Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Note 2 - Components of Balance Sheet Accounts (Details)

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Note 2 - Components of Balance Sheet Accounts (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Property and equipment:    
Office equipment $ 391nhtc_OfficeEquipment $ 354nhtc_OfficeEquipment
Office software 537us-gaap_CapitalizedComputerSoftwareGross 533us-gaap_CapitalizedComputerSoftwareGross
Furniture and fixtures 59us-gaap_FurnitureAndFixturesGross 62us-gaap_FurnitureAndFixturesGross
Leasehold improvements 345us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsGross 256us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsGross
Construction in progress 75us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross 102us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross
Property and equipment, at cost 1,407us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross 1,307us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Accumulated depreciation and amortization (931)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment (1,042)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
476us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 265us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Other accrued expenses:    
Sales returns 654nhtc_AccruedSalesReturns 504nhtc_AccruedSalesReturns
Employee-related expense 4,620us-gaap_AccruedEmployeeBenefitsCurrent 1,860us-gaap_AccruedEmployeeBenefitsCurrent
Warehousing and inventory-related expense 987nhtc_AccruedWarehousingndInventorRelatedExpense 595nhtc_AccruedWarehousingndInventorRelatedExpense
Other 482nhtc_OtherAccruedExpenses 187nhtc_OtherAccruedExpenses
6,743us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent 3,146us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Deferred revenue:    
Deferred revenue 2,687us-gaap_DeferredRevenue 2,569us-gaap_DeferredRevenue
Other current liabilities:    
Unclaimed checks 1,266nhtc_UnclaimedChecks 674nhtc_UnclaimedChecks
Other 247us-gaap_OtherSundryLiabilitiesCurrent 208us-gaap_OtherSundryLiabilitiesCurrent
Other current liabilities 1,513us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent 882us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
Auto Ship Advances [Member]    
Deferred revenue:    
Deferred revenue 815us-gaap_DeferredRevenue
/ us-gaap_DeferredRevenueArrangementTypeAxis
= nhtc_AutoShipAdvancesMember
449us-gaap_DeferredRevenue
/ us-gaap_DeferredRevenueArrangementTypeAxis
= nhtc_AutoShipAdvancesMember
Enrollment Package Revenue [Member]    
Deferred revenue:    
Deferred revenue 222us-gaap_DeferredRevenue
/ us-gaap_DeferredRevenueArrangementTypeAxis
= nhtc_EnrollmentPackageRevenueMember
182us-gaap_DeferredRevenue
/ us-gaap_DeferredRevenueArrangementTypeAxis
= nhtc_EnrollmentPackageRevenueMember
Market Development Fees [Member]    
Deferred revenue:    
Deferred revenue 500us-gaap_DeferredRevenue
/ us-gaap_DeferredRevenueArrangementTypeAxis
= nhtc_MarketDevelopmentFeeMember
 
Unshipped Product [Member]    
Deferred revenue:    
Deferred revenue $ 1,150us-gaap_DeferredRevenue
/ us-gaap_DeferredRevenueArrangementTypeAxis
= nhtc_UnshippedProductMember
$ 1,938us-gaap_DeferredRevenue
/ us-gaap_DeferredRevenueArrangementTypeAxis
= nhtc_UnshippedProductMember