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Fair Value (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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May 31, 2014 | May 31, 2013 | Feb. 28, 2014 | Nov. 30, 2014
Personal Care | Trademarks |  |  |  |
Assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis |  |  |  |
Non-cash impairment charges | $ 9,000,000 us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsIndefinitelivedExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TrademarksMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hele_PersonalCareMember | $ 12,050,000 us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsIndefinitelivedExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TrademarksMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hele_PersonalCareMember |  |
Non-cash impairment charges after tax | 8,160,000 hele_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsIndefinitelivedExcludingGoodwillNetOfTax / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TrademarksMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hele_PersonalCareMember | 12,030,000 hele_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsIndefinitelivedExcludingGoodwillNetOfTax / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TrademarksMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hele_PersonalCareMember |  |
Fair Values |  |  |  |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |
Total liabilities |  |  | 198,154,000 us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember | 118,381,000 us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember
Fair Values | 3.90% unsecured Senior Notes |  |  |  |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  | 83,951,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hele_UnsecuredSeniorNotes3.90PercentDueJan2018Member | 82,674,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hele_UnsecuredSeniorNotes3.90PercentDueJan2018Member
Fair Values | Long-term debt - floating rate |  |  |  |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  | 112,607,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hele_UnsecuredSeniorNotesFloatingInterestRateDebtMember | 35,707,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hele_UnsecuredSeniorNotesFloatingInterestRateDebtMember
Fair Values | Significant Other Observable Market Inputs (Level 2) |  |  |  |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |
Total liabilities |  |  | 198,154,000 us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember | 118,381,000 us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember
Fair Values | Significant Other Observable Market Inputs (Level 2) | 3.90% unsecured Senior Notes |  |  |  |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  | 83,951,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hele_UnsecuredSeniorNotes3.90PercentDueJan2018Member | 82,674,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hele_UnsecuredSeniorNotes3.90PercentDueJan2018Member
Fair Values | Significant Other Observable Market Inputs (Level 2) | Long-term debt - floating rate |  |  |  |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  | 112,607,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hele_UnsecuredSeniorNotesFloatingInterestRateDebtMember | 35,707,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hele_UnsecuredSeniorNotesFloatingInterestRateDebtMember
Fair Values | Significant Other Observable Market Inputs (Level 2) | Discounted cash flow analysis | 3.90% unsecured Senior Notes |  |  |  |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |
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
Fair value inputs |  |  |  |
Discount rate (as a percent) |  |  | 1.75%us-gaap_FairValueInputsDiscountRate / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hele_UnsecuredSeniorNotes3.90PercentDueJan2018Member / us-gaap_ValuationTechniqueAxis = hele_DiscountedCashFlowValuationTechniqueMember | 1.76%us-gaap_FairValueInputsDiscountRate / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hele_UnsecuredSeniorNotes3.90PercentDueJan2018Member / us-gaap_ValuationTechniqueAxis = hele_DiscountedCashFlowValuationTechniqueMember
Recurring | Fair Values |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |
Total assets |  |  | 1,549,000 us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember | 532,000 us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
Recurring | Fair Values | Foreign currency contracts |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |
Derivative assets |  |  |  | 162,000 us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
Recurring | Fair Values | Interest rate swaps and foreign currency contracts |  |  |  |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |
Derivative liabilities |  |  | 1,596,000 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = hele_InterestRateSwapsAndForeignCurrencyContractsMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember |
Recurring | Fair Values | Money market accounts |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  | 1,549,000 us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_MoneyMarketFundsMember | 370,000 us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_MoneyMarketFundsMember
Recurring | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |
Total assets |  |  | 1,549,000 us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember | 370,000 us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
Recurring | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Money market accounts |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  | 1,549,000 us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_MoneyMarketFundsMember | 370,000 us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_MoneyMarketFundsMember
Recurring | Significant Other Observable Market Inputs (Level 2) |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |
Total assets |  |  |  | 162,000 us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
Recurring | Significant Other Observable Market Inputs (Level 2) | Foreign currency contracts |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |
Derivative assets |  |  |  | 162,000 us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
Recurring | Significant Other Observable Market Inputs (Level 2) | Interest rate swaps and foreign currency contracts |  |  |  |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |
Derivative liabilities |  |  | 1,596,000 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = hele_InterestRateSwapsAndForeignCurrencyContractsMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember |
Non-recurring | Personal Care | Trademarks |  |  |  |
Assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis |  |  |  |
Non-cash impairment charges | 9,000,000 us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsIndefinitelivedExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsNonrecurringMember / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TrademarksMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hele_PersonalCareMember |  |  |
Non-cash impairment charges after tax | $ 8,160,000 hele_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsIndefinitelivedExcludingGoodwillNetOfTax / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsNonrecurringMember / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TrademarksMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hele_PersonalCareMember |  |  |

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