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Related Party Transaction, Reduction of Selling, General and Administrative Expenses from Transactions with Related Party

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Related Party Transaction, Term

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The aggregate amount of receivables to be collected from related parties where one party can exercise control or significant influence over another party; including affiliates, owners or officers and their immediate families, pension trusts, and so forth, at the financial statement date. which are usually due within one year (or one business cycle).

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of obligations due all related parties. For classified balance sheets, represents the current portion of such liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Amount of interest income earned from interest-bearing assets owed to the entity by related party.

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Amount of transactions with related party during the financial reporting period.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Purchases during the period (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party.

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Identify the stated interest rate per the agreement, for example, leasing and debt arrangements between related parties.

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Amount of selling, general and administrative expenses resulting from transactions, excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements, with related party.

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Amount of revenue, fees and commissions earned from transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiaries; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) an entity and trusts for the benefit of employees, for example, but not limited to, pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of the entity's management; (d) an entity and its principal, owners, management, or members of their immediate families; and (e) affiliates.

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Summary of Related Parties) (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) installment	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Inventories	$ 0.3			$ 0.3		$ 0.4
Receivables due from related party	8.0			8.0		9.8
Equity Method Investee
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Reduction of selling, general and administrative expenses	(0.4)		$ (6.8)	(3.3)	$ (20.3)
Equity Method Investee \| Manufacturing and Supply Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from sale of product to New Avon	7.3		8.3	20.3	25.9
Gross profit from sale of product to New Avon	0.6		0.2	1.3	1.5
Cost of sales for purchases from New Avon	0.9		0.9	2.1	3.0
Purchases from related party	0.7		0.8	1.9	2.7
Equity Method Investee \| Transition Services Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Reduction of selling, general and administrative expenses	(0.6)		(7.4)	(4.3)	(22.5)
Equity Method Investee \| Project Management Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Project management team	0.2		0.6	1.0	2.2
New Avon
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payables to related parties	0.2			0.2		0.2
Affiliate of Cerberus
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payables to related parties	0.5			0.5		0.4
Transformation Plan
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Project management team			0.6		2.2
Instituto Avon \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Interest income from Instituto Avon	0.1		$ 0.0	0.1	$ 0.0
Receivables due from related party	$ 3.6			$ 3.6		$ 0.0
Instituto Avon \| Affiliated Entity \| Loan To Related Party
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Loan amount		$ 3.6
Loan term		5 years
Loan interest rate		7.00%
Loan annual installments \| installment		5