SEGMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Key Financial Information of the Segments

The following table represents key financial information for each of the Company's reportable segments:

	Year ended December 31,
	2015			2014			2013
	(in thousands)
Revenue:
Retail	$	1,945,197		$	1,939,150		$	1,926,770
Franchise	458,335			432,828			436,917
Manufacturing/Wholesale:
Intersegment revenues	267,377			291,220			318,766
Third party	235,680			241,176			263,074
Subtotal Manufacturing/Wholesale	503,057			532,396			581,840
Subtotal segment revenues	2,906,589			2,904,374			2,945,527
Elimination of intersegment revenues	(267,377		)	(291,220		)	(318,766		)
Total revenue	$	2,639,212		$	2,613,154		$	2,626,761
Operating income:
Retail	$	308,303		$	348,952		$	362,658
Franchise	164,525			157,342			153,545
Manufacturing/Wholesale	90,292			89,921			104,709
Corporate and other costs:
Warehousing and distribution costs	(71,673		)	(68,283		)	(77,101		)
Corporate costs	(98,340		)	(88,420		)	(83,313		)
Subtotal corporate and other costs	(170,013		)	(156,703		)	(160,414		)
Total operating income	393,107			439,512			460,498
Interest expense, net	50,936			46,708			53,029
Income before income taxes	$	342,171		$	392,804		$	407,469

	Year ended December 31
	2015		2014		2013
	(in thousands)
Depreciation and amortization:
Retail	$	33,405	$	34,653	$	30,769
Franchise	3,047		3,020		3,004
Manufacturing / Wholesale	10,582		10,725		11,003
Corporate / Other	10,203		7,939		7,038
Total depreciation and amortization	$	57,237	$	56,337	$	51,814
Capital expenditures:
Retail	$	30,600	$	36,627	$	34,835
Franchise	221		222		229
Manufacturing / Wholesale	5,662		5,903		8,464
Corporate / Other	9,344		27,703		6,719
Total capital expenditures	$	45,827	$	70,455	$	50,247
Total revenues by geographic areas:
United States	$	2,478,687	$	2,440,836	$	2,486,542
Foreign	160,525		172,318		140,219
Total revenues	$	2,639,212	$	2,613,154	$	2,626,761

	As of December 31
	2015		2014
	(in thousands)
Total assets:
Retail	$	1,505,286	$	1,574,332
Franchise	512,102		511,701
Manufacturing / Wholesale	400,048		406,797
Corporate / Other	134,583		184,970
Total assets	$	2,552,019	$	2,677,800
Property, plant, and equipment, net:
United States	$	221,049	$	223,068
Foreign	9,486		9,329
Total property, plant and equipment, net	$	230,535	$	232,397

Schedule of Sales by General Product Category

The following table represents sales by product category in the Retail reportable segment:

	Year ended December 31,
	2015		2014		2013
	(in thousands)
Retail Product Categories:
VMHS	$	626,626	$	649,110	$	663,625
Sports nutrition	778,813		759,819		764,908
Diet	201,400		193,830		198,834
Other wellness	108,500		110,594		92,123
Other (*)	229,858		225,797		207,280
Total retail revenue	$	1,945,197	$	1,939,150	$	1,926,770

(*) Includes revenue primarily related to Canada operations, Lucky Vitamin, Discount Supplements and The Health Store, whose sales categories are not consistent with domestic point of sales system, and deferred Gold Card revenue.

Schedule of Franchise Revenue by Type

The following is a summary of the Company's revenue by type in the Franchise reportable segment:

	Year ended December 31,
	2015		2014		2013
	(in thousands)
Product sales	$	387,716	$	358,247	$	363,810
Royalties	58,306		59,561		58,247
Franchise fees	6,129		7,076		7,936
Other	6,184		7,944		6,924
Total franchise revenue	$	458,335	$	432,828	$	436,917