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Business
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Nature of Operations [Text Block]
BUSINESS

The Hain Celestial Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company” or “Hain”) manufacture, market, distribute and sell organic and natural products under brand names which are sold as “better-for-you” products. The Company is a leader in many organic and natural products categories, with many recognized brands. The brand names are well recognized in the various market categories they serve and include Almond Dream®, Arrowhead Mills®, BluePrint®, Celestial Seasonings®, Cully & Sully®, Danival®, DeBoles®, Earth’s Best®, Ella’s Kitchen®, Empire®, Europe’s Best®, Farmhouse Fare®, Frank Cooper’s®, FreeBird®, Gale’s®, Garden of Eatin’®, GG UniqueFiberTM, Hartley’s®, Health Valley®, Imagine®, Johnson’s Juice Co.®, Kosher Valley®, Lima®, Linda McCartney® (under license), MaraNatha®, New Covent Garden Soup Co.®, Plainville Farms®, Rice Dream®, Robertson’s®, Rudi’s Organic Bakery®, Rudi’s Gluten-Free Bakery, Sensible Portions®, Spectrum®, Spectrum Essentials®, Soy Dream®, Sun-Pat®, SunSpire®, Terra®, The Greek Gods®, Tilda®, WestSoy® and Yves Veggie Cuisine®. The Company’s personal care products are marketed under the Alba Botanica®, Avalon Organics®, Earth’s Best®, JASON®, Live Clean® and Queen Helene® brands.

The Company had a minority investment in Hain Pure Protein Corporation (“HPPC”) through June 30, 2014. HPPC processes, markets and distributes antibiotic-free, organic and other poultry products. On July 17, 2014, the Company acquired the remaining 51.3% of HPPC that it did not already own at which point HPPC became a wholly-owned subsidiary. Included in the acquisition was HPPC’s 19% interest in EK Holdings, Inc. (“Empire”), which grows, processes and sells kosher poultry and other products. On March 4, 2015, HPPC purchased the remaining 81% in Empire that it did not already own (see Note 4).

Hain also has an investment in a joint venture in Hong Kong with Hutchison China Meditech Ltd. (“Chi-Med”), a majority owned subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa Limited, a company listed on the Alternative Investment Market, a sub-market of the London Stock Exchange, to market and distribute certain of the Company’s brands in China and other markets.

The Company’s operations are managed in five operating segments: United States, United Kingdom, Hain Pure Protein (which includes Empire), Canada and Europe. Refer to Note 16 for additional information and selected financial information for the reportable segments.