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Commitments and Contingencies (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 5 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2014 | Nov. 30, 2013 | Nov. 30, 2014 | Nov. 30, 2013 | Nov. 30, 2014
Accrual for warranty returns |  |  |  |  |
Additions to the accrual | $ 20,010 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued | $ 12,163 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued | $ 51,850 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued | $ 37,272 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued |
Reductions of the accrual - payments and credits issued | 17,257 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments | 11,429 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments | 45,874 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments | 38,331 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments |
Healthy Directions |  |  |  |  |
Accrual for warranty returns |  |  |  |  |
Additions to the accrual | 2,180 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = hele_HealthyDirectionsLLCAndSubsidiariesMember |  |  |  | 5,370 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = hele_HealthyDirectionsLLCAndSubsidiariesMember
Reductions of the accrual - payments and credits issued | $ 2,370 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = hele_HealthyDirectionsLLCAndSubsidiariesMember |  |  |  | $ 4,200 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = hele_HealthyDirectionsLLCAndSubsidiariesMember

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