ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

The consolidated financial statements and footnotes include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires the use of estimates that affect the reported value of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. These estimates are based on historical experience and various other factors. The Company continually evaluates the information used to make these estimates as the business and economic environment changes. Historically, actual results have not varied materially from the Company’s estimates, and the Company does not currently anticipate a significant change in its assumptions related to these estimates. However, actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

The use of estimates is pervasive throughout the consolidated financial statements, but the accounting policies and estimates considered the most significant are described in this note to the consolidated financial statements, Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Company includes in its cash and cash equivalents credit card receivables due from its credit card processor, as the cash proceeds from credit card receivables are received within 24 to 72 hours. As of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, credit card receivables were $2.6 million and $0.5 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, cash and cash equivalents held in bank accounts in foreign countries totaled $32.3 million and $27.5 million, respectively. The Company invests cash in liquid instruments, such as money market funds and interest bearing deposits. The Company also holds cash in high quality financial institutions and does not believe it has an excessive exposure to credit concentration risk.

Restricted Cash

The Company is required to restrict cash for: (i) direct selling insurance premiums and credit card sales in the Republic of Korea; (ii) reserve on credit card sales in the United States and Canada; and (iii) the Australia building lease collateral.

Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable are carried at their estimated collectible amounts. Receivables are created upon shipment of an order if the credit card payment is rejected or does not match the order total. As of each of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, receivables consisted primarily of amounts due from members and associates. The Company periodically evaluates its receivables for collectability based on historical experience, recent account activities, and the length of time receivables are past due and writes-off receivables when they become uncollectible.

Inventories

Inventories consist of raw materials, finished goods, and promotional materials that are stated at the lower of cost (using standard costs that approximate average costs) or market. The Company periodically reviews inventories for obsolescence, and any inventories identified as obsolete are reserved or written off.

Other Assets

As of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, other assets were $3.6 million and $4.0 million, respectively, and primarily consisted of deposits for building leases in various locations of $1.8 million and $2.2 million, respectively. Additionally, included in the June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 balances was $1.6 million and $1.5 million, respectively, representing a deposit with Mutual Aid Cooperative and Consumer in the Republic of Korea, an organization established by the Republic of Korea’s Fair Trade Commission to protect consumers who participate in network marketing activities.

Notes Payable

As of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, notes payable were $1.1 million and $1.4 million, respectively, as a result of funding from a capital financing agreement related to our investment in computer hardware and software and other financing arrangements. At June 30, 2017, the current portion was $0.8 million and the long-term portion was $0.3 million. At December 31, 2016, the current portion was $0.8 million and the long-term portion was $0.6 million.

Other Long-Term Liabilities

Other long-term liabilities were $1.4 million and $1.5 million as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. At each of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company recorded $0.2 million in other long-term liabilities related to uncertain income tax positions (see Note 8, Income Taxes of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, filed March 14, 2017). Certain operating leases for the Company’s regional office facilities contain a restoration clause that requires the Company to restore the premises to its original condition. At June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, accrued restoration costs related to these leases amounted to $0.5 million and $0.6 million, respectively. At June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company also recorded a long-term liability for estimated defined benefit obligation related to a non-U.S. defined benefit plan for its Japan operations of $0.4 million and $0.5 million, respectively. (see Note 10, Employee Benefit Plans, of the Company’s 10-K, filed March 14, 2017).

Revenue Recognition and Deferred Commissions

The Company’s revenue is derived from sales of individual products, sales of its starter and renewal packs, and shipping fees. Substantially all of the Company’s product and pack sales are made to associates at published wholesale prices and to members at discounted published retail prices. The Company records revenue net of any sales taxes and records a reserve for expected sales returns based on its historical experience.

The Company recognizes revenue from shipped packs and products upon receipt by the customer. Corporate-sponsored event revenue is recognized when the event is held. The Company defers certain components of its revenue. At June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company’s deferred revenue was $8.3 million and $8.2 million, respectively. Deferred revenue consisted primarily of: (i) sales of packs and products shipped but not received by the customers by the end of the respective period; (ii) revenue from the loyalty program; and (iii) prepaid registration fees from customers planning to attend a future corporate-sponsored event. The deferred revenue associated with the loyalty program at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 was $6.2 million and $7.0 million, respectively. In total current assets, the Company defers commissions on (i) the sales of packs and products shipped but not received by the customers by the end of the respective period and (ii) the loyalty program. Deferred commissions were $3.2 million at each of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.



Loyalty program	(in thousands)
Loyalty deferred revenue as of January 1, 2016	$	8,073
Loyalty points forfeited or expired	(6,963		)
Loyalty points used	(15,451		)
Loyalty points vested	20,085
Loyalty points unvested	1,289
Loyalty deferred revenue as of December 31, 2016	$	7,033



Loyalty deferred revenue as of January 1, 2017	$	7,033
Loyalty points forfeited or expired	(3,370		)
Loyalty points used	(6,957		)
Loyalty points vested	7,585
Loyalty points unvested	1,916
Loyalty deferred revenue as of June 30, 2017	$	6,207

The Company estimates a sales return reserve for expected sales refunds based on historical experience over a rolling six-month period. If actual results differ from our estimated sales return reserve due to various factors, the amount of revenue recorded each period could be materially affected. Historically, sales returns have not materially changed through the years, as the majority of our customers who return their merchandise do so within the first 90 days after the original sale. Sales returns have historically averaged 1.5% or less of our gross sales. For the six months ended June 30, 2017, our sales return reserve consisted of the following (in thousands):



Sales reserve as of January 1, 2017	$	129
Provision related to sales made in current period	591
Adjustment related to sales made in prior periods	3
Actual returns or credits related to current period	(457		)
Actual returns or credits related to prior periods	(132		)
Sales reserve as of June 30, 2017	$	134

Shipping and Handling Costs

The Company records freight and shipping fees collected from its customers as revenue. The Company records inbound freight as a component of inventory and cost of sales.

Commissions and Incentives

Associates earn commissions and incentives based on their direct and indirect commissionable net sales over 13 business periods each year. Each business period equals 28 days. The Company accrues commissions and incentives when earned by associates and pays commissions on product sales three weeks following the business period end and pays commissions on its pack sales five weeks following the business period end.

Comprehensive Income and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income is defined as the change in equity of a business enterprise during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources and includes all changes in equity during a period except those resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. The Company’s comprehensive income consists of the Company’s net income, foreign currency translation adjustments from its Japan, Republic of Korea, Taiwan, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Colombia, Mexico and China operations, remeasurement of intercompany balances classified as equity in its Taiwan, Mexico and Cyprus operations, and changes in the pension obligation for its Japanese employees.

Recently Adopted and Issued But Not Yet Effective Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

The Company adopted Accounting Standard Updated ("ASU") 2015-17, Income Taxes (Topic 740), Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes during the first quarter of 2017 and applied it retrospectively to all deferred tax assets and liabilities. This ASU requires classification of deferred income taxes as non-current on the consolidated balance sheets. Deferred income taxes were previously required to be classified as current or non-current on the consolidated balance sheets. The adoption had an immaterial prior year balance sheet change in classification between current deferred tax assets and long-term deferred tax assets.

The Company adopted ASU 2016-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting during the first quarter of 2017. The updated guidance changes how companies account for certain aspects of stock-based payment awards to employees, including the accounting for income taxes, forfeitures, and statutory tax withholding requirements, as well as classification of such awards in the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-09 became effective for us on January 1, 2017. ASU 2016-09 requires that excess tax benefits and deficiencies resulting from the vesting or exercise of stock-based compensation awards to be recognized in the income statement on a prospective basis. Previously, these amounts were recognized in additional paid-in capital. In addition, ASU 2016-09 requires excess tax benefits and deficiencies to be excluded from the assumed future proceeds in the calculation of diluted EPS under the treasury stock method. In accordance with the standard, we elected to continue our historical approach of estimating forfeitures during the award vesting period. ASU 2016-09 had no material impact to the calculation of weighted average shares outstanding for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2017. The adoption of this standard did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2017.

Accounting Pronouncements Issued But Not Yet Effective

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. This new standard requires companies to recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which a company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Under the new standard, revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control of a good or service. The standard allows for two transition methods - entities can either apply the new standard (i) retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented or (ii) retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying the standard recognized at the date of initial adoption. In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which defers the effective date by one year to December 15, 2017 for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after that date. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue versus Net), in April 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing, and in May 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-12, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients, which provide additional clarification on certain topics addressed in ASU 2014-09. ASU 2016-08, ASU 2016-10, and ASU 2016-12 follow the same implementation guidelines as ASU 2014-09 and ASU 2015-14. All of these aforementioned ASUs have been codified under ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. We plan to adopt the guidance as of January 1, 2018 and expect to utilize the modified retrospective transition method. We have a project plan in place for the transition to revenue recognition in accordance with ASC 606, including necessary changes to accounting processes, procedures and internal controls. We are evaluating the impact of adopting this standard and the overall financial impact is unknown at this time.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). Under ASU 2016-02, an entity will be required to recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities on its balance sheet and disclose key information about leasing arrangements. ASU 2016-02 offers specific accounting guidance for a lessee, a lessor and sale and leaseback transactions. Lessees and lessors are required to disclose qualitative and quantitative information about leasing arrangements to enable a user of the financial statements to assess the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. For public companies, ASU 2016-02 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that reporting period, and requires a modified retrospective adoption, with early adoption permitted. Management is currently in the initial stages of evaluating the future impact of ASU 2016-02 on its consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows. The overall financial impact of adopting this standard is unknown at this time.

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18, Restricted Cash (Subtopic 230), which addresses the diversity in the classification and presentation of changes in restricted cash on the statement of cash flows. The amendment requires that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash. Restricted cash amounts are to be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning and ending amounts of cash on the statement of cash flows. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted. Management is currently in the initial stages of evaluating the future impact of ASU 2016-18 on its consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

In February 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-07, Compensation-Retirement Benefits (Topic 715 - Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost), which requires an entity to present the service cost component of the net periodic benefit cost in the same income statement line item(s) as other employee compensation costs arising from services rendered during the period. In addition, ASU 2017-07 requires an entity to present the other components separately from the line item(s) that includes the service cost and outside of any subtotal of operating income. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods within those years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this standard, but we do not expect it to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations and financial condition.

Other recently issued accounting pronouncements did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company’s present or future financial statements.

Income Tax

The effective tax rate for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2017 was slightly higher than would have been expected if the federal statutory rate were applied to income before tax. Items increasing the effective income tax rate include the valuation allowances associated with certain deferred tax assets, “subpart F income” resulting from controlled foreign corporation operations and foreign permanent components. Items decreasing the effective income tax rate include the favorable rate differences from foreign jurisdictions, unrealized foreign exchange gains and deductions on non-qualified stock options.

The effective tax rates for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 were different from the federal statutory rate due to the mix of earnings across jurisdictions and certain items that are discrete to the quarter. Items discrete to the quarter include foreign exchange losses and increased losses in jurisdictions for which no taxable benefit can be recorded. These items are partially offset by the effect of the release of the valuation allowance in Switzerland due to improved earnings.

Fair Value Measurement

The Company utilizes fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain financial assets and to determine fair value disclosures.

Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure (Topic 820) of the FASB establishes a fair value hierarchy that requires the use of observable market data, when available, and prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value in the following categories:


•	Level 1 – Quoted unadjusted prices for identical instruments in active markets.


•	Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active and model-derived valuations in which all observable inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets.


•	Level 3 – Model-derived valuations in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable, including assumptions developed by the Company.

The primary objective of the Company’s investment activities is to preserve principal while maximizing yields without significantly increasing risk. The investment instruments held by the Company are money market funds and interest bearing deposits for which quoted market prices are readily available. The Company considers these highly liquid investments to be cash equivalents. These investments are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy because they are valued based on quoted market prices in active markets.