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SEGMENT INFORMATION, Products and Services (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 560,209	$ 650,027	$ 1,103,541	$ 1,321,088
Nu Skin [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenue	351,436	391,968	694,202	794,079
Pharmanex [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenue	207,504	256,216	406,776	523,488
Other Product Lines [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 1,269	$ 1,843	$ 2,563	$ 3,521

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