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Document and Entity Information (USD $)
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12 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Feb. 15, 2012
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Jun. 30, 2010
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| Entity Registrant Name | HERBALIFE LTD. | ||
| Entity Central Index Key | 0001180262 | ||
| Document Type | 10-K | ||
| Document Period End Date | Dec. 31, 2011 | ||
| Amendment Flag | true | ||
| Amendment Description | EXPLANATORY NOTE - This Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A of Herbalife Ltd. (the "Company") for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 is being filed solely to furnish the XBRL exhibits noted in the Exhibit Index hereto as furnished, not filed, herewith, which were incomplete in the initial filing of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K on February 21, 2012 (the "Original Filing") due to an XBRL processing error. This amendment does not otherwise change or update the disclosure set forth in the Original Filing or otherwise reflect events occurring after the date thereof. | ||
| Document Fiscal Year Focus | 2011 | ||
| Document Fiscal Period Focus | FY | ||
| Current Fiscal Year End Date | --12-31 | ||
| Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer | Yes | ||
| Entity Voluntary Filers | No | ||
| Entity Current Reporting Status | Yes | ||
| Entity Filer Category | Large Accelerated Filer | ||
| Entity Public Float | $ 5,688 | ||
| Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding | 116,273,652 |
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