SEGMENT INFORMATION (Total Revenue and Operating Profit by Reporting Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	$ 1,424.2	$ 1,417.8	$ 4,169.6	$ 4,146.8
Operating profit	186.9	87.3	284.8	149.8
CTI restructuring initiatives	(19.8)		(55.1)
Revenue	1,424.2	1,417.8	4,169.6	4,146.8
Other expense, net	22.2	(7.9)	0.3	(25.9)
Reportable segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	1,415.8	1,396.8	4,125.5	4,084.5
Operating profit	264.1	166.2	552.8	443.0
Revenue	1,415.8		4,125.5
Other Operating Segments and Business Activities
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	8.4	21.0	44.1	62.3
Operating profit	1.1	0.2	2.7	0.8
Revenue	8.4		44.1
All other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Unallocated global expenses	(58.5)	(72.9)	(216.3)	(239.2)
CTI restructuring initiatives	(19.8)	(6.2)	(54.4)	(36.6)
Loss contingency	0.0	0.0	0.0	(18.2)
Europe, Middle East & Africa \| Reportable segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	442.9	482.8	1,512.0	1,484.9
Operating profit	46.1	68.1	194.9	222.4
South Latin America \| Reportable segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	645.4	589.7	1,658.6	1,647.0
Operating profit	194.1	66.7	276.5	126.1
Revenue	645.4		1,658.6
North Latin America \| Reportable segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	207.0	206.0	609.9	607.0
Operating profit	14.3	17.6	54.1	57.2
Revenue	207.0		609.9
Asia Pacific \| Reportable segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	120.5	118.3	345.0	345.6
Operating profit	9.6	13.8	27.3	37.3
Net sales
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	1,346.3	1,378.2	3,924.7	4,029.8
Net sales \| Reportable segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	1,346.1		3,905.6
Net sales \| Other Operating Segments and Business Activities
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	0.2		19.1
Net sales \| South Latin America \| Reportable segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	611.1		1,549.1
Net sales \| North Latin America \| Reportable segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	195.4		576.5
Other revenue
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	77.9	$ 39.6	244.9	$ 117.0
Other revenue \| Reportable segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	69.7		219.9
Other revenue \| Other Operating Segments and Business Activities
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	8.2		25.0
Other revenue \| South Latin America \| Reportable segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	34.3		109.5
Other revenue \| North Latin America \| Reportable segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 11.6		33.4
IPI Tax on Cosmetics
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue			168.0
Other expense, net			$ 27.0

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