Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Organization - Additional Information (Detail)

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Organization - Additional Information (Detail)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Members
Segment
Organization And Description Of Business [Line Items]  
Number of geographic regions 6us-gaap_NumberOfOperatingSegments
Number of network marketing members 4,000,000hlf_NumberOfMembers
China [Member]  
Organization And Description Of Business [Line Items]  
Number of network marketing members 200,000hlf_NumberOfMembers
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