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

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Cover
- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Details)

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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 98,984us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	$ 81,803us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(47,641)	(49,781)
Total property, plant and equipment	51,343us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	32,022us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Depreciation expense	4,260us-gaap_Depreciation	4,317us-gaap_Depreciation	3,929us-gaap_Depreciation
Land and improvements
Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment, gross	2,418	3,800
Buildings and improvements
Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment, gross	31,245	33,655
Machinery and equipment
Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment, gross	19,716	18,209
Furniture and fixtures
Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment, gross	18,311	17,884
Computer software and hardware
Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 27,294	$ 8,255

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Amount of accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization for physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services.

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