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VENEZUELA HIGHLY INFLATIONARY ACCOUNTING (Details)
3 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2014
Venezuela [Member]
Mechanism
Mar. 31, 2015
Venezuela [Member]
SICAD I [Member]
VEB
Jun. 30, 2014
Venezuela [Member]
SICAD I [Member]
VEB
Mar. 31, 2014
Venezuela [Member]
SICAD I [Member]
VEB
Mar. 31, 2015
Venezuela [Member]
SIMADI [Member]
VEB
Mar. 31, 2015
Subsidiary in Venezuela [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Subsidiary in Venezuela [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Subsidiary in Venezuela [Member]
Sales Revenue [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Subsidiary in Venezuela [Member]
Sales Revenue [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Subsidiary in Venezuela [Member]
Sales Revenue [Member]
Jun. 30, 2014
Other Income (Expense), Net [Member]
Subsidiary in Venezuela [Member]
SICAD I [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2014
Other Income (Expense), Net [Member]
Subsidiary in Venezuela [Member]
SICAD I [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Other Income (Expense), Net [Member]
Subsidiary in Venezuela [Member]
SIMADI [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Correct Certain Accounting Errors for Hyper-Inflationary Adjustments with Respect to Operations in Venezuela [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Correct Certain Accounting Errors for Hyper-Inflationary Adjustments with Respect to Operations in Venezuela [Member]
Minimum [Member]
Total assets $ 1,612,617,000us-gaap_Assets $ 1,614,434,000us-gaap_Assets               $ 5,200,000us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= nus_SubsidiaryInVenezuelaMember
$ 14,600,000us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= nus_SubsidiaryInVenezuelaMember
               
Monetary assets 304,712,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 288,415,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 284,580,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 525,153,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue           2,400,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= nus_SubsidiaryInVenezuelaMember
8,200,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= nus_SubsidiaryInVenezuelaMember
               
Payable to parent company                   31,500,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= nus_SubsidiaryInVenezuelaMember
34,800,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= nus_SubsidiaryInVenezuelaMember
               
Percentage of revenue from subsidiary (in hundredths)                       1.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= nus_SubsidiaryInVenezuelaMember
1.10%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= nus_SubsidiaryInVenezuelaMember
0.70%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= nus_SubsidiaryInVenezuelaMember
         
Cumulative inflation rate (n hundredths) 100.00%nus_CumulativeInflationRate                                    
Period used to determine highly inflationary economy                                     3 years
Adjustment to accumulated other comprehensive income (equity)                                   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
                           
Number of legal mechanisms         3nus_NumberOfLegalMechanisms
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_VE
                           
Foreign currency exchange rate           12nus_ForeignCurrencyExchangeRateForTranslation
/ nus_ForeignCurrencyExchangeMechanismAxis
= nus_SicadIMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_VE
50nus_ForeignCurrencyExchangeRateForTranslation
/ nus_ForeignCurrencyExchangeMechanismAxis
= nus_SicadIMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_VE
10.7nus_ForeignCurrencyExchangeRateForTranslation
/ nus_ForeignCurrencyExchangeMechanismAxis
= nus_SicadIMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_VE
193nus_ForeignCurrencyExchangeRateForTranslation
/ nus_ForeignCurrencyExchangeMechanismAxis
= nus_SIMADIMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_VE
                   
Foreign currency transaction losses on net monetary assets and liabilities                             $ (25,300,000)us-gaap_AmountRecognizedInIncomeDueToInflationaryAccounting
/ nus_ForeignCurrencyExchangeMechanismAxis
= nus_SicadIMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpenseMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= nus_SubsidiaryInVenezuelaMember
$ (14,700,000)us-gaap_AmountRecognizedInIncomeDueToInflationaryAccounting
/ nus_ForeignCurrencyExchangeMechanismAxis
= nus_SicadIMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpenseMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= nus_SubsidiaryInVenezuelaMember
$ (10,200,000)us-gaap_AmountRecognizedInIncomeDueToInflationaryAccounting
/ nus_ForeignCurrencyExchangeMechanismAxis
= nus_SIMADIMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpenseMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= nus_SubsidiaryInVenezuelaMember