Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Basis of Presentation (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Revenue Recognition (Details)

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Revenue Recognition (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Revenue Recognition (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) segment category	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle				$ 854
Revenue	$ (87,342)	$ (83,098)
Operating income	$ (881)	$ (2,051)
Number of product categories \| category	6
Number of operating segments \| segment	4
Retained Earnings
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle				$ 854
Retained Earnings \| Accounting Standards Update 2014-09
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle			$ 900
Difference between Revenue Guidance in Effect before and after Topic 606 \| Accounting Standards Update 2014-09
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 500
Operating income	$ 200
Natures Sunshine Products Brand
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Number of operating segments \| segment	3
Synergy WorldWide
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Number of operating segments \| segment	1

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)
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