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LITIGATION
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
LITIGATION LITIGATION
        Administrative Proceeding

        Mannatech Korea, Ltd. v. Busan Custom Office, Busan District Court, Korea

On or before April 12, 2015, Mannatech Korea, Ltd. filed a suit against the Busan Custom Office (“BCO”) to challenge BCO’s method of calculation regarding its assessment notice issued on July 11, 2013. The assessment notice included an audit of the Company’s imported goods covering fiscal years 2008 through 2012 and required the Company to pay $1.0 million for this assessment, all of which was paid in January 2014. Both parties submitted a response to the Court’s inquiry on January 15, 2016. The final hearing for the case was held on May 26, 2016 where each party presented their respective arguments. The Court set the decision hearing on October 27, 2016, and the Court decided the case in the Company’s favor. However, on November 18, 2016, BCO filed an appeal to the Busan High Court. The first hearing occurred on March 31, 2017, and the second hearing occurred on April 21, 2017. The final hearing was held on June 2, 2017. The Court issued its decision on June 30, 2017 in favor of the BCO. The Company appealed this decision on August 24, 2017. Since the appeal of the
decision of the Busan High Court to the Supreme Court, there have been no further developments and the Company is still awaiting the decision of the Supreme Court. This matter remains open.

Insured Litigation - Product Liability

        Meeja Kim, et al., v. Mannatech Korea and Eunbee Cho, Seoul Southern District Court 2020-Gadan-216374
On March 4, 2020, a complaint was filed against Mannatech Korea. Mannatech Korea was served on March 10, 2020. The plaintiffs are the surviving spouse and three children (the “Plaintiffs”) of Kong Seokhwan, a cancer patient who died in October 2017. The Plaintiffs allege that co-defendant and former independent associate, Eunbee Cho, instructed the deceased to take the Company’s products as treatment for cancer. Eunbee Cho was found guilty of fraud and began serving a sentence of one year and six months in November 2019. The Plaintiffs are seeking damages in the amount of 110 million KRW (USD $90,000.00) plus interest of 12% per year. Mannatech Korea has engaged local counsel to defend this matter. Court hearings have been delayed due to COVID-19. It is not possible at this time to predict whether the Company will incur any liability, or to estimate the ranges of damages, if any, which may be incurred in connection with this matter. However, Mannatech Korea believes it has a valid defense and will vigorously defend this claim. This matter remains open.

        Ruiguo Ma v. MTEX Hong Kong Limited and Beili Guan, Case No. 2019-Jin-0116-Civil-2339, Binhai New District Court, Tianjin, China
On or before September 2, 2019, the Company received service of process of the above-captioned matter. Ruiguo Ma, (the "Plaintiff") is alleging that his child suffered tooth decay after consuming the Company's MannaBears product and underwent several surgeries. The Plaintiff is seeking damages of approximately $50,000 USD. The Company has engaged local counsel to defend this case. The Company has provided notice to its insurance carrier. At this time the potential damages do not meet the deductible; therefore, the case has not been tendered to the carrier. The first hearing occurred on September 11, 2019, and the second hearing occurred on October 30, 2019, where each party presented their respective arguments. Court hearings and judgments are postponed due to COVID-19. The Company anticipates a judgment in the third quarter of 2020.

Litigation in General

The Company has incurred several claims in the normal course of business. The Company believes such claims can be resolved without any material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

The Company maintains certain liability insurance; however, certain costs of defending lawsuits are not covered by or only partially covered by its insurance policies, including claims that are below insurance deductibles. Additionally, insurance carriers could refuse to cover certain claims, in whole or in part. The Company accrues costs to defend itself from litigation as they are incurred.

        The outcome of litigation is uncertain, and despite management’s views of the merits of any litigation, or the reasonableness of the Company’s estimates and reserves, the Company’s financial statements could nonetheless be materially affected by an adverse judgment. The Company believes it has adequately reserved for the contingencies arising from current legal matters where an outcome was deemed to be probable, and the loss amount could be reasonably estimated.