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BUSINESS COMBINATION - Schedule of Intangible Assets Acquired by Major Asset Category (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Oct. 09, 2013
The Colomer Group Participations, S.L.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchased Intangible Assets			$ 298.1
Trade Names \| The Colomer Group Participations, S.L.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchased Intangible Assets			109.4
Customer relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted Average Useful Life (in years)	17 years	16 years
Customer relationships \| The Colomer Group Participations, S.L.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchased Intangible Assets			62.4
Weighted Average Useful Life (in years)			20 years
Licenses \| The Colomer Group Participations, S.L.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchased Intangible Assets			4.1
Weighted Average Useful Life (in years)			10 years
Internally developed IP \| The Colomer Group Participations, S.L.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchased Intangible Assets			13.6
Weighted Average Useful Life (in years)			10 years
Minimum \| Trade Names \| The Colomer Group Participations, S.L.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted Average Useful Life (in years)			5 years
Minimum \| Customer relationships \| The Colomer Group Participations, S.L.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted Average Useful Life (in years)			15 years
Maximum \| Trade Names \| The Colomer Group Participations, S.L.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted Average Useful Life (in years)			20 years
Maximum \| Customer relationships \| The Colomer Group Participations, S.L.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted Average Useful Life (in years)			20 years
Trade Names \| The Colomer Group Participations, S.L.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived intangible assets			$ 108.6