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Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract]
Cash paid for interest	$ 5.3us-gaap_InterestPaid	$ 4.8us-gaap_InterestPaid	$ 5.1us-gaap_InterestPaid
Cash paid for income taxes	171.4us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet	130.1us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet	95.2us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet
Non-cash item in deferred tax liabilities and intangibles in conjunction with acquisition		7.0nus_OtherSignificantNoncashTransactionValueOfConsiderationNonCashItemInDeferredTaxLiabilitiesAndIntangiblesInConjunctionWithAcquisition
Non-cash addition of fixed assets		9.2us-gaap_NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionFixedAssetsAcquired1	5.5us-gaap_NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionFixedAssetsAcquired1
Noncash charges to fixed assets associated with Korea building lease	19.4nus_NoncashChargesToFixedAssetsAssociatedWithAccountingForBuildingLease
Noncash increase of long term liabilities	16.7nus_NoncashChargesToFixedAssetsAssociatedWithLongTermLiabilities
Noncash decrease of long term assets	$ (2.7)nus_NoncashChargesToFixedAssetsAssociatedWithLongTermAssets

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Non-cash charges to fixed assets associated with the accounting of the Company's Korea building lease.

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Sum of the carrying non-cash amounts of all assets that are expected to be realized in cash, sold or consumed after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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The amount of cash paid during the current period to foreign, federal, state, and local authorities as taxes on income, net of any cash received during the current period as refunds for the overpayment of taxes.

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