2.4.0.81110 - Disclosure - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONStruefalsefalse1false falsefalseD2013Q2YTDhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0001502034duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true 1us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS2false 2us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsDisclosureTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;"> NOTE 11. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS   Sponsors. Prior to the IPO, Holdings’ outstanding common stock was principally owned by the Sponsors. In March 2012, OTPP converted all of its shares of Class B common stock into an equal number of shares of Class A common stock. As of December 31, 2012 Ares did not own any shares of the Company’s capital stock and OTPP owned less than 10,000 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, and therefore the Sponsors are no longer considered related parties.   Lease Agreements. General Nutrition Centres Company, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, is a party, as lessee, to 16 lease agreements with Cadillac Fairview Corporation (“Cadillac Fairview”), as lessor, and 1 lease agreement with Ontrea, Inc. (“Ontrea”), as lessor, with respect to properties located in Canada.  Cadillac Fairview and Ontrea are direct wholly owned subsidiaries of OTPP. For the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company paid $1.2 million under the lease agreements with Cadillac Fairview, and an immaterial amount for the six months ended June 30, 2012 under the lease agreement with Ontrea. Each lease was negotiated in the ordinary course of business on an arm’s length basis. </div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe entire disclosure for related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 850 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39603-107864 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 850 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39622-107864 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 850 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39549-107864 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 04 -Paragraph b -Article 3A Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(k)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6881521&loc=d3e23780-122690 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 08 -Paragraph k -Article 4 Reference 7: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 850 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 6 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39691-107864 Reference 8: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 850 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39678-107864 Reference 9: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 57 -Paragraph 1-4 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. false0RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONSfalseRELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONSUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnowntruefalsefalseSheethttp://www.gnc.com/role/DisclosureRelatedPartyTransactions12