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SEGMENT INFORMATION- Percentage of sales (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2015	Feb. 28, 2014	Feb. 28, 2013
Foreign Currency Risk and Currency Exchange Uncertainties
Percentage of net sales revenue in foreign currencies	0.70%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1	0.60%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1	0.60%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
Net sales revenue | Customer concentration risk | Largest customer
Foreign Currency Risk and Currency Exchange Uncertainties
Percentage of net sales revenue in foreign currencies	18.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis = us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember / us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis = hele_FirstLargestCustomerMember	19.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis = us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember / us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis = hele_FirstLargestCustomerMember	19.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis = us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember / us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis = hele_FirstLargestCustomerMember
Net sales revenue | Customer concentration risk | Largest customer | United States
Foreign Currency Risk and Currency Exchange Uncertainties
Percentage of sales from largest customer that were within the U.S.	84.00%hele_MajorCustomerRevenueDomesticRevenuePercentage / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis = us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember / us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis = hele_FirstLargestCustomerMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US	92.00%hele_MajorCustomerRevenueDomesticRevenuePercentage / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis = us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember / us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis = hele_FirstLargestCustomerMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US	91.00%hele_MajorCustomerRevenueDomesticRevenuePercentage / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis = us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember / us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis = hele_FirstLargestCustomerMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US
Net sales revenue | Customer concentration risk | Second largest customer | United States
Foreign Currency Risk and Currency Exchange Uncertainties
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