RESTRUCTURING CHARGES - Restructuring Reserve (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended				25 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) job_position	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 job_position	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Liability Balance at period start				$ 42.8	$ 11.8
Expense (Income), Net				36.2	39.4
Foreign Currency Translation				0.1	0.0
Cash utilized, net				(45.2)	(8.7)
Non-cash utilized, net				0.0	0.3
Liability Balance at period end	$ 42.8	$ 33.9	$ 42.8	33.9	42.8	$ 11.8
Restructuring charges and other, net				33.4	34.0	10.5
EA Integration Restructuring Program
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Cash utilized, net				(42.5)
Restructuring charges and other, net		22.1	31.7
Cumulative charges incurred		72.2		72.2
Number of positions eliminated | job_position	425
EA Integration Restructuring Program | Employee severance and other personnel benefits
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Liability Balance at period start				31.5	0.0
Expense (Income), Net				31.3	31.5
Foreign Currency Translation				0.0	0.0
Cash utilized, net				(37.0)	0.0
Non-cash utilized, net				0.0	0.0
Liability Balance at period end	$ 31.5	25.8	31.5	25.8	31.5	0.0
Cumulative charges incurred		62.8		62.8
EA Integration Restructuring Program | Other
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Liability Balance at period start				3.0	0.0
Expense (Income), Net				6.4	3.0
Foreign Currency Translation				0.0
Cash utilized, net				(5.5)
Non-cash utilized, net				0.0
Liability Balance at period end	3.0	3.9	3.0	3.9	3.0	0.0
Cumulative charges incurred		5.0		5.0
EA Integration Restructuring Program | Inventory adjustments and other restructuring
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Expense (Income), Net				1.6
2015 Efficiency Program
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Cash utilized, net								$ (7.1)
Cumulative charges incurred		7.6		7.6
2015 Efficiency Program | Employee severance and other personnel benefits
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Liability Balance at period start				4.5	6.6
Expense (Income), Net				(3.2)	0.6
Foreign Currency Translation				0.0	0.0
Cash utilized, net				(1.0)	(2.7)
Non-cash utilized, net				0.0	0.0
Liability Balance at period end	4.5	0.3	4.5	0.3	4.5	6.6
2015 Efficiency Program | Other
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Liability Balance at period start				0.2	0.1
Expense (Income), Net				0.0	0.7
Foreign Currency Translation				0.0	0.0
Cash utilized, net				0.0	(0.6)
Non-cash utilized, net				0.0	0.0
Liability Balance at period end	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1
Integration Program | Employee severance and other personnel benefits
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Liability Balance at period start				0.0	0.8
Expense (Income), Net					0.0
Foreign Currency Translation					0.0
Cash utilized, net					(0.8)
Non-cash utilized, net					0.0
Liability Balance at period end	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.8
Integration Program | Other
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Liability Balance at period start				0.0	0.1
Expense (Income), Net					0.0
Foreign Currency Translation					0.0
Cash utilized, net					(0.1)
Non-cash utilized, net					0.0
Liability Balance at period end	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.1
December 2013 Program
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Number of positions eliminated | job_position							1,100
December 2013 Program | Employee severance and other personnel benefits
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Liability Balance at period start				1.2	1.2
Expense (Income), Net				0.0	0.0
Foreign Currency Translation				0.0	0.0
Cash utilized, net				(0.1)	0.0
Non-cash utilized, net				0.0	0.0
Liability Balance at period end	1.2	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.2	1.2
Other immaterial actions | Employee severance and other personnel benefits
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Liability Balance at period start				1.4	2.3
Expense (Income), Net				0.6	2.1
Foreign Currency Translation				0.0	0.0
Cash utilized, net				(0.9)	(3.0)
Non-cash utilized, net				0.0	0.0
Liability Balance at period end	1.4	1.1	1.4	1.1	1.4	2.3
Other immaterial actions | Other
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Liability Balance at period start				1.0	0.7
Expense (Income), Net				1.1	1.5
Foreign Currency Translation				0.1	0.0
Cash utilized, net				(0.7)	(1.5)
Non-cash utilized, net				0.0	0.3
Liability Balance at period end	$ 1.0	1.5	$ 1.0	1.5	1.0	0.7
Adjustment | 2015 Efficiency Program
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring charges and other, net				3.2
Segment reconciling items
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring charges and other, net				34.5	36.8	11.6
Segment reconciling items | Elizabeth Arden
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Elizabeth Arden 2016 Business Transformation Program				1.1	$ 2.6	$ 0.0
Corporate | EA Integration Restructuring Program
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Cumulative charges incurred		19.1		19.1
Corporate | 2015 Efficiency Program
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Cumulative charges incurred		0.5		0.5
Consumer | Operating segments | EA Integration Restructuring Program
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Cumulative charges incurred		16.3		16.3
Consumer | Operating segments | 2015 Efficiency Program
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Cumulative charges incurred		3.6		3.6
Professional | Operating segments | EA Integration Restructuring Program
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Cumulative charges incurred		9.8		9.8
Professional | Operating segments | 2015 Efficiency Program
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Cumulative charges incurred		$ 3.5		$ 3.5