DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION - Additional Information (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		18 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		18 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012		Feb. 13, 2013	Jan. 31, 2013 Inventory Insurance [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Inventory Insurance [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Inventory Insurance [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Inventory Insurance [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Inventory Insurance [Member]		Jun. 04, 2011 Revlon Venezuela [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Revlon Venezuela [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Revlon Venezuela [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Revlon Venezuela [Member]
Description Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Percentage of consolidated net sales earned from subsidiary (percent)														2.00%	2.00%	3.00%
Percentage of total assets held by subsidiary (percent)														2.00%	2.00%	3.00%
Percentage of subsidiary's net sales earned from imported products (percent)													50.00%
Percentage of subsidiary's net sales earned from locally manufactured products (percent)													50.00%
Insurance proceeds	$ 3.4	$ 6.6	$ 19.7	$ 26.3			$ 3.4	$ 3.4	$ 3.7	$ 4.7	$ 8.4
Inventory insurance settlement							11.8
Insurance recoveries	8.3			17.4	[1]			8.3			3.5	[1]
Bolivars exchange rate	6.30					6.30
Decrease in net sales from devaluation	0.5
Decrease In operating income from devaluation	0.4
Venezuela devaluation foreign currency loss	$ 0.6

[1] The gain from insurance proceeds and income from insurance recoveries is included within selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income in the respective periods.