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DIVIDENDS PER SHARE	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
DIVIDENDS PER SHARE [Abstract]
DIVIDENDS PER SHARE	3. DIVIDENDS PER SHARE In March, May and August 2014, the Company's board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.345 per share. These quarterly cash dividends were $20.1 million, $20.4 million and $20.5 million, respectively, and were paid on March 26, 2014, June 11, 2014 and September 26, 2014, to stockholders of record on March 14, 2014, May 23, 2014 and September 12, 2014. In November 2014, the Company's board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.345 per share to be paid December 3, 2014, to stockholders of record on November 21, 2014. NU SKIN ENTERPRISES, INC. Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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