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Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Nature of Operations [Text Block] | BUSINESS The Hain Celestial Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company,” and herein referred to as “we,” “us,” and “our”) manufacture, market, distribute and sell organic and natural products under brand names which are sold as “better-for-you” products. We are a leader in many organic and natural products categories, with many recognized brands. Our brand names are well recognized in the various market categories they serve and include Almond Dream®, Arrowhead Mills®, BluePrint®, Celestial Seasonings®, Cully & Sully®, Danival®, DeBoles®, Earth’s Best®, Ella’s Kitchen®, Europe’s Best®, Farmhouse Fare®, Frank Cooper’s®, Gale’s®, Garden of Eatin’®, GG UniqueFiber TM, Hartley’s®, Health Valley®, Imagine®, Johnson’s Juice Co.®, Lima®, Linda McCartney® (under license), MaraNatha®, New Covent Garden Soup Co.®, Rice Dream®, Robertson’s®, Rudi’s Organic Bakery®, Rudi’s Gluten-Free Bakery, Sensible Portions®, Spectrum®, Spectrum Essentials®, Soy Dream®, Sun-Pat®, SunSpire®, Terra®, The Greek Gods®, Tilda®, WestSoy® and Yves Veggie Cuisine®. Our personal care products are marketed under the Alba Botanica®, Avalon Organics®, Earth’s Best®, JASON® and Queen Helene® brands. We had a minority investment in Hain Pure Protein Corporation (“HPP” or “Hain Pure Protein”) through June 30, 2014. HPP processes, markets and distributes antibiotic-free and organic poultry products. On July 17, 2014, we acquired the remaining share of HPP that we did not previously own at which point HPP became our wholly-owned subsidiary (see Note 19). We also have an investment in a joint venture in Hong Kong with Hutchison China Meditech Ltd. (“Chi-Med”), a majority owned subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa Limited, a company listed on the Alternative Investment Market, a sub-market of the London Stock Exchange, to market and distribute certain of the Company’s brands in China and other markets. Our operations are managed in four operating segments: United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Europe. Refer to Note 18 for additional information and selected financial information for our reportable segments.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for the nature of an entity's business, the major products or services it sells or provides and its principal markets, including the locations of those markets. If the entity operates in more than one business, the disclosure also indicates the relative importance of its operations in each business and the basis for the determination (for example, assets, revenues, or earnings). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 275 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6927468&loc=d3e6003-108592 + Details
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