Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

OPERATING BUSINESS SEGMENT AND INTERNATIONAL OPERATION INFORMATION (Details)

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OPERATING BUSINESS SEGMENT AND INTERNATIONAL OPERATION INFORMATION (Details)
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
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Sep. 30, 2017
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Jun. 30, 2017
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Mar. 31, 2017
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Dec. 31, 2016
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Sep. 30, 2016
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Jun. 30, 2016
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Mar. 31, 2016
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Dec. 31, 2017
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Dec. 31, 2016
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Dec. 31, 2015
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Segment information                      
Number of business segments | segment                 4    
Net sales revenue:                      
Total net sales revenue $ 88,286,000 $ 89,301,000 $ 81,344,000 $ 83,098,000 $ 83,950,000 $ 85,441,000 $ 89,366,000 $ 82,402,000 $ 342,029,000 $ 341,159,000 $ 324,705,000
Contribution margin:                      
Total contribution margin                 131,022,000 130,312,000 121,574,000
Selling, general and administrative 34,537,000 32,926,000 31,836,000 30,336,000 31,452,000 29,187,000 31,249,000 28,385,000 129,635,000 120,273,000 107,702,000
Operating income (2,841,000) 2,154,000 23,000 2,051,000 (1,387,000) 5,058,000 4,248,000 2,120,000 1,387,000 10,039,000 13,872,000
Other income (expense) (74,000) 193,000 441,000 1,275,000 (1,730,000) 20,000 (622,000) 1,559,000 1,835,000 (773,000) (592,000)
Income from continuing operations before provision for income taxes (2,915,000) $ 2,347,000 $ 464,000 $ 3,326,000 (3,117,000) $ 5,078,000 $ 3,626,000 $ 3,679,000 3,222,000 9,266,000 13,280,000
Capital expenditures:                      
Total capital expenditures                 5,386,000 10,124,000 22,226,000
Depreciation and amortization:                      
Total depreciation and amortization                 8,634,000 4,808,000 4,525,000
Assets:                      
Total Assets 195,195,000       205,570,000       195,195,000 205,570,000  
Property, plant and equipment                      
Total property, plant and equipment 69,106,000       73,272,000       69,106,000 73,272,000  
United States                      
Net sales revenue:                      
Total net sales revenue                 140,860,000 148,060,000 147,553,000
Property, plant and equipment                      
Total property, plant and equipment 65,928,000       70,770,000       65,928,000 70,770,000  
South Korea                      
Net sales revenue:                      
Total net sales revenue                 52,020,000 57,637,000 48,476,000
Other                      
Net sales revenue:                      
Total net sales revenue                 149,149,000 135,462,000 128,676,000
Property, plant and equipment                      
Total property, plant and equipment 3,178,000       2,502,000       3,178,000 2,502,000  
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses                      
Contribution margin:                      
Service fees                 7,200,000 4,300,000 0
NSP Americas                      
Net sales revenue:                      
Total net sales revenue                 166,017,000 175,922,000 179,151,000
Contribution margin:                      
Total contribution margin                 69,408,000 75,005,000 74,953,000
Capital expenditures:                      
Total capital expenditures                 3,965,000 8,999,000 21,437,000
Depreciation and amortization:                      
Total depreciation and amortization                 7,884,000 3,997,000 3,603,000
Assets:                      
Total Assets 127,246,000       146,761,000       127,246,000 146,761,000  
NSP Americas | General health                      
Net sales revenue:                      
Total net sales revenue                 74,492,000 78,187,000 80,315,000
NSP Americas | Immune                      
Net sales revenue:                      
Total net sales revenue                 20,451,000 19,185,000 22,042,000
NSP Americas | Cardiovascular                      
Net sales revenue:                      
Total net sales revenue                 11,454,000 12,677,000 12,331,000
NSP Americas | Digestive                      
Net sales revenue:                      
Total net sales revenue                 45,231,000 47,659,000 49,239,000
NSP Americas | Personal care                      
Net sales revenue:                      
Total net sales revenue                 7,260,000 7,537,000 3,575,000
NSP Americas | Weight management                      
Net sales revenue:                      
Total net sales revenue                 7,129,000 10,677,000 11,649,000
NSP Russia, Central and Eastern Europe                      
Net sales revenue:                      
Total net sales revenue                 32,190,000 29,998,000 31,469,000
Contribution margin:                      
Total contribution margin                 10,930,000 10,525,000 11,340,000
Capital expenditures:                      
Total capital expenditures                 55,000 131,000 0
Depreciation and amortization:                      
Total depreciation and amortization                 60,000 42,000 26,000
Assets:                      
Total Assets 6,664,000       6,106,000       6,664,000 6,106,000  
NSP Russia, Central and Eastern Europe | General health                      
Net sales revenue:                      
Total net sales revenue                 14,813,000 12,907,000 13,332,000
NSP Russia, Central and Eastern Europe | Immune                      
Net sales revenue:                      
Total net sales revenue                 3,530,000 3,349,000 3,853,000
NSP Russia, Central and Eastern Europe | Cardiovascular                      
Net sales revenue:                      
Total net sales revenue                 2,166,000 2,212,000 2,006,000
NSP Russia, Central and Eastern Europe | Digestive                      
Net sales revenue:                      
Total net sales revenue                 8,261,000 8,009,000 8,178,000
NSP Russia, Central and Eastern Europe | Personal care                      
Net sales revenue:                      
Total net sales revenue                 2,330,000 2,370,000 2,809,000
NSP Russia, Central and Eastern Europe | Weight management                      
Net sales revenue:                      
Total net sales revenue                 1,090,000 1,151,000 1,291,000
Synergy WorldWide                      
Net sales revenue:                      
Total net sales revenue                 123,833,000 124,793,000 114,081,000
Contribution margin:                      
Total contribution margin                 35,377,000 38,034,000 35,277,000
Capital expenditures:                      
Total capital expenditures                 763,000 564,000 302,000
Depreciation and amortization:                      
Total depreciation and amortization                 621,000 713,000 885,000
Assets:                      
Total Assets 44,047,000       39,083,000       44,047,000 39,083,000  
Synergy WorldWide | General health                      
Net sales revenue:                      
Total net sales revenue                 31,973,000 35,283,000 43,829,000
Synergy WorldWide | Immune                      
Net sales revenue:                      
Total net sales revenue                 508,000 620,000 752,000
Synergy WorldWide | Cardiovascular                      
Net sales revenue:                      
Total net sales revenue                 50,702,000 51,684,000 34,191,000
Synergy WorldWide | Digestive                      
Net sales revenue:                      
Total net sales revenue                 16,121,000 12,536,000 17,746,000
Synergy WorldWide | Personal care                      
Net sales revenue:                      
Total net sales revenue                 8,532,000 8,981,000 5,697,000
Synergy WorldWide | Weight management                      
Net sales revenue:                      
Total net sales revenue                 15,997,000 15,689,000 11,866,000
NSP China                      
Net sales revenue:                      
Total net sales revenue                 19,989,000 10,446,000 4,000
Contribution margin:                      
Total contribution margin                 15,307,000 6,748,000 4,000
Capital expenditures:                      
Total capital expenditures                 603,000 430,000 487,000
Depreciation and amortization:                      
Total depreciation and amortization                 69,000 56,000 11,000
Assets:                      
Total Assets $ 17,238,000       $ 13,620,000       17,238,000 13,620,000  
NSP China | General health                      
Net sales revenue:                      
Total net sales revenue                 3,738,000 1,551,000 4,000
NSP China | Immune                      
Net sales revenue:                      
Total net sales revenue                 468,000 370,000 0
NSP China | Cardiovascular                      
Net sales revenue:                      
Total net sales revenue                 3,886,000 2,617,000 0
NSP China | Digestive                      
Net sales revenue:                      
Total net sales revenue                 8,361,000 4,323,000 0
NSP China | Personal care                      
Net sales revenue:                      
Total net sales revenue                 350,000 629,000 0
NSP China | Weight management                      
Net sales revenue:                      
Total net sales revenue                 $ 3,186,000 $ 956,000 $ 0