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

NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details 7)

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NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details 7) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	Aug. 25, 2014 USD ($) director $ / shares shares	Jun. 26, 2014
Strategic Alliance and Formation of China Joint Venture [Line Items]
Premium to Entity Average Stock Price for the Trailing Thirty Day Period		10.00%
Fosun Pharma [Member]
Strategic Alliance and Formation of China Joint Venture [Line Items]
Shares, Issued \| shares	2,855
Share Price \| $ / shares	$ 16.19
Period of Time to Measure Premium of Entity Common Stock		30 days
Related Party Ownership Percentage After Common Stock Purchase	15.00%
Common Stock
Strategic Alliance and Formation of China Joint Venture [Line Items]
Dividends Payable, Amount Per Share \| $ / shares	$ 1.50
Dividends payable to shareholders	$ 28.5
Common Stock \| Fosun Pharma [Member]
Strategic Alliance and Formation of China Joint Venture [Line Items]
Proceeds from Issuance of Private Placement	$ 44.8
China Joint Venture [Member]
Strategic Alliance and Formation of China Joint Venture [Line Items]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee, Cumulative Percentage Ownership after All Transactions	80.00%
Initial Capitalization Amount	$ 20.0
China Joint Venture [Member] \| Fosun Pharma [Member]
Strategic Alliance and Formation of China Joint Venture [Line Items]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee, Cumulative Percentage Ownership after All Transactions	20.00%
Initial Capitalization Amount	$ 16.0
Number of Board of Directors Initially Appointed \| director	1

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