2.4.0.82102100 - Disclosure - Nature of Operations and Organizationtruefalsefalse1falsefalsefalseD2013Q2YTDhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0000830052duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true1rbcl_NatureOfOperationsAndOrganizationAbstractrbcl_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse02false2us-gaap_NatureOfOperationsus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Nature of Operations and Organization:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The Company is principally engaged in the marketing of nutritional supplements and personal care products (collectively “Nutritional Products”) through subsidiaries in the United States and Canada and branch operations in Taiwan.  This product line is marketed under the “RBC Life</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt">TM</sup></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">” brand name.  In certain markets, primarily the United States, Canada and Taiwan, the Company markets its products through a network of distributors that are referred to as “Associates.”  The Associates are independent contractors who purchase products for personal use, purchase products for resale to retail customers and sponsor other individuals as Associates.  Accordingly, Associates may be product consumers only or they may also seek to derive compensation both from the direct sales of products and from sales generated by sponsored Associates. In certain markets in Southeast Asia and Australia, the Company sells its products through a not-for-resale ("NFR") program. Individuals who participate in the NFR program function similarly to other Associates in that they can sponsor others and derive compensation from sales generated by individuals they sponsor. However, they may only order products for personal use and may not resell products to retail customers.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">RBC also markets its Nutritional Products in certain international markets through license arrangements.  The licensees are third parties who are granted exclusive rights to distribute RBC products in their respective territories and, for the most part, distribute these products through an independent Associate network in the licensed territory.  Under these arrangements, the independent Associate network in a licensed territory is compensated by the licensee.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In addition to its Nutritional Products, RBC also markets a line of wound care products (“Medical Products”) under the "MPM Medical</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt">TM</sup></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">" brand name through a U.S. subsidiary.  Medical Products are distributed primarily in the United States to hospitals, nursing homes, clinics and pharmacies through traditional medical/surgical supply dealers, pharmaceutical distributors and our own sales representatives.  Medical Products are used to treat and manage pain associated with wounds in the acute care, long-term care and oncology markets.</font></div></div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe entire disclosure for the nature of an entity's business, the major products or services it sells or provides and its principal markets, including the locations of those markets. If the entity operates in more than one business, the disclosure also indicates the relative importance of its operations in each business and the basis for the determination (for example, assets, revenues, or earnings).Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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