Document and Entity Information In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012
Document And Entity Information
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Entity Registrant Name	AVON PRODUCTS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000008868
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	431,800,881