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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2014 | May 31, 2014 | Nov. 30, 2013 | May 31, 2013 | Nov. 30, 2014 | Nov. 30, 2013
Effective income tax rate (as a percent) | 9.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations |  | 20.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations |  | 10.70%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations | 19.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
Tax benefit associated with net reduction in valuation allowance | $ 850,000 us-gaap_DeferredOtherTaxExpenseBenefit |  |  |  |  |
Tax benefit from finalization of certain tax returns | 520,000 us-gaap_TaxAdjustmentsSettlementsAndUnusualProvisions |  |  |  |  |
Tax benefit recorded related to the resolution of an uncertain tax position with a foreign tax authority |  | 2,070,000 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions |  |  |  |
Asset impairment charges |  | 9,000,000 us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges |  | 12,050,000 us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges | 9,000,000 us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges | 12,049,000 us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
Tax benefit related to asset impairment charges |  | $ 860,000 hele_AssetImpairmentChargesTaxBenefit |  | $ 20,000 hele_AssetImpairmentChargesTaxBenefit |  |
Trademark licensing agreement to market branded portable air purifiers | Honeywell International Inc. | Selected developing countries |  |  |  |  |  |
Decrease to effective income tax rate for gain from amendment of license agreement | 1.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionsExtraterritorialIncomeExclusion / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = hele_HoneywellInternationalIncMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hele_SelectedDevelopingCountriesMember / us-gaap_TypeOfArrangementAxis = hele_MarketingOfPortableAirPurifiersMember |  |  |  | 0.80%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionsExtraterritorialIncomeExclusion / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = hele_HoneywellInternationalIncMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hele_SelectedDevelopingCountriesMember / us-gaap_TypeOfArrangementAxis = hele_MarketingOfPortableAirPurifiersMember |

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