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           Quarterly Information - Quarterly Net Income, Basic Earnings Per Share and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $) 
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        3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 
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           Dec. 31, 2014 
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           Dec. 31, 2014 
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| Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract] | ||
| Increased in operating income by pre-tax amount | $ 16.6hlf_IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingIncome | |
| Increase in net income, net of tax | $ 12.0hlf_IncreaseInNetIncomeNetOfTax | 
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          Increase decrease in operating income. No definition available. 
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          Increase in net income net of tax. No definition available. 
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