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Feb. 28, 2011
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Sep. 30, 2011
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Dec. 31, 2010
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Sep. 30, 2010
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Feb. 28, 2011
Herbalife Venezuela's [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2011
Herbalife Venezuela's [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2011
Herbalife Venezuela's [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2010
Herbalife Venezuela's [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2010
Herbalife Venezuela's [Member]
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Feb. 28, 2011
Herbalife Venezuela's [Member]
United States [Member]
VEF
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Feb. 28, 2011
Herbalife Venezuela's [Member]
United States [Member]
USD ($)
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| Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) [Abstract] | ||||||||||||||
| Number of additional shares distributed to Company's shareholders for each share | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Payments to acquire US denominated bonds | 86,000,000 | |||||||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of US denominated bonds | 15,000,000 | |||||||||||||
| Average effective conversion rate | 5.7 | |||||||||||||
| SITME rate for remeasurement | 5.3 | |||||||||||||
| Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value | 261,521,000 | 190,550,000 | 193,490,000 | 150,801,000 | 29,000,000 | 16,300,000 | ||||||||
| Net monetary Bolivar denominated assets and liabilities | 21,500,000 | |||||||||||||
| Conversion resulted net pre-tax loss | 1,300,000 | |||||||||||||
| Subsidiary's net sales to Company's consolidated net sales, percentage | less than 2% | less than 2% | ||||||||||||
| Subsidiary's total assets to Company's consolidated total assets, percentage | less than 3% | less than 3% | ||||||||||||
| Face value of US denominated bonds | $ 20,000,000 | |||||||||||||
| Basis of shares approved by shareholders | Two-for-one stock split | |||||||||||||
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- Definition Average effective conversion rate.
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- Definition Basis of shares approved by shareholders.
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- Definition Face value of country two denominated bonds.
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- Definition Net monetary assets and liabilities.
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- Definition Number of additional shares distributed to Company's shareholders for each share.
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- Definition Payments to acquire country two denominated bonds.
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- Definition Proceeds from sale of country two denominated bonds.
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- Definition Significant accounting policies.
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- Definition Subsidiary asset as percentage of consolidated assets.
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- Definition Subsidiary net sale as percentage of consolidated sales.
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- Definition System of foreign currency transactions rate for remeasurement.
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- Definition Includes currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. It also includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits in that the Entity may deposit additional funds at any time and also effectively may withdraw funds at any time without prior notice or penalty. Cash equivalents, excluding items classified as marketable securities, include short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash, and so near their maturity that they present minimal risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Generally, only investments with original maturities of three months or less qualify under that definition. Original maturity means original maturity to the entity holding the investment. For example, both a three-month US Treasury bill and a three-year Treasury note purchased three months from maturity qualify as cash equivalents. However, a Treasury note purchased three years ago does not become a cash equivalent when its remaining maturity is three months. Compensating balance arrangements that do not legally restrict the withdrawal or usage of cash amounts may be reported as Cash and Cash Equivalents, while legally restricted deposits held as compensating balances against borrowing arrangements, contracts entered into with others, or company statements of intention with regard to particular deposits are not generally reported as cash and cash equivalents. Includes cash and cash equivalents associated with the entity's continuing operations. Excludes cash and cash equivalents associated with the disposal group (and discontinued operation). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The aggregate foreign currency transaction gain (loss) (both realized and unrealized) included in determining net income for the reporting period. Excludes foreign currency transactions designated as hedges of net investment in a foreign entity and intercompany foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term nature, when the entities to the transaction are consolidated, combined, or accounted for by the equity method in the reporting enterprise's financial statements. For certain enterprises, primarily banks, that are dealers in foreign exchange, foreign currency transaction gains (losses) may be disclosed as dealer gains (losses). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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