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Segment Information (Total Revenue and Operating Profit by Reporting Segment) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Revenue $ 1,794.2us-gaap_Revenues $ 2,183.6us-gaap_Revenues
Operating (Loss) Profit (37.6)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss (50.9)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Latin America [Member]    
Revenue 836.8us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember
1,066.7us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember
Operating (Loss) Profit (43.3)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember
(43.4)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember
Europe Middle East & Africa [Member]    
Revenue 550.7us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= avp_EuropeMiddleEastAfricaMember
654.8us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= avp_EuropeMiddleEastAfricaMember
Operating (Loss) Profit 38.6us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= avp_EuropeMiddleEastAfricaMember
67.4us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= avp_EuropeMiddleEastAfricaMember
North America [Member]    
Revenue 242.1us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember
295.7us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember
Operating (Loss) Profit (13.2)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember
(8.5)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember
Asia Pacific [Member]    
Revenue 164.6us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember
166.4us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember
Operating (Loss) Profit 7.9us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember
7.7us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember
Total from operations [Member]    
Revenue 1,794.2us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= avp_TotalFromOperationsMember
2,183.6us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= avp_TotalFromOperationsMember
Operating (Loss) Profit (10.0)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= avp_TotalFromOperationsMember
23.2us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= avp_TotalFromOperationsMember
Global and other [Member]    
Revenue 0us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
0us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
Operating (Loss) Profit $ (27.6)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
$ (74.1)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember