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Income Taxes - Reconciliation between Provision for Income Taxes at Statutory Rate and Provision for Income Taxes at Effective Tax Rate (Detail) (USD $)
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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| Tax expense at United States statutory rate | $ 147.4us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate | $ 250.9us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate | $ 227.8us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate |
| Increase (decrease) in tax resulting from: | |||
| Differences between U.S. and foreign tax rates on foreign income, including withholding taxes | (60.0)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential | (82.1)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential | (97.9)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential |
| U.S. tax (benefit) on foreign income net of foreign tax credits | (73.4)hlf_IncomeTaxReconciliationDomesticTaxBenefitOnForeignIncomeNetOfForeignTaxCredits | (4.7)hlf_IncomeTaxReconciliationDomesticTaxBenefitOnForeignIncomeNetOfForeignTaxCredits | 1.8hlf_IncomeTaxReconciliationDomesticTaxBenefitOnForeignIncomeNetOfForeignTaxCredits |
| Increase in valuation allowances | 85.7us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance | 36.7us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance | 40.2us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance |
| State taxes, net of federal benefit | 4.1us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes | 5.7us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes | 7.3us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes |
| Unrecognized tax benefits | 13.0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingencies | (10.3)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingencies | 6.6us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingencies |
| Other | (4.2)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments | (7.0)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments | 1.1us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments |
| Total | $ 112.6us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | $ 189.2us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | $ 186.9us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit |
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Income tax reconciliation domestic tax (benefit) on foreign income net of foreign tax credits. No definition available.
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Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to increase (decrease) in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to foreign income tax expense (benefit). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of income tax expense or benefit for the period computed by applying the domestic federal statutory tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to other adjustments. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to state and local income tax expense (benefit). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to increase (decrease) in income tax contingencies. Including, but not limited to, domestic tax contingency, foreign tax contingency, state and local tax contingency, and other contingencies. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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