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Segment Information, Revenue by Segment (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) Segment | Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Segment Information [Abstract] |  |  |
Number of reportable segments | Segment |  | 9 |
Number of geographic segments | Segment |  | 7 |
Number of new segments previously included in Other category | Segment |  | 2 |
Revenue by Segment [Abstract] |  |  |
Revenue |  | $ 623,623 | $ 616,219
Other [Member] |  |  |
Revenue by Segment [Abstract] |  |  |
Revenue |  | (1,426) | 235
Mainland China [Member] |  |  |
Revenue by Segment [Abstract] |  |  |
Revenue |  | 208,488 | 197,531
Americas/Pacific [Member] |  |  |
Revenue by Segment [Abstract] |  |  |
Revenue |  | 86,456 | 92,289
South Korea [Member] |  |  |
Revenue by Segment [Abstract] |  |  |
Revenue |  | 83,853 | 88,930
Southeast Asia [Member] |  |  |
Revenue by Segment [Abstract] |  |  |
Revenue |  | 72,495 | 70,860
Japan [Member] |  |  |
Revenue by Segment [Abstract] |  |  |
Revenue |  | 62,109 | 63,224
Hong Kong/Taiwan [Member] |  |  |
Revenue by Segment [Abstract] |  |  |
Revenue |  | 40,558 | 40,992
EMEA [Member] |  |  |
Revenue by Segment [Abstract] |  |  |
Revenue |  | 41,818 | 44,981
Operating Segment [Member] | Manufacturing [Member] |  |  |
Revenue by Segment [Abstract] |  |  |
Revenue | [1] | 29,272 | 17,177
Operating Segment [Member] | Grow Tech [Member] |  |  |
Revenue by Segment [Abstract] |  |  |
Revenue |  | 0 | 0
Nu Skin [Member] |  |  |
Revenue by Segment [Abstract] |  |  |
Revenue |  | 594,351 | 599,042
Intersegment Member] | Manufacturing [Member] |  |  |
Revenue by Segment [Abstract] |  |  |
Revenue |  | $ 5,900 | $ 3,200
[1] | The Manufacturing segment had $5.9 million and $3.2 million of intersegment revenue for the three-month period ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Intersegment revenue is eliminated in the consolidated financial statements, as well as the reported segment revenue in the table above.

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