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Lease and Financing Obligations (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
New Building [Abstract]      
Deposit paid to landlord $ 29,957,000us-gaap_SecurityDeposit $ 24,406,000us-gaap_SecurityDeposit  
Typical term of lease renewal options 3 years    
Minimum future operating lease obligations [Abstract]      
2015 29,382,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears    
2016 24,980,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears    
2017 21,396,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears    
2018 18,285,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears    
2019 12,183,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent    
Thereafter 678,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter    
Total 106,904,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue    
Minimum future financing obligations [Abstract]      
2015 386,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent    
2016 673,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears    
2017 693,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears    
2018 714,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears    
2019 735,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears    
Thereafter 4,382,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter    
Total minimum lease payments 7,583,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue    
Rent expense for operating leases 52,300,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet 34,600,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet 27,700,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet
Interest expense associated with financing obligation 0us-gaap_InterestExpenseLesseeAssetsUnderCapitalLease 0us-gaap_InterestExpenseLesseeAssetsUnderCapitalLease 0us-gaap_InterestExpenseLesseeAssetsUnderCapitalLease
Lease Agreement for New Regional Headquarters Building [Member]      
New Building [Abstract]      
Construction-in-progress 13,100,000us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross
/ us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsAxis
= nus_LeaseAgreementForNewRegionalHeadquartersBuildingMember
   
Financing obligation of other long term liabilities 10,400,000nus_FinancingObligationOfOtherLongTermLiabilities
/ us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsAxis
= nus_LeaseAgreementForNewRegionalHeadquartersBuildingMember
   
Deposit paid to landlord 2,700,000us-gaap_SecurityDeposit
/ us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsAxis
= nus_LeaseAgreementForNewRegionalHeadquartersBuildingMember
   
Additional project costs associated with construction of New Building to be recognized 8,600,000nus_AdditionalProjectCostsAssociatedWithConstructionOfBuildingToBeRecognized
/ us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsAxis
= nus_LeaseAgreementForNewRegionalHeadquartersBuildingMember
   
Additional financing obligation associated with construction of building to be recognized 1,300,000nus_AdditionalFinancingObligationAssociatedWithConstructionOfBuildingToBeRecognized
/ us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsAxis
= nus_LeaseAgreementForNewRegionalHeadquartersBuildingMember
   
Additional deposits to be paid to landlord associated with construction of building 7,300,000nus_AdditionalDepositsToBePaidToLandlordAssociatedWithConstructionOfBuilding
/ us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsAxis
= nus_LeaseAgreementForNewRegionalHeadquartersBuildingMember
   
Tenant incentive asset 6,400,000us-gaap_IncentiveToLessee
/ us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsAxis
= nus_LeaseAgreementForNewRegionalHeadquartersBuildingMember
   
Deferred tenant incentive liability $ 6,400,000us-gaap_IncentiveFromLessor
/ us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsAxis
= nus_LeaseAgreementForNewRegionalHeadquartersBuildingMember