Herbalife Ltd. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail)

Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2009	Mar. 01, 2012	May 10, 2013	May 07, 2010	Aug. 02, 2007	Oct. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2014
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Deductible for product liability insurance	$ 15,000,000
Surety bond through insurance company to guarantee payment of tax assessment	21,600,000
Other assets	152,800,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent	63,700,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Terms of settlement agreement	Under the terms of the settlement, the Company would (i) pay $15 million into a fund to be distributed to qualified claimants and (ii) accept up to a maximum amount of $2.5 million in product returns from qualified claimants. The court granted preliminary approval of the settlement on December 2, 2014 and conditionally certified a class. The final approval hearing is set for May 11, 2015.
Escrow account	15,000,000
Bostick,et al., v. Herbalife Int'l of Am., Inc., et al. [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Payment to qualified claimants	(15,000,000)
Amount of product returns from qualified claimants	2,500,000
Escrow account	15,000,000
Federal Revenue Office of Brazil [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Tax assessment received relating to withholding/contributions to Company's Members during 2004			3,200,000
Rome Labor Court on behalf of Social Security Authority [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Equivalent amount under order for social contributions, interest and penalties related to payments to Italian Members from 2002 through 2005				6,500,000
Mexican Tax Administration Service [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Assessment amount from tax administration service					20,000,000	78,000,000
Other assets	51,100,000
Loss related to other assets	0
Spanish Tax Authority [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Tax assessment for withholding taxes, interest and penalties related to payments to Spanish Members during 2003-2004 periods							3,900,000
Indian VAT authorities [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Tax assessment received related to VAT								1,300,000	6,100,000
Brazil ICMS-ST [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Other assets	15,700,000
Loss related to other assets	$ 0