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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 09, 2017
EUR (€)
Oct. 23, 2016
patent
Apr. 19, 2016
patent
product
inter_partes_review
Mar. 09, 2016
EUR (€)
Mar. 31, 2018
lawsuit
Jan. 11, 2017
subsidiary
Nov. 02, 2015
subsidiary
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]              
Number of lawsuits that if settled could have a material adverse impact on net income or cash flows | lawsuit         1    
Edwards Lifesciences vs Boston Scientific Patent Lawsuits              
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]              
Number of products involved in patent infringement | product     5        
Inter partes review requests | inter_partes_review     3        
Edwards Lifesciences vs Boston Scientific Patent Lawsuits | Boston Scientific              
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]              
Payment of bond for each patent to enforce an injunction against sales in Germany (in euros) | € € 90,000,000            
Number of subsidiaries in litigation | subsidiary           2 2
Number of patents allegedly infringed | patent     8        
Edwards Lifesciences vs Boston Scientific Patent Lawsuits | Boston Scientific | Europe              
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]              
Number of subsidiaries in litigation | subsidiary             3
Edwards Lifesciences vs Boston Scientific Patent Lawsuits | Edwards Lifesciences              
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]              
Payment of bond for each patent to enforce an injunction against sales in Germany (in euros) | €       € 10,000,000      
Edwards Lifesciences vs Boston Scientific Patent Lawsuits | Edwards Lifesciences PVT, Inc. and Edwards Lifesciences Inc.              
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]              
Number of patents allegedly infringed | patent   2