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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details)
12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2011
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2014
Venezuela
Mechanism
Dec. 31, 2013
Venezuela
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
Venezuela
Dec. 31, 2011
Venezuela
Dec. 31, 2014
Venezuela
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2014
Venezuela
SICAD I [Member]
VEB
Mar. 31, 2014
Venezuela
SICAD I [Member]
VEB
Mar. 31, 2015
Venezuela
SIMADI [Member]
VEB
Mar. 31, 2014
Other Income (Expense), Net [Member]
Venezuela
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Other Income (Expense), Net [Member]
Venezuela
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Correct Certain Accounting Errors for Hyper-Inflationary Adjustments with Respect to Operations in Venezuela [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Minimum [Member]
Correct Certain Accounting Errors for Hyper-Inflationary Adjustments with Respect to Operations in Venezuela [Member]
Dec. 31, 2014
Building [Member]
Minimum [Member]
Dec. 31, 2014
Building [Member]
Maximum [Member]
Dec. 31, 2014
Furniture and Fixtures [Member]
Minimum [Member]
Dec. 31, 2014
Furniture and Fixtures [Member]
Maximum [Member]
Dec. 31, 2014
Computer Equipment [Member]
Minimum [Member]
Dec. 31, 2014
Computer Equipment [Member]
Maximum [Member]
Dec. 31, 2014
Leasehold Improvements [Member]
Dec. 31, 2014
Scanners [Member]
Dec. 31, 2014
Vehicles [Member]
Minimum [Member]
Dec. 31, 2014
Vehicles [Member]
Maximum [Member]
Inventories [Abstract]                                                    
Write-down of estimated surplus intentory $ 50,000,000us-gaap_InventoryWriteDown                                                  
Raw materials 101,479,000us-gaap_InventoryRawMaterials 117,982,000us-gaap_InventoryRawMaterials                                                
Finished goods 237,012,000us-gaap_InventoryFinishedGoods 221,687,000us-gaap_InventoryFinishedGoods                                                
Inventories 338,491,000us-gaap_InventoryNet 339,669,000us-gaap_InventoryNet                                                
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items]                                                    
Beginning balance, adjustments to inventory carrying value 5,900,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance 5,500,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance 7,100,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance                                              
Additions 77,400,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesAdjustments 12,300,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesAdjustments 11,600,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesAdjustments                                              
Write-offs (27,300,000)us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductions (11,900,000)us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductions (13,200,000)us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductions                                              
Ending balance, adjustments to inventory carrying value 56,000,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance 5,900,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance 5,500,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance 7,100,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance                                            
Property and equipment [Abstract]                                                    
Estimated useful life description                                             Shorter of estimated useful life or lease term      
Useful life                                 20 years 39 years 5 years 7 years 3 years 5 years   3 years 3 years 5 years
Revenue recognition [Abstract]                                                    
Accrued reserve for product returns 10,100,000us-gaap_RevenueRecognitionSalesReturnsReserveForSalesReturns 11,000,000us-gaap_RevenueRecognitionSalesReturnsReserveForSalesReturns                                                
Sales returns 83,600,000us-gaap_SalesReturnsGoods 79,400,000us-gaap_SalesReturnsGoods 56,100,000us-gaap_SalesReturnsGoods                                              
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax [Abstract]                                                    
Cumulative translation adjustment related to foreign currency adjustment 52,600,000us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax 47,600,000us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax 54,700,000us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax                       6,300,000us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_ErrorCorrectionsAndPriorPeriodAdjustmentsRestatementByRestatementPeriodAndAmountAxis
= nus_CorrectCertainAccountingErrorsForHyperInflationaryAdjustmentsWithRespectToOperationsInVenezuelaMember
                     
Cumulative translation adjustment related to foreign currency adjustment, tax 10,800,000nus_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentTax 10,400,000nus_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentTax 12,200,000nus_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentTax                                              
Classification of Venezuela as a Highly Inflationary Economy and Devaluation of Its Currency [Abstract]                                                    
Total assets 1,614,434,000us-gaap_Assets 1,821,062,000us-gaap_Assets       38,800,000us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_VE
    14,600,000us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_VE
                                 
Monetary assets 288,415,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 525,153,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 320,025,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 272,974,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue   34,000,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_VE
    8,200,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_VE
                                 
Payable to parent company           37,900,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_VE
    34,800,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_VE
                                 
Percentage of revenue from subsidiary (in hundredths)           10.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_VE
11.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_VE
7.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_VE
                                   
Cumulative inflation rate (n hundredths)                               100.00%nus_CumulativeInflationRate
/ us-gaap_ErrorCorrectionsAndPriorPeriodAdjustmentsRestatementByRestatementPeriodAndAmountAxis
= nus_CorrectCertainAccountingErrorsForHyperInflationaryAdjustmentsWithRespectToOperationsInVenezuelaMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
                   
Period used to determine highly inflationary economy                               3 years                    
Adjustment to accumulated other comprehensive income (equity) 52,600,000us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax 47,600,000us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax 54,700,000us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax                       6,300,000us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_ErrorCorrectionsAndPriorPeriodAdjustmentsRestatementByRestatementPeriodAndAmountAxis
= nus_CorrectCertainAccountingErrorsForHyperInflationaryAdjustmentsWithRespectToOperationsInVenezuelaMember
                     
Out-of-period adjustment to income statement                             6,300,000us-gaap_QuantifyingMisstatementInCurrentYearFinancialStatementsAmount
/ us-gaap_ErrorCorrectionsAndPriorPeriodAdjustmentsRestatementByRestatementPeriodAndAmountAxis
= nus_CorrectCertainAccountingErrorsForHyperInflationaryAdjustmentsWithRespectToOperationsInVenezuelaMember
                     
Number of foreign exchange mechanisms         2nus_NumberOfForeignExchangeMechanisms
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_VE
                                         
Foreign currency exchange rate                   50nus_ForeignCurrencyExchangeRateForTranslation
/ nus_ForeignCurrencyExchangeMechanismAxis
= nus_SicadIMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_VE
10.7nus_ForeignCurrencyExchangeRateForTranslation
/ nus_ForeignCurrencyExchangeMechanismAxis
= nus_SicadIMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_VE
170nus_ForeignCurrencyExchangeRateForTranslation
/ nus_ForeignCurrencyExchangeMechanismAxis
= nus_SIMADIMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_VE
                           
Translation of monetary assets and liabilities                         14,700,000us-gaap_AmountRecognizedInIncomeDueToInflationaryAccounting
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpenseMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_VE
25,300,000us-gaap_AmountRecognizedInIncomeDueToInflationaryAccounting
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpenseMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_VE
                       
Fair value of financial instruments [Abstract]                                                    
Long-term debt, fair value 252,800,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue 188,300,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue                                                
Advertising expense [Abstract]                                                    
Advertising expense incurred 19,600,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense 11,300,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense 5,100,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense                                              
Research and development [Abstract]                                                    
Research and development expense 18,900,000us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense 18,000,000us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense 14,900,000us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense                                              
Deferred tax assets and liabilities [Abstract]                                                    
Net deferred tax assets 39,951,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet 64,677,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet                                                
Uncertain Tax Positions [Abstract]                                                    
Gross balance at beginning of year 7,484,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 9,045,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 7,387,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits                                              
Decreases related to prior year tax positions 0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions 0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions 0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions                                              
Increases related to current year tax positions 2,700,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions 1,188,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions 2,430,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions                                              
Settlements 0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities (1,671,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities 0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities                                              
Decreases due to lapse of statutes of limitations (4,106,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations (1,086,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations (854,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations                                              
Currency adjustments (91,000)nus_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsCurrencyAdjustments 8,000nus_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsCurrencyAdjustments 82,000nus_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsCurrencyAdjustments                                              
Gross balance at end of year 5,987,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 7,484,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 9,045,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 7,387,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits                                            
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate 1,100,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate 2,100,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate                                                
Estimate of change in gross unrecognized tax benefits, net of foreign adjustments, minimum 1,000,000us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleEstimatedRangeOfChangeLowerBound                                                  
Estimate of change in gross unrecognized tax benefits, net of foreign currency adjustments, maximum 2,000,000us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleEstimatedRangeOfChangeUpperBound                                                  
Interest and penalties expenses/(benefits) 400,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestExpense (100,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestExpense 300,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestExpense                                              
Accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions 1,300,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued 900,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued 1,100,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued                                              
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]                                                    
Total compensation expense related to equity compensation plans 17,500,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense 32,600,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense 21,400,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense                                              
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]                                                    
Cumulative translation adjustment related to foreign currency adjustment 52,600,000us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax 47,600,000us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax 54,700,000us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax                       6,300,000us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_ErrorCorrectionsAndPriorPeriodAdjustmentsRestatementByRestatementPeriodAndAmountAxis
= nus_CorrectCertainAccountingErrorsForHyperInflationaryAdjustmentsWithRespectToOperationsInVenezuelaMember
                     
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Foreign Currency Derivatives, Net, before Tax   $ 1,400,000us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnForeignCurrencyDerivativesNetBeforeTax $ (10,500,000)us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnForeignCurrencyDerivativesNetBeforeTax $ 7,300,000us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnForeignCurrencyDerivativesNetBeforeTax