4,118

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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=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 1

-Article 5

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