Description of the Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Narrative) (Details)		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended									6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 17, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) channel region shares	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) shares
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Number of business channels | channel													1
Number of regions where company has geographic operations | region													4
Foreign currency exchange rate, increase (decrease)												(25.00%)
Operating profit			$ (49,600,000)	$ 186,900,000	$ 53,000,000	$ 44,900,000	$ 131,500,000	$ 87,300,000	$ 32,700,000	$ 29,800,000			$ 235,200,000	$ 281,300,000	$ 323,800,000
Other expense, net													(7,100,000)	(34,600,000)	(172,900,000)
Income taxes													129,900,000	100,700,000	124,600,000
Loss on deconsolidation of Venezuela													0	0	(120,500,000)
Prepaid expenses and other			272,000,000				296,400,000					$ 272,000,000	272,000,000	296,400,000
Brochure costs														244,000,000	244,700,000
Brochure income													117,000,000	139,400,000	138,600,000
Capitalized software			89,300,000				85,200,000					89,300,000	89,300,000	85,200,000
Amortization of capitalized software													26,500,000	29,500,000	30,500,000
Selling, general and administrative expenses													2,972,100,000	3,231,000,000	3,136,900,000
Advertising costs													127,600,000	118,400,000	108,900,000
Research and development costs													$ 48,000,000	$ 52,900,000	$ 52,100,000
Amortization period for gains and losses, period 1													3 years
Amortization period for gains and losses, period 2													5 years
Stock options excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares) | shares													17,800,000	16,900,000	14,200,000
Temporary equity, conversion, common stock equivalent (in shares) | shares													87,051,524	87,100,000
Affiliated Entity
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Sale of convertible preferred stock		$ 435,000,000
Deferred Brochure Costs
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Prepaid expenses and other			5,900,000				26,600,000					5,900,000	$ 5,900,000	$ 26,600,000
Avon Venezuela
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Deconsolidation, carrying value of net assets											$ 39,200,000
Deconsolidation, foreign currency translation adjustments											(81,300,000)
Other Expense | Avon Venezuela
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Loss on deconsolidation of Venezuela											(120,500,000)
Cost of sales
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Brochure costs													113,500,000
SG&A expenses
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Brochure costs													106,200,000
Liability | Argentina
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Deconsolidation, carrying value of net assets			33,000,000									33,000,000	33,000,000
Assets | Argentina
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Deconsolidation, carrying value of net assets			50,000,000									50,000,000	50,000,000
Inventories | Argentina
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Deconsolidation, carrying value of net assets			32,000,000									32,000,000	$ 32,000,000
Inventories | Avon Venezuela
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Deconsolidation, carrying value of net assets											23,700,000
Property, Plant and Equipment | Avon Venezuela
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Deconsolidation, carrying value of net assets											15,000,000
Other Assets | Avon Venezuela
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Deconsolidation, carrying value of net assets											11,400,000
Accounts Receivable | Avon Venezuela
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Deconsolidation, carrying value of net assets											4,600,000
Cash | Avon Venezuela
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Deconsolidation, carrying value of net assets											4,500,000
Accounts payable | Avon Venezuela
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Deconsolidation, carrying value of net assets											$ 20,000,000
Discontinued Operations | North America Segment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Sale of convertible preferred stock	$ 435,000,000
Cash contribution into privately-held company	$ 100,000,000	$ 100,000,000
Percentage of ownership after transaction	19.90%	20.00%											19.90%
Shipping and Handling
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Selling, general and administrative expenses													$ 503,500,000	530,800,000	$ 489,300,000
Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Prepaid brochures, campaign period													21 days
Number of years used in calculating the estimated fair value of reporting units													5 years
Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Prepaid brochures, campaign period													28 days
Number of years used in calculating the estimated fair value of reporting units													10 years
Buildings
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives													45 years
Land Improvements
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives													20 years
Machinery and Equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives													15 years
Office Equipment | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives													5 years
Office Equipment | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives													10 years
Highly Inflationary Accounting
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Operating profit												(8,000,000)
Other expense, net												6,000,000
Income taxes												(2,000,000)
Deferred Brochure Costs
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Inventory			$ 13,200,000				$ 0					$ 13,200,000	$ 13,200,000	$ 0