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OPERATING BUSINESS SEGMENT AND INTERNATIONAL OPERATION INFORMATION (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2012 | Jun. 30, 2012 | Mar. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2013 item | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011
Segment information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of business segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |
Net sales revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales revenue | $ 95,484 | $ 92,458 | $ 93,675 | $ 96,479 | $ 90,377 | $ 91,232 | $ 92,991 | $ 92,868 | $ 378,096 | $ 367,468 | $ 367,813
Contribution margin: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total contribution margin |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 144,800 | 140,877 | 144,521
Selling, general and administrative | 33,747 | 28,170 | 28,709 | 30,117 | 27,719 | 26,228 | 26,530 | 26,384 | 120,743 | 106,861 | 109,606
Contract termination costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,750
Operating income | 2,591 | 6,713 | 7,811 | 6,942 | 5,826 | 8,705 | 10,311 | 9,174 | 24,057 | 34,016 | 20,165
Other income, net | 53 | (269) | 1,482 | 330 | 1,639 | (214) | 165 | (110) | 1,596 | 1,480 | 1,847
Income before provision for income taxes | 2,644 | 6,444 | 9,293 | 7,272 | 7,465 | 8,491 | 10,476 | 9,064 | 25,653 | 35,496 | 22,012
Capital expenditures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,556 | 6,779 | 2,242
Depreciation and amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,466 | 4,078 | 4,362
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Assets | 199,612 |  |  |  | 193,919 |  |  |  | 199,612 | 193,919 |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total property, plant and equipment | 32,022 |  |  |  | 27,950 |  |  |  | 32,022 | 27,950 |
United States |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 152,209 | 154,716 | 159,471
Property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total property, plant and equipment | 25,713 |  |  |  | 20,923 |  |  |  | 25,713 | 20,923 |
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 225,887 | 212,752 | 208,342
Property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total property, plant and equipment | 3,102 |  |  |  | 3,492 |  |  |  | 3,102 | 3,492 |
Venezuela |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total property, plant and equipment | 3,207 |  |  |  | 3,535 |  |  |  | 3,207 | 3,535 |
NSP Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 207,059 | 208,945 | 216,912
Contribution margin: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total contribution margin |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 84,247 | 82,778 | 86,004
Capital expenditures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,018 | 5,684 | 993
Depreciation and amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,568 | 3,339 | 3,827
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Assets | 148,278 |  |  |  | 136,237 |  |  |  | 148,278 | 136,237 |
NSP Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe | General health |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 88,239 | 91,994 | 95,342
NSP Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe | Immunity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25,187 | 25,331 | 26,099
NSP Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe | Cardiovascular |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,004 | 13,897 | 15,095
NSP Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe | Digestive |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 59,877 | 58,127 | 62,175
NSP Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe | Personal care |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,543 | 6,400 | 5,908
NSP Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe | Weight management |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,209 | 13,196 | 12,293
NSP Russia, Central and Eastern Europe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 62,747 | 57,853 | 56,986
Contribution margin: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total contribution margin |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,542 | 21,957 | 22,374
Capital expenditures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 | 44 | 66
Depreciation and amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27 | 36 | 43
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Assets | 11,233 |  |  |  | 8,558 |  |  |  | 11,233 | 8,558 |
NSP Russia, Central and Eastern Europe | General health |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,690 | 20,540 | 19,448
NSP Russia, Central and Eastern Europe | Immunity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,902 | 7,365 | 7,558
NSP Russia, Central and Eastern Europe | Cardiovascular |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,324 | 4,367 | 5,342
NSP Russia, Central and Eastern Europe | Digestive |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,693 | 14,501 | 14,857
NSP Russia, Central and Eastern Europe | Personal care |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,817 | 8,908 | 7,848
NSP Russia, Central and Eastern Europe | Weight management |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,321 | 2,172 | 1,933
Synergy WorldWide |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 108,290 | 100,670 | 93,915
Contribution margin: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total contribution margin |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 38,011 | 36,142 | 36,143
Capital expenditures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 534 | 1,051 | 1,183
Depreciation and amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 871 | 703 | 492
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Assets | 40,101 |  |  |  | 49,124 |  |  |  | 40,101 | 49,124 |
Synergy WorldWide | General health |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36,723 | 33,969 | 29,592
Synergy WorldWide | Immunity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,394 | 1,104 | 802
Synergy WorldWide | Cardiovascular |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 42,154 | 42,696 | 41,163
Synergy WorldWide | Digestive |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16,897 | 14,904 | 13,606
Synergy WorldWide | Personal care |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,097 | 5,631 | 6,674
Synergy WorldWide | Weight management |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,025 | $ 2,366 | $ 2,078
Nature's Sunshine Products |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of business segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |

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