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Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable [Member]      
Balance at Beginning of Period $ 129.6us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance
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= us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember
$ 134.3us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance
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= us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember
$ 138.4us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance
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= us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember
Charged to Costs and Expenses 192.5us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToCostAndExpense
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= us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember
239.3us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToCostAndExpense
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= us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember
250.9us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToCostAndExpense
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= us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember
Charged to Revenue 0us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToOtherAccounts
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= us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember
0us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToOtherAccounts
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= us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember
0us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToOtherAccounts
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= us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember
Deductions (221.3)us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductions
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= us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember
[1] (244.0)us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductions
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= us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember
[1] (255.0)us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductions
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis
= us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember
[1]
Balance at End of Period 100.8us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis
= us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember
129.6us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance
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= us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember
134.3us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance
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= us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember
Allowance for Sales Returns [Member]      
Balance at Beginning of Period 17.6us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance
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= us-gaap_AllowanceForSalesReturnsMember
26.8us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance
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= us-gaap_AllowanceForSalesReturnsMember
35.8us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance
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= us-gaap_AllowanceForSalesReturnsMember
Charged to Costs and Expenses 0us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToCostAndExpense
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= us-gaap_AllowanceForSalesReturnsMember
0us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToCostAndExpense
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= us-gaap_AllowanceForSalesReturnsMember
0us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToCostAndExpense
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= us-gaap_AllowanceForSalesReturnsMember
Charged to Revenue 298.1us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToOtherAccounts
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= us-gaap_AllowanceForSalesReturnsMember
340.0us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToOtherAccounts
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis
= us-gaap_AllowanceForSalesReturnsMember
386.4us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToOtherAccounts
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis
= us-gaap_AllowanceForSalesReturnsMember
Deductions (298.5)us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductions
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis
= us-gaap_AllowanceForSalesReturnsMember
[2] (349.2)us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductions
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= us-gaap_AllowanceForSalesReturnsMember
[2] (395.4)us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductions
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis
= us-gaap_AllowanceForSalesReturnsMember
[2]
Balance at End of Period 17.2us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance
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= us-gaap_AllowanceForSalesReturnsMember
17.6us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance
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= us-gaap_AllowanceForSalesReturnsMember
26.8us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis
= us-gaap_AllowanceForSalesReturnsMember
Allowance for Inventory Obsolescence [Member]      
Balance at Beginning of Period 150.8us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance
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= avp_AllowanceForInventoryObsolescenceMember
164.8us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance
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= avp_AllowanceForInventoryObsolescenceMember
147.4us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance
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= avp_AllowanceForInventoryObsolescenceMember
Charged to Costs and Expenses 100.9us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToCostAndExpense
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= avp_AllowanceForInventoryObsolescenceMember
117.1us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToCostAndExpense
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= avp_AllowanceForInventoryObsolescenceMember
118.8us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToCostAndExpense
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= avp_AllowanceForInventoryObsolescenceMember
Charged to Revenue 0us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToOtherAccounts
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= avp_AllowanceForInventoryObsolescenceMember
0us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToOtherAccounts
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= avp_AllowanceForInventoryObsolescenceMember
0us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToOtherAccounts
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= avp_AllowanceForInventoryObsolescenceMember
Deductions (129.8)us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductions
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= avp_AllowanceForInventoryObsolescenceMember
[3] (131.1)us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductions
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= avp_AllowanceForInventoryObsolescenceMember
[3] (101.4)us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductions
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis
= avp_AllowanceForInventoryObsolescenceMember
[3]
Balance at End of Period 121.9us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis
= avp_AllowanceForInventoryObsolescenceMember
150.8us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance
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= avp_AllowanceForInventoryObsolescenceMember
164.8us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis
= avp_AllowanceForInventoryObsolescenceMember
Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance [Member]      
Balance at Beginning of Period 783.4us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance
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= us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceOfDeferredTaxAssetsMember
627.4us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance
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= us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceOfDeferredTaxAssetsMember
546.1us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance
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= us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceOfDeferredTaxAssetsMember
Charged to Costs and Expenses 425.2us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToCostAndExpense
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= us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceOfDeferredTaxAssetsMember
[4] 156.0us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToCostAndExpense
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= us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceOfDeferredTaxAssetsMember
[4] 81.3us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToCostAndExpense
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceOfDeferredTaxAssetsMember
[4]
Charged to Revenue 0us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToOtherAccounts
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= us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceOfDeferredTaxAssetsMember
0us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToOtherAccounts
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= us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceOfDeferredTaxAssetsMember
0us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToOtherAccounts
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceOfDeferredTaxAssetsMember
Deductions 0us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductions
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= us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceOfDeferredTaxAssetsMember
0us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductions
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= us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceOfDeferredTaxAssetsMember
0us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductions
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= us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceOfDeferredTaxAssetsMember
Balance at End of Period $ 1,208.6us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceOfDeferredTaxAssetsMember
$ 783.4us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceOfDeferredTaxAssetsMember
$ 627.4us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceOfDeferredTaxAssetsMember
[1] Accounts written off, net of recoveries and foreign currency translation adjustment.
[2] Returned product destroyed and foreign currency translation adjustment.
[3] Obsolete inventory destroyed and foreign currency translation adjustment.
[4] Increase in valuation allowance primarily for deferred tax assets that are not more likely than not to be realized in the future.