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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014
Income Taxes |  |  |
Provision (benefit) for income taxes, as a percentage of income before income taxes | 16.10%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations | (55.60%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations |
Statutory U.S. federal income tax rate (as a percent) | 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate |  | 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
Intercompany dividends paid by foreign subsidiaries to the U.S. corporation. |  | $ 21,500 natr_IntercompanyDividendsPaidByForeignSubsidiaries |
Income tax benefit |  | 6,720 natr_DiscreteIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit |
Accrued amount related to unrecognized tax positions | $ 6,776 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits |  | $ 6,598 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits

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