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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Schedule of the entity's hierarchy for assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis

The following table presents the Company’s hierarchy for its assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2013:

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets		Significant Other Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs		Total
Investments available for sale
Municipal obligations	$	—	$	524	$	—	$	524
U.S. government security funds	981		—		—		981
Equity securities	513		—		—		513
Investment securities	1,151		—		—		1,151
Total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis	$	2,645	$	524	$	—	$	3,169

The following table presents the Company’s hierarchy for its assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2012:

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets		Significant Other Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs		Total
Investments available for sale
Municipal obligations	$	—	$	638	$	—	$	638
U.S. government security funds	986		—		—		986
Equity securities	447		—		—		447
Investment securities	1,276		—		—		1,276
Total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis	$	2,709	$	638	$	—	$	3,347

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Tabular disclosure of assets, including [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity, if any, by class that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The disclosures contemplated herein include the fair value measurements at the reporting date by the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).

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