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Business
6 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
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 organic and natural products under brand names which are sold as “better-for-you” products. We are a leader in many organic and natural products categories, with many recognized brands. Our brand names are well recognized in the various market categories they serve and include Earth’s Best®, Ella’s Kitchen®, Celestial Seasonings®, Terra®, Garden of Eatin’®, Sensible Portions®, The Greek Gods®, Spectrum®, Spectrum Essentials®, Rice Dream®, Soy Dream®, Almond Dream®, Imagine®, WestSoy®, Arrowhead Mills®, MaraNatha®, SunSpire®, Health Valley®, BluePrint®, Lima®, Danival®, GG UniqueFiberTM, Yves Veggie Cuisine®, Europe’s Best®, DeBoles®, Tilda®, Linda McCartney® (under license), The New Covent Garden Soup Co.®, Johnson’s Juice Co.®, Farmhouse Fare®, Cully & Sully®, Hartley’s®, Sun-Pat®, Gale’s®, Robertson’s® and Frank Cooper’s®. Our personal care products are marketed under the Avalon Organics®, Alba Botanica®, JASON®, Queen Helene® and Earth’s Best® 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 certain of the Company’s brands in China and other markets.
Our operations are managed by geography, and are comprised of four operating segments: United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Europe. Refer to Note 16 for additional information and selected financial information for our segments.