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Debt (Details 4) (USD $) | Nov. 30, 2014 | Feb. 28, 2014
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Long-term debt |  |
Limit on additional debt borrowings | $ 149,110,000 hele_DebtInstrumentAdditionalBorrowingCapacityAmountLimit |
Credit Agreement |  |
Long-term debt |  |
Maximum revolving commitment | 570,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember |
3.90% unsecured Senior Notes | Fair Values |  |
Long-term debt |  |
Long-term debt | 82,674,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hele_UnsecuredSeniorNotes3.90PercentDueJan2018Member | 83,951,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hele_UnsecuredSeniorNotes3.90PercentDueJan2018Member
3.90% unsecured Senior Notes | Fair Values | Significant Other Observable Market Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Long-term debt |  |
Long-term debt | 82,674,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hele_UnsecuredSeniorNotes3.90PercentDueJan2018Member | 83,951,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hele_UnsecuredSeniorNotes3.90PercentDueJan2018Member
3.90% unsecured Senior Notes | Fair Values | Significant Other Observable Market Inputs (Level 2) | Discounted cash flow analysis |  |
Long-term debt |  |
Long-term debt | 82,670,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hele_UnsecuredSeniorNotes3.90PercentDueJan2018Member / us-gaap_ValuationTechniqueAxis = hele_DiscountedCashFlowValuationTechniqueMember |
3.90% unsecured Senior Notes | Book value |  |
Long-term debt |  |
Long-term debt | $ 80,000,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hele_UnsecuredSeniorNotes3.90PercentDueJan2018Member |

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- Definition Represents the limit on the additional amount of debt, from all sources, that may be borrowed. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19, 22 -Article 5 + Details
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- Definition The fair value amount of long-term debt whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. + References No definition available. + Details
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