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BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting, Disclosure Of Entity's Reportable Segments [Abstract] |
Schedule of Sales by Channel | The following table represents sales by channel for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012:
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
Medifast Direct |  | $ | 57,159,000 |  | $ | 75,521,000 |  | $ | 84,417,000 |
Take Shape For Life |  |  | 206,657,000 |  |  | 228,729,000 |  |  | 216,094,000 |
Medifast Weight Control Centers- Franchise |  |  | 15,424,000 |  |  | 15,336,000 |  |  | 14,309,000 |
Medifast Wholesale |  |  | 6,045,000 |  |  | 4,468,000 |  |  | 3,751,000 |
Net Revenue |  | $ | 285,285,000 |  | $ | 324,054,000 |  | $ | 318,571,000 |

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