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	Aug. 16, 2019	Aug. 15, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Abstract]
Forfeited/Canceled (in dollars per share)			$ 16.44
Vesting period	2 years	3 years
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units
Restricted Stock
Outstanding, beginning of period (in shares)			1,406,700	795,000.0
Granted (in shares)			1,163,500	1,303,900
Vested (in shares)			(299,100)	(388,700)
Forfeited/Canceled (in shares)			(249,500)	(303,500)
Outstanding, end of period (in shares)			2,021,600	1,406,700
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Abstract]
Outstanding, beginning of period (in dollars per share)			$ 20.32	$ 29.87
Granted (in dollars per share)			21.72	19.39
Vested (in dollars per share)			21.80	33.04
Forfeited/Canceled (in dollars per share)			20.11	25.08
Outstanding, end of period (in dollars per share)			$ 20.93	$ 20.32
Performance-Based LTIP
Restricted Stock
Vested (in shares)			0
2017 \| Time-Based LTIP
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Abstract]
Vesting period			2 years
LTIP Plan \| Time-Based LTIP
Restricted Stock
Outstanding, beginning of period (in shares)			591,100
Granted (in shares)			446,000.0
Vested (in shares)			(205,700)
Forfeited/Canceled (in shares)			(109,900)
Outstanding, end of period (in shares)			721,500	591,100
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Abstract]
Granted (in dollars per share)
LTIP Plan \| Performance-Based LTIP
Restricted Stock
Outstanding, beginning of period (in shares)			591,100
Granted (in shares)			446,100
Vested (in shares)			0
Forfeited/Canceled (in shares)			(136,000.0)
Outstanding, end of period (in shares)			901,200	591,100
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Abstract]
Granted (in dollars per share)
LTIP Plan \| 2019 \| Time-Based LTIP
Restricted Stock
Granted (in shares)			446,000.0
Vested (in shares)			(1,200)
Forfeited/Canceled (in shares)			(19,200)
Outstanding, end of period (in shares)			425,600
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Abstract]
Granted (in dollars per share)			$ 22.55
Vested (in dollars per share)			22.55
Forfeited/Canceled (in dollars per share)			22.55
Outstanding, end of period (in dollars per share)			$ 22.55
LTIP Plan \| 2019 \| Performance-Based LTIP
Restricted Stock
Granted (in shares)			446,100
Vested (in shares)			0
Forfeited/Canceled (in shares)			(20,500)
Outstanding, end of period (in shares)			425,600
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Abstract]
Granted (in dollars per share)			$ 22.55
Vested (in dollars per share)			0
Forfeited/Canceled (in dollars per share)			22.55
Outstanding, end of period (in dollars per share)			$ 22.55
LTIP Plan \| 2018 \| Time-Based LTIP
Restricted Stock
Outstanding, beginning of period (in shares)			434,700
Vested (in shares)			(135,100)
Forfeited/Canceled (in shares)			(57,700)
Outstanding, end of period (in shares)			241,900	434,700
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Abstract]
Outstanding, beginning of period (in dollars per share)			$ 19.11
Vested (in dollars per share)			19.07
Forfeited/Canceled (in dollars per share)			19.70
Outstanding, end of period (in dollars per share)			$ 19.00	$ 19.11
LTIP Plan \| 2018 \| Performance-Based LTIP
Restricted Stock
Outstanding, beginning of period (in shares)			434,700
Vested (in shares)			0
Forfeited/Canceled (in shares)			(70,000.0)
Outstanding, end of period (in shares)			364,700	434,700
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Abstract]
Outstanding, beginning of period (in dollars per share)			$ 19.11
Vested (in dollars per share)			0
Forfeited/Canceled (in dollars per share)			19.70
Outstanding, end of period (in dollars per share)			$ 19.00	$ 19.11
LTIP Plan \| 2017 \| Time-Based LTIP
Restricted Stock
Outstanding, beginning of period (in shares)			156,400
Vested (in shares)			(69,400)
Forfeited/Canceled (in shares)			(33,000.0)
Outstanding, end of period (in shares)			54,000.0	156,400
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Abstract]
Outstanding, beginning of period (in dollars per share)			$ 19.70
Vested (in dollars per share)			19.70
Forfeited/Canceled (in dollars per share)			19.70
Outstanding, end of period (in dollars per share)			$ 19.70	$ 19.70
LTIP Plan \| 2017 \| Performance-Based LTIP
Restricted Stock
Outstanding, beginning of period (in shares)			156,400
Vested (in shares)			0
Forfeited/Canceled (in shares)			(45,500)
Outstanding, end of period (in shares)			110,900	156,400
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Abstract]
Outstanding, beginning of period (in dollars per share)			$ 19.70
Vested (in dollars per share)			0
Forfeited/Canceled (in dollars per share)			19.70
Outstanding, end of period (in dollars per share)			19.70	$ 19.70
TIP Plan \| 2019 \| Time-Based LTIP
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Abstract]
Outstanding, end of period (in dollars per share)			$ 16.44
TIP Plan \| 2019 \| Revlon 2019 Transaction incentive program
Restricted Stock
Granted (in shares)			204,100
Forfeited/Canceled (in shares)			(3,500)
Outstanding, end of period (in shares)			200,600
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Abstract]
Outstanding, end of period (in dollars per share)			$ 16.44
Total LTIP and TIP RSU's \| Time-Based LTIP
Restricted Stock
Outstanding, end of period (in shares)			922,100
Total LTIP and TIP RSU's \| Performance-Based LTIP
Restricted Stock
Outstanding, end of period (in shares)			901,200