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Related Party Transaction, Cost of Sales from Purchases with Related Party

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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 expense incurred on a debt or other obligation to related party.

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

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Fair value of the amount outstanding under the credit facility.

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The amount for notes payable (written promise to pay), due to related parties.

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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 (Details) R$ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions (Details) R$ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2018 BRL (R$) installment	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue		$ 6,700,000	$ 0	$ 0
Debt outstanding			0
Natura Promissory Note
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Debt outstanding		965,000,000
Natura Revolving Facility
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Debt outstanding		41,600,000
Equity Method Investee \| Manufacturing and Supply Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue		0	12,000,000.0
Gross profit		0	200,000
Cost of sales		0	2,100,000
Purchases from related parties			1,600,000
Equity Method Investee \| Transition Services Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
SG&A expenses, related parties		0	(500,000)
Equity Method Investee \| Project Management Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
SG&A expenses, related parties		0	4,000,000.0
Instituto Avon
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Receivables due from		800,000	2,100,000
Affiliate of Cerberus
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payables due to		0	2,100,000
Natura & Co
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Interest expense on Loan from affiliates of Natura & Co		7,500,000	0
Receivables due from		6,100,000	0
Loans from affiliates of Natura & Co		1,008,600,000	0
Natura & Co \| Manufacturing and Supply Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue		6,700,000	0
Gross profit		800,000	0
Instituto Avon \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Interest income from Instituto Avon		$ 100,000	$ 200,000
Instituto Avon \| Affiliated Entity \| Loan To Related Party
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Loan amount \| R$	R$ 12
Loan term	5 years
Loan interest rate	7.00%
Loan annual installments \| installment	5