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Business Segments (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | $ 356,706,000 | $ 298,189,000 | $ 257,552,000
Cost of Sales | 88,671,000 | 73,693,000 | 65,083,000
Selling, General and Administrative Expense | 233,568,000 | 188,770,000 | 154,971,000
Depreciation and Amortization | 11,205,000 | 8,344,000 | 5,859,000
Interest(net) and other | (1,196,000) | (298,000) | (52,000)
Income before income taxes | 24,458,000 | 27,680,000 | 31,692,000
Segment Assets | 130,251,000 | 105,665,000 | 94,059,000
Medifast Inc |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 300,511,000 | 259,191,000 | 229,879,000
Cost of Sales | 74,984,000 | 63,888,000 | 58,795,000
Selling, General and Administrative Expense | 184,615,000 | 152,647,000 | 135,441,000
Depreciation and Amortization | 8,081,000 | 6,416,000 | 4,765,000
Interest(net) and other | 141,000 | 30,000 | 105,000
Income before income taxes | 32,690,000 | 36,210,000 | 30,773,000
Segment Assets | 86,944,000 | 64,388,000 | 55,858,000
Mwcc And Wholesale |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 56,195,000 | 38,998,000 | 27,673,000
Cost of Sales | 13,687,000 | 9,805,000 | 6,288,000
Selling, General and Administrative Expense | 40,194,000 | 30,335,000 | 13,837,000
Depreciation and Amortization | 2,864,000 | 1,596,000 | 786,000
Interest(net) and other | 26,000 | 0 | 0
Income before income taxes | (576,000) | (2,738,000) | 6,762,000
Segment Assets | 14,610,000 | 12,658,000 | 9,301,000
Other Entity |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Cost of Sales | 0 | 0 | 0
Selling, General and Administrative Expense | 8,759,000 | 5,788,000 | 5,693,000
Depreciation and Amortization | 260,000 | 332,000 | 307,000
Interest(net) and other | (1,363,000) | (328,000) | (157,000)
Income before income taxes | (7,656,000) | (5,792,000) | (5,843,000)
Segment Assets | $ 28,697,000 | $ 28,619,000 | $ 28,900,000

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