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Debt and Other Financing (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Mar. 31, 2014
Jul. 31, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Jun. 30, 2014
Apr. 15, 2013
Mar. 29, 2013
Mar. 31, 2008
May 31, 2003
Jun. 30, 2009
Jun. 30, 2003
Sep. 30, 2012
Jun. 30, 2012
Short-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate     4.20%us-gaap_ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate 6.50%us-gaap_ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate                          
Obligations under capital leases     $ 11,600,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent $ 11,600,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent                          
Other financing obligations     45,800,000avp_OtherFinancingObligations 56,300,000avp_OtherFinancingObligations                          
Sale and leaseback     40,400,000us-gaap_PresentValueOfFutureMinimumLeasePaymentsSaleLeasebackTransactions 44,500,000us-gaap_PresentValueOfFutureMinimumLeasePaymentsSaleLeasebackTransactions                          
2014 Notes prepayment percent                   100.00%avp_A2014NotesPrepaymentPercent              
2014 Notes accrued interest paid April 2013                   3,400,000avp_A2014NotesaccruedinterestpaidApril2013              
Loss on extinguishment of debt   (73,000,000)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt 0us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt (86,000,000)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt 0us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt                        
2014 Notes Make Whole Premium                   21,700,000avp_A2014NotesMakeWholePremium              
2014 Notes acceleration of interest-rate swap gain 9,800,000avp_A2014Notesaccelerationofinterestrateswapgain                                
Private Notes Make Whole Premium                     68,000,000avp_PrivateNotesMakeWholePremium            
Amount remaining for the other items to be added back to net income under covenant     10,000,000avp_Amountremainingfortheotheritemstobeaddedbacktonetincomeundercovenant                            
Revolving credit facility draw down amount without violating covenant     825,000,000avp_RevolvingCreditFacilityDrawDownAmountWithoutViolatingCovenant                            
Letters of credit outstanding     12,900,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount 19,900,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount                          
Credit ratings     Our long-term credit ratings are Ba1 (Stable Outlook) with Moody's, BB+ (Stable Outlook) with S&P, and BB (Negative Outlook) with Fitch, which are below investment grade.                            
Two Point Three Seven Five Percent Notes, Due March Two Thousand Sixteen [Member]                                  
Interest rate, stated percentage   2.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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          2.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Principal Amount of Debt   250,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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          250,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Unamortized discount to face value     100,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
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100,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
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Private Senior Notes     249,900,000us-gaap_LongTermNotesPayable
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249,900,000us-gaap_LongTermNotesPayable
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Four Point Six Zero Percent Notes, Due March Two Thousand Twenty [Member]                                  
Interest rate, stated percentage   4.60%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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          4.60%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Principal Amount of Debt   500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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          500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Unamortized discount to face value     600,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
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700,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
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Private Senior Notes     499,400,000us-gaap_LongTermNotesPayable
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499,300,000us-gaap_LongTermNotesPayable
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Five Point Zero Percent Notes, Due March Two Thousand Twenty-Three [Member]                                  
Interest rate, stated percentage   5.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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          5.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Principal Amount of Debt   500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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          500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Unamortized discount to face value     4,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
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4,500,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
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Private Senior Notes     496,000,000us-gaap_LongTermNotesPayable
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495,500,000us-gaap_LongTermNotesPayable
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Term Loan [Member]                                  
Line of credit facility     0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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52,500,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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Four Point Eight Percent Notes, Due March Two Thousand Thirteen [Member]                                  
Interest rate, stated percentage                       4.80%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Principal Amount of Debt                       250,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Four Point Six Two Five Percent Notes, Due May Two Thousand Thirteen [Member]                                  
Interest rate, stated percentage                         4.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Principal Amount of Debt                         125,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Five Point Six Two Five Percent Notes, Due March Two Thousand Fourteen [Member]                                  
Interest rate, stated percentage                           5.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Principal Amount of Debt                           500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Loss on extinguishment of debt (13,000,000)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
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Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost 1,100,000us-gaap_WriteOffOfDeferredDebtIssuanceCost
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Five Point Seven Five Percent Notes, Due March Two Thousand Eighteen [Member]                                  
Interest rate, stated percentage                       5.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Principal Amount of Debt                       250,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Unamortized discount to face value     300,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
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400,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
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Private Senior Notes     249,700,000us-gaap_LongTermNotesPayable
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249,600,000us-gaap_LongTermNotesPayable
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Four Point Two Percent Notes, Due July Two Thousand Eighteen [Member]                                  
Interest rate, stated percentage                             4.20%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Principal Amount of Debt                             250,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Unamortized discount to face value     300,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
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= avp_FourPointTwoPercentNotesDueJulyTwoThousandEighteenMember
400,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
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Private Senior Notes     249,700,000us-gaap_LongTermNotesPayable
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249,600,000us-gaap_LongTermNotesPayable
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Six Point Five Percent Notes, Due March Two Thousand Nineteen [Member]                                  
Interest rate, stated percentage                           6.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Principal Amount of Debt                           350,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Unamortized discount to face value     1,800,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
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2,300,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
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Private Senior Notes     348,200,000us-gaap_LongTermNotesPayable
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347,700,000us-gaap_LongTermNotesPayable
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Six Point Nine Five Percent Notes, Due March Two Thousand Forty-Three [Member]                                  
Interest rate, stated percentage   6.95%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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          6.95%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Principal Amount of Debt   250,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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          250,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Unamortized discount to face value     700,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
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700,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
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Private Senior Notes     249,300,000us-gaap_LongTermNotesPayable
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249,300,000us-gaap_LongTermNotesPayable
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Revolving Credit Facility [Member]                                  
Line of credit facility     1,000,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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Credit facility annual fee     3,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeeAmount
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Amount outstanding under the revolving credit facility     0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityFairValueOfAmountOutstanding
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Commercial Paper Program     1,000,000,000avp_CommercialPaperProgram
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2010 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]                                  
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost   1,200,000us-gaap_WriteOffOfDeferredDebtIssuanceCost
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Line of credit facility         1,000,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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Revolving credit facility and term loan agreement [Member]                                  
Limits of subsidiary debt plus existing at February 28, 2013     500,000,000avp_LimitsOfSubsidiaryDebtPlusExistingAtFebruary282013
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Revolving Credit Facility interest coverage ratio add back maximum of restructuring or legal or regulatory action     400,000,000avp_InterestCoverageRatioAddBackMaximumOfRestructuringOrLegalOrRegulatoryAction
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Private Placement [Member]                                  
Loss on extinguishment of debt   (71,400,000)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
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Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost           3,400,000us-gaap_WriteOffOfDeferredDebtIssuanceCost
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Private Senior Notes                     535,000,000us-gaap_LongTermNotesPayable
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Maximum leverage ratio numerator Dec 2014     3.5avp_MaximumLeverageRatioNumeratorDec2014
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Maximum leverage ratio denominator Dec 2014     1avp_MaximumLeverageRatioDenominatorDec2014
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Term Loan [Member]                                  
Loss on extinguishment of debt   (1,600,000)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
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Repayments of Long-term Debt             117,500,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt
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380,000,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt
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52,500,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt
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Line of credit facility                                 500,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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Term loan incremental draw down                               50,000,000avp_TermLoanIncrementalDrawDown
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Term Loan [Member] | Long-term Debt [Member]                                  
Repayments of Long-term Debt                 $ 39,400,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt
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Line of Credit [Member]                                  
Minimum compliance of interest coverage ratio, numerator     4avp_MinimumComplianceOfInterestCoverageRatioNumerator
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Minimum compliance of interest coverage ratio, denominator     1avp_MinimumComplianceOfInterestCoverageRatioDenominator
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