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Business Segments
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Business Segments [Abstract]  
Business Segments

13.  BUSINESS SEGMENTS



Operating segments are components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker about how to allocate resources and in assessing performance.  The consolidated operating profit of the Company is reviewed by the chief operating decision maker as a single segment and sales are reviewed at the business unit level. 

The following table presents sales by business units for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands):







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

2017

 

2016

 

2015



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPTAVIA

 

$

 256,543 

 

$

 222,402 

 

$

 202,218 

Medifast Direct

 

 

 31,896 

 

 

 35,144 

 

 

 48,658 

MWCC

 

 

 12,193 

 

 

 15,669 

 

 

 17,072 

Medifast Wholesale

 

 

 931 

 

 

 1,319 

 

 

 4,825 

Revenue

 

$

 301,563 

 

$

 274,534 

 

$

 272,773