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Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Detail)

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Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Deferred income tax assets:    
Accruals not currently deductible $ 68.5us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsAccruedLiabilities $ 53.4us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsAccruedLiabilities
Tax loss and credit carryforwards of certain foreign subsidiaries 88.7hlf_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossAndTaxCreditCarryforwardsForeign 29.2hlf_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossAndTaxCreditCarryforwardsForeign
Domestic foreign tax credit carryforwards 51.2us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsForeign  
Unremitted foreign earnings 1.0hlf_DeferredTaxAssetsUndistributedForeignEarnings  
Depreciation/amortization   3.5us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Deferred compensation plan 61.9us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefits 47.4us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefits
Deferred interest expense 240.8hlf_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredInterestExpense 218.7hlf_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredInterestExpense
Accrued vacation 6.0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsCompensatedAbsences 5.5us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsCompensatedAbsences
Inventory reserve 23.8us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsInventory 13.2us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsInventory
Other 6.0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther 4.5us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther
Gross deferred income tax assets 547.9us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross 375.4us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross
Less: valuation allowance (330.0)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance (247.6)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Total deferred income tax assets 217.9us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet 127.8us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet
Deferred income tax liabilities:    
Intangible assets 114.2us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssets 113.0us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssets
Unremitted foreign earnings   0.7us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesUndistributedForeignEarnings
Depreciation/amortization 9.4us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment  
Other 6.3us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther 4.5us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther
Total deferred income tax liabilities 129.9us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities 118.2us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities
Total net deferred tax assets (liabilities) $ 88.0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet $ 9.6us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet