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Income Taxes Income Taxes (Effective Tax Rate Reconciliation) (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]      
Statutory federal rate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
State and local taxes, net of federal tax benefit 8.80%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes (2.10%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes (0.50%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
Taxes on foreign income, including translation (4.80%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (22.00%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (2.00%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential
Audit settlements, statute expirations and amended returns (3.20%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxSettlements (6.90%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxSettlements (2.10%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxSettlements
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Undistributed Earnings 0.00%avp_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationUndistributedEarnings 0.00%avp_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationUndistributedEarnings 39.30%avp_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationUndistributedEarnings
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Devaluation Highly Inflationary 33.50%avp_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDevaluationHighlyInflationary 28.20%avp_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDevaluationHighlyInflationary 0.00%avp_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDevaluationHighlyInflationary
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Uncertain Tax Positions 24.40%avp_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationUncertainTaxPositions 4.50%avp_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationUncertainTaxPositions 3.00%avp_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationUncertainTaxPositions
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation FCPA Accrual (8.70%)avp_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationFCPAAccrual 19.20%avp_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationFCPAAccrual 0.00%avp_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationFCPAAccrual
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Goodwill Impairment 0.00%avp_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationGoodwillImpairment 8.40%avp_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationGoodwillImpairment 3.60%avp_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationGoodwillImpairment
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Change in Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance, Percent 244.10%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 31.40%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 1.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Blocked Income 4.30%avp_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationBlockedIncome 3.90%avp_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationBlockedIncome 1.10%avp_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationBlockedIncome
Other 1.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments 1.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments (0.70%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments
Effective tax rate 334.40%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 100.60%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 78.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations