2.4.0.82202201 - Disclosure - ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)truefalsefalse1false falsefalseD2013Q2YTDhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0001452575duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true 1us-gaap_AccountingPoliciesAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Accounting Policies [Abstract]2false 2us-gaap_NewAccountingPronouncementsPolicyPolicyTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Recently Adopted Accounting Standards—</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In February 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2013-02,</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"> Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">requiring entities to provide information about the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component. For significant reclassifications related to net income, the ASU required disclosure in the consolidated statement of earnings or within the footnotes. For other amounts, the ASU required a cross-reference to other disclosures that provide additional detail about those amounts. This ASU did not change the current requirements for reporting the consolidated statement of earnings or other comprehensive income in the financial statements. The Company adopted the required financial reporting presentation effective January 1, 2013.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Recently Issued Accounting Standards—</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In March 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-05,</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"> Foreign Currency Matters (Topic 830), </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">clarifying the applicable guidance for the release of the cumulative translation adjustment. ASU 2013-05 is effective for the Company in the period beginning January 1, 2014. The Company does not expect the adoption of this update to have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.</font></div></div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaDisclosure of the adoption of new accounting pronouncements that may impact the entity's financial reporting.No definition available.false0Schedule of New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Table Text Block]falseACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)UnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnowntruefalsefalseSheethttp://www.meadjohnson.com/role/AccountingPoliciesPolicies12