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Repurchase of Helen of Troy Common Stock (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2013
Repurchase of Helen of Troy Common Stock |
Schedule of repurchase of common stock |
|  | Three Months Ended November 30, |  | Nine Months Ended November 30, |
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
Common stock repurchased on the open market |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares |  | - |  | 61,426 |  | 33,862 |  | 61,426 |
Aggregate market value of shares (in thousands) |  | $ | - |  | $ | 1,759 |  | $ | 1,311 |  | $ | 1,759 |
Average price per share |  | $ | - |  | $ | 28.64 |  | $ | 38.71 |  | $ | 28.64 |
Common stock received in settlement of stock options and Performance RSUs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares |  | - |  | 1,752 |  | 13,453 |  | 48,791 |
Aggregate market value of shares (in thousands) |  | $ | - |  | $ | 58 |  | $ | 490 |  | $ | 1,615 |
Average price per share |  | $ | - |  | $ | 33.18 |  | $ | 36.44 |  | $ | 33.11 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of an entity's treasury stock, including the average cost per share, carrying basis for each class of treasury stock, description of share repurchase program authorized by an entity's board of directors, the number of shares repurchased, the cost of the shares repurchased, the remaining maximum dollar value of shares available for repurchase under the program, the treatment of the purchase price in excess of the current market value, number of shares held for each class of treasury stock, and other information necessary to a fair presentation. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6405834&loc=d3e23285-112656 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6405834&loc=d3e23315-112656 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 30 -Section 45 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6405813&loc=d3e23239-112655 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6405834&loc=d3e23309-112656 + Details
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