USANA Health Sciences, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based compensation awards.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not Yet Recognized, Next Twelve Months

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Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not Yet Recognized, Year Four

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Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not Yet Recognized, Year Three

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Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not Yet Recognized, Year Two

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