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

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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- 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 4)

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NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details 4)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
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%
Operating income margin, two (as a percent)	8.00%
Operating income margin, three (as a percent)	10.00%
RSUs \| 2012 Stock Incentive Plan
Share Based Compensation
Vesting period	1 year	1 year	1 year
RSUs \| 2012 Stock Incentive Plan \| Board of Directors
Share Based Compensation
Vesting period based on achieving annual net sales targets	1 year
Restriction period	2 years
RSUs \| 2012 Stock Incentive Plan \| Minimum
Share Based Compensation
Vesting period	12 months
RSUs \| 2012 Stock Incentive Plan \| Maximum
Share Based Compensation
Vesting period	48 months

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
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