2.2.0.7 false Income Taxes 0208 - Disclosure - Income Taxes true false false false 1 USD false false USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 USDEPS Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 Shares Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 $ 2 Income Taxes [Abstract] 0 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAbstract us-gaap true na duration No definition available. false false false false false true false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 false false false xbrli:stringItemType string No definition available. false 3 Income Taxes 1 us-gaap_IncomeTaxDisclosureTextBlock us-gaap true na duration No definition available. false false false false false false false false false false false verboselabel false 1 false false false false 0 0   <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; "> <div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>8. Income Taxes</b> </div> <div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">As of June 30, 2010, the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits, related interest, and penalties was $39.6 million, $7.7 million and $2.4 million, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2010, the Company recorded tax, interest, and penalties related to uncertain tax positions of $0.3 million, $0.3 million and $0.1 million, respectively. The unrecognized tax benefits relate primarily to uncertainties from international transfer pricing issues and the deductibility of certain operating expenses in various jurisdictions. If the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits were recognized, $39.6 million of unrecognized tax benefits, $7.7 million of interest and $2.4 million of penalties, would impact the effective tax rate. </div> <div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">During the six months ended June 30, 2010, the Company benefited from the terms of a tax holiday in the People’s Republic of China. The tax holiday commenced on January 1, 2008 and will conclude on December 31, 2012. Under the terms of the holiday, the Company was subject to a zero tax rate in China during 2008 and 2009 and is subject to a graduated rate of 11% in 2010. The tax rate will gradually increase during the years 2010-2012 to a maximum of 25%. </div> <div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">Venezuela’s cumulative inflation rate exceeded 100% during the three-year period ended December 31, 2009. Therefore, beginning January 1, 2010, Venezuela was considered a highly inflationary economy for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As a result, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, Herbalife Venezuela is required to account for its operations using the Dollar Approximate Separate Transactions Method of accounting, or DASTM, and use the U.S. dollar as its functional currency. The transitional impact of DASTM resulted in a one-time deferred income tax benefit of approximately $14.5 million. This benefit was recorded in the three months ended March 31, 2010. </div> </div>  <!-- Begin Block Tagged Note false false false us-types:textBlockItemType textblock Description containing the entire income tax disclosure. Examples include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information. This element may be used as a single block of text to encapsulate the entire disclosure including data and tables. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 08 -Paragraph h -Article 4 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 109 -Paragraph 136, 172 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 109 -Paragraph 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 false 1 2 false UnKnown UnKnown UnKnown false true