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Note 6 - Business Segments (Details) - Information about Reportable Segments (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014
Net sales to unaffiliated customers: |  |  |
Net sales to unaffiliated customers | $ 119,092 us-gaap_Revenues | $ 125,787 us-gaap_Revenues |
Income (loss) from operations: |  |  |
Income (loss) from operations | 4,922 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations | 7,911 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations |
Identifiable assets: |  |  |
Identifiable assets | 2,259,951 us-gaap_Assets | 2,262,064 us-gaap_Assets | 2,262,064 us-gaap_Assets
Greens Creek [Member] |  |  |
Net sales to unaffiliated customers: |  |  |
Net sales to unaffiliated customers | 67,355 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hl_GreensCreekMember | 63,596 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hl_GreensCreekMember |
Income (loss) from operations: |  |  |
Income (loss) from operations | 14,693 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hl_GreensCreekMember | 11,046 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hl_GreensCreekMember |
Identifiable assets: |  |  |
Identifiable assets | 704,348 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hl_GreensCreekMember | 704,121 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hl_GreensCreekMember |
Lucky Friday [Member] |  |  |
Net sales to unaffiliated customers: |  |  |
Net sales to unaffiliated customers | 19,891 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hl_LuckyFridayMember | 20,096 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hl_LuckyFridayMember |
Income (loss) from operations: |  |  |
Income (loss) from operations | 3,546 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hl_LuckyFridayMember | 4,700 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hl_LuckyFridayMember |
Identifiable assets: |  |  |
Identifiable assets | 369,503 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hl_LuckyFridayMember | 356,482 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hl_LuckyFridayMember |
Casa Berardi [Member] |  |  |
Net sales to unaffiliated customers: |  |  |
Net sales to unaffiliated customers | 31,846 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hl_CasaBerardiMember | 42,095 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hl_CasaBerardiMember |
Income (loss) from operations: |  |  |
Income (loss) from operations | (765)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hl_CasaBerardiMember | 3,441 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hl_CasaBerardiMember |
Identifiable assets: |  |  |
Identifiable assets | 789,989 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hl_CasaBerardiMember | 800,961 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hl_CasaBerardiMember |
Other Segments [Member] |  |  |
Income (loss) from operations: |  |  |
Income (loss) from operations | (12,552)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember | (11,276)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember |
Identifiable assets: |  |  |
Identifiable assets | $ 396,111 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember | $ 400,500 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember |

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