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Debt (Details) (USD $)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Jun. 30, 2009
Mar. 31, 2008
Jun. 30, 2003
Mar. 31, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Amount remaining for the other items to be added back to net income under covenant $ 6,000,000avp_Amountremainingfortheotheritemstobeaddedbacktonetincomeundercovenant        
Revolving credit facility draw down amount without violating covenant 500,000,000avp_RevolvingCreditFacilityDrawDownAmountWithoutViolatingCovenant        
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.        
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Line of credit facility 1,000,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember		        
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding 0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityFairValueOfAmountOutstanding
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= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember		        
Limits of subsidiary debt plus existing at February 28, 2013 500,000,000avp_LimitsOfSubsidiaryDebtPlusExistingAtFebruary282013
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= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember		        
Minimum Compliance Of Interest Coverage Ratio Numerator 4avp_MinimumComplianceOfInterestCoverageRatioNumerator
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= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember		        
Minimum Compliance Interest Coverage Ratio Denominator 1avp_MinimumComplianceInterestCoverageRatioDenominator
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= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember		        
Maximum leverage ratio numerator March 2015 3.5avp_MaximumLeverageRatioNumeratorDec2014
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= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember		        
Maximum leverage ratio denominator March 2015 1avp_MaximumLeverageRatioDenominatorDec2014
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= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember		        
Interest coverage ratio add back maximum of restructuring or legal or regulatory action 400,000,000avp_InterestCoverageRatioAddBackMaximumOfRestructuringOrLegalOrRegulatoryAction
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= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember		        
Six Point Five Percent Notes Due March Two Thousand Nineteen [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Debt Instrument, Face Amount   350,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= avp_SixPointFivePercentNotesDueMarchTwoThousandNineteenMember		      
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage   6.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= avp_SixPointFivePercentNotesDueMarchTwoThousandNineteenMember		      
Five Point Seven Five Percent Notes, Due March Two Thousand Eighteen [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Debt Instrument, Face Amount     250,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= avp_FivePointSevenFivePercentNotesDueMarchTwoThousandEighteenMember		    
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage     5.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= avp_FivePointSevenFivePercentNotesDueMarchTwoThousandEighteenMember		    
Four Point Two Percent Notes, Due July Two Thousand Eighteen [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Debt Instrument, Face Amount       250,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= avp_FourPointTwoPercentNotesDueJulyTwoThousandEighteenMember		  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage       4.20%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= avp_FourPointTwoPercentNotesDueJulyTwoThousandEighteenMember		  
Two Point Three Seven Five Percent Notes, Due March Two Thousand Sixteen [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Debt Instrument, Face Amount         250,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= avp_TwoPointThreeSevenFivePercentNotesDueMarchTwoThousandSixteenMember
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage         2.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= avp_TwoPointThreeSevenFivePercentNotesDueMarchTwoThousandSixteenMember
Four Point Six Zero Percent Notes, Due March Two Thousand Twenty [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Debt Instrument, Face Amount         500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= avp_FourPointSixZeroPercentNotesDueMarchTwoThousandTwentyMember
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage         4.60%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= avp_FourPointSixZeroPercentNotesDueMarchTwoThousandTwentyMember
Five Point Zero Percent Notes, Due March Two Thousand Twenty-Three [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Debt Instrument, Face Amount         500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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= avp_FivePointZeroPercentNotesDueMarchTwoThousandTwentyThreeMember
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage         5.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= avp_FivePointZeroPercentNotesDueMarchTwoThousandTwentyThreeMember
Six Point Nine Five Percent Notes, Due March Two Thousand Forty-Three [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Debt Instrument, Face Amount         $ 250,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= avp_SixPointNineFivePercentNotesDueMarchTwoThousandFortyThreeMember
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage         6.95%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= avp_SixPointNineFivePercentNotesDueMarchTwoThousandFortyThreeMember