BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Segment Reporting, Disclosure Of Entity's Reportable Segments [Abstract]

Segment Information

The following tables present segment information for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011, and 2010:

	Year Ended December 31, 2012
	Medifast		MWCC & Wholesale			Other			Consolidated
Revenues	$	300,511,000	$	56,195,000		$	-		$	356,706,000
Cost of Sales		74,984,000		13,687,000			-			88,671,000
Selling, General and Administrative Expense		184,615,000		40,194,000			8,759,000			233,568,000
Depreciation and Amortization		8,081,000		2,864,000			260,000			11,205,000
Interest(net) and other		141,000		26,000			(1,363,000	)		(1,196,000	)
Income before income taxes	$	32,690,000	$	(576,000	)	$	(7,656,000	)	$	24,458,000
Segment Assets	$	86,944,000	$	14,610,000		$	28,697,000		$	130,251,000

	Year Ended December 31, 2011
	Medifast		MWCC & Wholesale			Other			Consolidated
Revenues	$	259,191,000	$	38,998,000		$	-		$	298,189,000
Cost of Sales		63,888,000		9,805,000			-			73,693,000
Selling, General and Administrative Expense		152,647,000		30,335,000			5,788,000			188,770,000
Depreciation and Amortization		6,416,000		1,596,000			332,000			8,344,000
Interest(net) and other		30,000		-			(328,000	)		(298,000	)
Income before income taxes	$	36,210,000	$	(2,738,000	)	$	(5,792,000	)	$	27,680,000
Segment Assets	$	64,388,000	$	12,658,000		$	28,619,000		$	105,665,000

	Year Ended December 31, 2010
	Medifast		MWCC & Wholesale		Other			Consolidated
Revenues	$	229,879,000	$	27,673,000	$	-		$	257,552,000
Cost of Sales		58,795,000		6,288,000		-			65,083,000
Selling, General and Administrative Expense		135,441,000		13,837,000		5,693,000			154,971,000
Depreciation and Amortization		4,765,000		786,000		307,000			5,858,000
Interest(net) and other		105,000		-		(157,000	)		(52,000	)
Income before income taxes	$	30,773,000	$	6,762,000	$	(5,843,000	)	$	31,692,000
Segment Assets	$	55,858,000	$	9,301,000	$	28,900,000		$	94,059,000