Business	12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
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,” and herein referred to as “we,” “us,” and “our”) manufacture, market, distribute and sell natural and organic products under brand names which are sold as “better-for-you” products. We are a leader in many natural food categories, with such well-known food brands as Earth’s Best^®, Celestial Seasonings^®, Terra^®, Garden of Eatin’^®, Sensible Portions^®, Rice Dream^®, Soy Dream^®, Almond Dream^®, Imagine^®, Westsoy^®, The Greek Gods^®, Ethnic Gourmet^®, Rosetto^®, Arrowhead Mills^®, MaraNatha^®, SunSpire^®, Health Valley^®, Spectrum Naturals^®, Spectrum Essentials^®, Lima^®, Danival^®, GG UniqueFiber^TM, Yves Veggie Cuisine^®, Europe’s Best^®, DeBoles^®, Linda McCartney^® (under license), The New Covent Garden Soup Co.^®, Johnson’s Juice Co.^®, Farmhouse Fare^®, and Cully & Sully^®. Our natural personal care products are marketed under the Avalon Organics^®, Alba Botanica^®, JASON^®, Zia^®, Queen Helene^®, and Earth’s Best TenderCare^® brands. We have a minority investment in Hain Pure Protein Corporation (“HPP” or “Hain Pure Protein”), which processes, markets and distributes antibiotic-free chicken and turkey products. We also have 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 co-branded infant and toddler feeding products and market and distribute selected of the Company’s brands in China and other markets. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012, we reorganized our reporting structure in a manner that resulted in a change to our operating and reportable segments. Our operations are now organized and managed by geography, and are comprised of four operating segments: United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Europe. The Company previously operated in one segment. Refer to Note 17, Segment Information, for additional information and selected financial information for our segments.

BUSINESS

The Hain Celestial Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company,” and herein referred to as “we,” “us,” and “our”) manufacture, market, distribute and sell natural and organic products under brand names which are sold as “better-for-you” products. We are a leader in many natural food categories, with such well-known food brands as Earth’s Best^®, Celestial Seasonings^®, Terra^®, Garden of Eatin’^®, Sensible Portions^®, Rice Dream^®, Soy Dream^®, Almond Dream^®, Imagine^®, Westsoy^®, The Greek Gods^®, Ethnic Gourmet^®, Rosetto^®, Arrowhead Mills^®, MaraNatha^®, SunSpire^®, Health Valley^®, Spectrum Naturals^®, Spectrum Essentials^®, Lima^®, Danival^®, GG UniqueFiber^TM, Yves Veggie Cuisine^®, Europe’s Best^®, DeBoles^®, Linda McCartney^® (under license), The New Covent Garden Soup Co.^®, Johnson’s Juice Co.^®, Farmhouse Fare^®, and Cully & Sully^®. Our natural personal care products are marketed under the Avalon Organics^®, Alba Botanica^®, JASON^®, Zia^®, Queen Helene^®, and Earth’s Best TenderCare^® brands.

We have a minority investment in Hain Pure Protein Corporation (“HPP” or “Hain Pure Protein”), which processes, markets and distributes antibiotic-free chicken and turkey products. We also have 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 co-branded infant and toddler feeding products and market and distribute selected of the Company’s brands in China and other markets.

During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012, we reorganized our reporting structure in a manner that resulted in a change to our operating and reportable segments. Our operations are now organized and managed by geography, and are comprised of four operating segments: United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Europe. The Company previously operated in one segment. Refer to Note 17, Segment Information, for additional information and selected financial information for our segments.