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NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details 6)

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NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details 6)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Time-based stock options | Maximum  
Share Based Compensation  
Vesting period 48 months
Performance based stock options operating income margins  
Share Based Compensation  
Operating income margin, one (as a percent) 6.00%natr_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOperatingMarginsOne
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Operating income margin, two (as a percent) 8.00%natr_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOperatingMarginsTwo
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Operating income margin, three (as a percent) 10.00%natr_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOperatingMarginsThree
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Period of time during which operating income margins must be achieved in order to vest in performance based stock options 12 months
Consecutive period of time used to assess operating income margins which determine vesting 15 months
Performance based stock options sales and operating income margins  
Share Based Compensation  
Vesting period 2 years
Operating income margin, two (as a percent) 8.00%natr_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOperatingMarginsTwo
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Performance based stock options sales  
Share Based Compensation  
Vesting period based on achieving annual net sales targets 1 year