Segment Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

14. Segment Information

Description of Products and Services by Segment

The Company classifies its sales into three categories of sales products plus handling & freight income. Net sales by product category data for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, follow:

	2015		2014
Net sales by product category
Nutritional and dietary supplements	$	46,276,222	$	51,144,929
Skin care products		267,737		344,325
Sales aids and other		1,215,594		1,413,000
Handling & freight income		4,009,304		4,442,705
Total net sales	$	51,768,857	$	57,344,959

Description of Products and Services by Segment (continued)

The Company operates in one reportable segment, a network marketing segment consisting of six operating units that sell nutritional and dietary products to a sales force of independent distributors that sell the products directly to customers. These operating units are based on geographic regions.

Geographic area data for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 follow:

	2015		2014
Net sales to external customers
United States	$	40,384,993	$	43,323,190
Australia/New Zealand		1,279,549		1,641,492
Canada		1,296,543		1,367,294
Mexico		719,101		796,208
Europe   (1)		6,192,453		8,300,520
Asia   (2)		1,896,218		1,916,255
Total net sales	$	51,768,857	$	57,344,959
Assets by area
United States	$	20,429,025	$	22,414,373
Australia/New Zealand		562,961		609,933
Canada		374,863		485,544
Mexico		288,406		456,601
Europe   (1)		1,879,473		2,244,738
Asia   (2)		726,304		636,621
Total consolidated assets	$	24,261,032	$	26,847,810

⁽¹⁾ Europe consists of United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands.

⁽²⁾ Asia consists of Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia.