RESTRUCTURING, INTEGRATION AND OTHER COSTS - Narrative (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	14 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		22 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	22 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 B&L	Jun. 30, 2014 B&L	Mar. 31, 2014 B&L	Sep. 30, 2013 B&L	Sep. 30, 2014 B&L employees	Sep. 30, 2013 B&L	Dec. 31, 2013 B&L	Sep. 30, 2014 B&L	Sep. 30, 2014 B&L Maximum	Dec. 31, 2012 Medicis	Sep. 30, 2014 Medicis	Sep. 30, 2013 Medicis	Dec. 31, 2013 Medicis	Dec. 31, 2012 Medicis	Sep. 30, 2014 Medicis employees	Sep. 30, 2014 Medicis Maximum	Sep. 30, 2014 Medicis Maximum	Sep. 30, 2014 Employee Termination Costs B&L
Cost-rationalization and integration initiatives
Restructuring and acquisition-related costs since acquisition date												$ 554,600,000	$ 600,000,000						$ 193,100,000
Restructuring, integration and other costs	61,700,000	243,100,000	337,400,000	345,700,000	12,700,000	22,400,000	29,100,000	52,800,000			234,100,000			77,300,000		23,100,000	23,500,000	163,000,000
Restructuring costs related to employee termination									56,700,000
Restructuring expenses related to acquisition												302,200,000							109,200,000
Integration expenses related to acquisition									123,000,000	45,800,000		239,000,000			11,800,000	31,200,000			51,700,000
Acquisition-related costs	1,600,000	8,600,000	3,700,000	24,400,000								13,400,000		24,200,000					32,200,000
Approximate number of employees expected to be terminated									3,000										750
Payments for integration related costs									128,500,000	40,400,000					8,400,000	28,300,000						17,500,000
Estimated cost related to cost-rationalization and integration initiatives																				$ 200,000,000	$ 200,000,000