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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Weighted Average Shares (Details) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2015	Feb. 28, 2014	Feb. 28, 2013
Weighted average diluted securities
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic	28,579us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	32,007us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	31,754us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic
Incremental shares from share-based payment arrangements	456us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	379us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	182us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements
Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted	29,035us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	32,386us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	31,936us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding
Options
Dilutive securities, in-the-money and/or unvested
Antidilutive securities, as a result of out-of-the-money options (in shares)	239us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = hele_EmployeeAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember	441us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = hele_EmployeeAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember	586us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = hele_EmployeeAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
Stock Option Officers Employees and Consultants [Member]
Dilutive securities, in-the-money and/or unvested
Dilutive securities (in shares)	647hele_DilutiveSecuritiesIncludedInComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = hele_StockOptionOfficersEmployeesAndConsultantsMember	488hele_DilutiveSecuritiesIncludedInComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = hele_StockOptionOfficersEmployeesAndConsultantsMember	278hele_DilutiveSecuritiesIncludedInComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = hele_StockOptionOfficersEmployeesAndConsultantsMember
Restricted stock (RSA)
Dilutive securities, in-the-money and/or unvested
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Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU.

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Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

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