CONTINGENCIES (Details) (Enfamil LIPIL class action, USD $)	1 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2011 plaintiff	Mar. 31, 2011 lawsuit
Loss Contingencies
Number of consumer class action lawsuits against subsidiaries		8
Attorneys' fees payable by subsidiaries for plaintiffs' counsel	$ 3,500,000
Expenses payable by subsidiaries for plaintiffs' counsel	$ 140,000
Number of class members who have separately appealed the court's Final Order to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit	2
Maximum
Loss Contingencies
Total amount claimed by class members	8000000