DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS	DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESSEdwards Lifesciences Corporation ("Edwards Lifesciences," "Edwards," or the "Company") conducts operations worldwide and is managed in the following geographical regions: United States, Europe, Japan, and Rest of World. Edwards Lifesciences is focused on technologies that treat structural heart disease. The products and technologies provided by Edwards Lifesciences are categorized into the following main groups: Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement ("TAVR"), Transcatheter Mitral and Tricuspid Therapies ("TMTT"), and Surgical Structural Heart ("Surgical"). On September 3, 2024, the Company sold its Critical Care product group ("Critical Care"). The historical results of Critical Care are reflected as discontinued operations in the Company's consolidated financial statements for all periods presented. In addition, as a next step in the Company's disposal plan to exit businesses that are not focused on implantable medical innovations for structural heart disease, the historical results of a small non-core product group that the Company plans to sell are also included in discontinued operations. Unless otherwise indicated, the information in the notes to the consolidated financial statements refer only to Edwards Lifesciences' continuing operations. For further information, see Note 5.