Cover - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2023	Apr. 21, 2023	Aug. 31, 2022
Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Document Annual Report	true
Document Period End Date	Feb. 28, 2023
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--02-28
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-14669
Entity Registrant Name	HELEN OF TROY LIMITED
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	D0
Entity Tax Identification Number	74-2692550
Entity Address, Address Line One	1 Helen of Troy Plaza
Entity Address, City or Town	El Paso
Entity Address, State or Province	TX
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	79912
City Area Code	(915)
Local Phone Number	225-8000
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Shares, $0.10 par value per share
Trading Symbol	HELE
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	true
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float			$ 2,937.8
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		24,038,567
Documents Incorporated by Reference	Portions of the Proxy Statement for the 2023 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be filed within one hundred and twenty days of the fiscal year ended February 28, 2023 (2023 Proxy Statement) are incorporated by reference into Part III of this report to the extent described herein.
Entity Central Index Key	0000916789
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2023
Other Address
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Address, Address Line One	Clarendon House
Entity Address, Address Line Two	2 Church Street
Entity Address, City or Town	Hamilton
Entity Address, Country	BM