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Segment Information (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Segment Information |
Schedule of reportable business segment information |
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |
Net sales revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nature’s Sunshine Products: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States |  | $ | 33,695 |  | $ | 33,519 |  | $ | 104,053 |  | $ | 105,061 |
International |  | 31,275 |  | 33,059 |  | 97,187 |  | 102,661 |
|  | 64,970 |  | 66,578 |  | 201,240 |  | 207,722 |
Synergy WorldWide |  | 26,262 |  | 24,524 |  | 75,851 |  | 68,035 |
Total net sales revenue |  | 91,232 |  | 91,102 |  | 277,091 |  | 275,757 |
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nature’s Sunshine Products: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States |  | 31,001 |  | 31,176 |  | 94,230 |  | 95,257 |
International |  | 27,826 |  | 43,151 |  | 85,860 |  | 108,852 |
|  | 58,827 |  | 74,327 |  | 180,090 |  | 204,109 |
Synergy WorldWide |  | 23,700 |  | 21,880 |  | 68,811 |  | 61,080 |
Total operating expenses |  | 82,527 |  | 96,207 |  | 248,901 |  | 265,189 |
Operating income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nature’s Sunshine Products: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States |  | 2,694 |  | 2,343 |  | 9,823 |  | 9,804 |
International |  | 3,449 |  | (10,092 | ) | 11,327 |  | (6,191 | )
|  | 6,143 |  | (7,749 | ) | 21,150 |  | 3,613 |
Synergy WorldWide |  | 2,562 |  | 2,644 |  | 7,040 |  | 6,955 |
Total operating income (loss) |  | 8,705 |  | (5,105 | ) | 28,190 |  | 10,568 |
Other income (expense), net |  | (214 | ) | 1,204 |  | (159 | ) | 1,049 |
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes |  | $ | 8,491 |  | $ | (3,901 | ) | $ | 28,031 |  | $ | 11,617 |
Schedule of consolidated net sales revenue by geographical locations |
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |
Net sales revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States |  | $ | 38,243 |  | $ | 38,885 |  | $ | 118,390 |  | $ | 120,868 |
Other |  | 52,989 |  | 52,217 |  | 158,701 |  | 154,889 |
|  | $ | 91,232 |  | $ | 91,102 |  | $ | 277,091 |  | $ | 275,757 |
Schedule of revenue generated by each of the entity's product lines |
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |
NSP United States: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Herbal products |  | $ | 17,809 |  | $ | 17,441 |  | $ | 56,010 |  | $ | 55,344 |
Vitamin, mineral and other nutritional supplements |  | 14,296 |  | 14,280 |  | 43,061 |  | 43,204 |
Personal care products |  | 970 |  | 1,011 |  | 2,976 |  | 3,328 |
Other products |  | 620 |  | 787 |  | 2,006 |  | 3,185 |
|  | 33,695 |  | 33,519 |  | 104,053 |  | 105,061 |
NSP International: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Herbal products |  | $ | 16,913 |  | $ | 18,502 |  | $ | 52,188 |  | $ | 56,244 |
Vitamin, mineral and other nutritional supplements |  | 12,037 |  | 12,053 |  | 37,191 |  | 37,631 |
Personal care products |  | 1,944 |  | 2,128 |  | 6,660 |  | 7,473 |
Other products |  | 381 |  | 376 |  | 1,148 |  | 1,313 |
|  | 31,275 |  | 33,059 |  | 97,187 |  | 102,661 |
Synergy WorldWide: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Herbal products |  | $ | 10,005 |  | $ | 9,797 |  | $ | 29,982 |  | $ | 27,428 |
Vitamin, mineral and other nutritional supplements |  | 14,510 |  | 12,699 |  | 40,575 |  | 34,668 |
Personal care products |  | 1,394 |  | 1,378 |  | 4,020 |  | 4,230 |
Other products |  | 353 |  | 650 |  | 1,274 |  | 1,709 |
|  | 26,262 |  | 24,524 |  | 75,851 |  | 68,035 |
|  | $ | 91,232 |  | $ | 91,102 |  | $ | 277,091 |  | $ | 275,757 |
Schedule of consolidated property, plant and equipment by geographical locations |
|  | September 30, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011 |
Property, plant and equipment: |  |  |  |  |
United States |  | $ | 20,951 |  | $ | 18,119 |
Venezuela |  | 3,636 |  | 3,939 |
Other |  | 3,388 |  | 3,079 |
Total property, plant and equipment |  | $ | 27,975 |  | $ | 25,137 |

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