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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Agreement (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2015	Feb. 28, 2014	Feb. 28, 2013	Nov. 30, 2014 country
Trademark licensing agreement
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Trademark licensing agreement to market branded portable air purifiers | Honeywell International Inc. | Selected developing countries
Trademark licensing agreement
Number of countries in which rights to market Honeywell branded portable air purifiers were relinquished				12hele_NumberOfCountriesInWhichRightsToMarketHoneywellBrandedPortableAirPurifiersWereRelinquished / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = hele_HoneywellInternationalIncMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hele_SelectedDevelopingCountriesMember / us-gaap_TypeOfArrangementAxis = hele_MarketingOfPortableAirPurifiersMember
Payment received in exchange for the amendment after tax				$ (6.98)hele_LicenseAndMaintenanceRevenueNetOfTax / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = hele_HoneywellInternationalIncMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hele_SelectedDevelopingCountriesMember / us-gaap_TypeOfArrangementAxis = hele_MarketingOfPortableAirPurifiersMember
Trademark licensing agreement to market branded portable air purifiers | Honeywell International Inc. | Selected developing countries | SG&A
Trademark licensing agreement
Payment received in exchange for the amendment				$ 7us-gaap_LicenseAndMaintenanceRevenue / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = hele_HoneywellInternationalIncMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hele_SelectedDevelopingCountriesMember / us-gaap_TypeOfArrangementAxis = hele_MarketingOfPortableAirPurifiersMember
Healthcare/Home Environment | Selected developing countries | Segment net sales | Customer concentration risk
Trademark licensing agreement
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