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Segment Information, Revenue by Segment (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) Segment | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)
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 |  | $ 589,934 | $ 675,312 | $ 1,837,057 | $ 1,995,721
Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | (62) | 1,378 | (239) | 2,643
Mainland China [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 173,974 | 226,645 | 567,795 | 669,432
Americas/Pacific [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 83,635 | 93,580 | 262,932 | 289,859
South Korea [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 79,435 | 89,963 | 248,020 | 270,517
Southeast Asia [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 78,963 | 86,307 | 226,853 | 236,390
Japan [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 67,197 | 63,649 | 194,557 | 190,986
Hong Kong/Taiwan [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 40,449 | 44,949 | 124,719 | 138,147
EMEA [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 35,742 | 42,819 | 120,960 | 131,810
Operating Segment [Member] | Manufacturing [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | [1] | 30,601 | 26,022 | 91,430 | 65,937
Operating Segment [Member] | Grow Tech [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0
Nu Skin [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 559,333 | 649,290 | 1,745,597 | 1,929,784
Intersegment Member] | Manufacturing [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | $ 7,100 | $ 7,400 | $ 19,500 | $ 17,200
[1] | The Manufacturing segment had $7.1 million and $7.4 million of intersegment revenue for the three-months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $19.5 million and $17.2 million, for the nine months ended September 30, 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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