DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, ASSETS AND LIABILITIES HELD FOR SALE AND DIVESTITURES - Major Classes of Financial Statement Components Comprising the Loss on Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax in North America (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 0.0	$ 3.7
Discontinued Operations
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Liabilities	9.5	0.0
Held for Sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Inventories		8.7
Property, Plant & Equipment (net)	15.6	52.0
Cash and cash equivalents		3.7
Other assets	0.1	1.2
Assets	15.7	65.6
Accounts payable		8.6
Other liabilities	0.1	2.8
Liabilities	0.1	11.4
North America Segment | Discontinued Operations
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Selling, general and administrative expenses	9.5
Operating loss	(9.5)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(9.5)
Avon Manufacturing Guangzhou | Held for Sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Inventories		8.7
Property, Plant & Equipment (net)		36.7
Cash and cash equivalents		3.7
Other assets		1.1
Assets		50.2
Accounts payable		8.6
Other liabilities		2.6
Liabilities		11.2
Rye Office | Held for Sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Inventories		0.0
Property, Plant & Equipment (net)	12.5	12.3
Cash and cash equivalents		0.0
Other assets	0.0	0.0
Assets	12.5	12.3
Accounts payable		0.0
Other liabilities	0.0	0.0
Liabilities	0.0	0.0
Malaysia Maximin | Held for Sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Inventories		0.0
Property, Plant & Equipment (net)	3.1	3.0
Cash and cash equivalents		0.0
Other assets	0.1	0.1
Assets	3.2	3.1
Accounts payable		0.0
Other liabilities	0.1	0.2
Liabilities	$ 0.1	$ 0.2