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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Schedule of Goodwill) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Gross balance at Period Start $ 331.7us-gaap_GoodwillGross
Accumulated impairments (82.4)us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
Net balance at Period Start 249.3us-gaap_Goodwill
Foreign exchange (13.7)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments
Gross balance at Period End 318.0us-gaap_GoodwillGross
Accumulated impairments (82.4)us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
Net balance at Period End 235.6us-gaap_Goodwill
Latin America [Member]  
Gross balance at Period Start 90.7us-gaap_GoodwillGross
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember
Accumulated impairments 0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember
Net balance at Period Start 90.7us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember
Foreign exchange (5.9)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember
Gross balance at Period End 84.8us-gaap_GoodwillGross
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember
Accumulated impairments 0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember
Net balance at Period End 84.8us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember
Europe Middle East & Africa [Member]  
Gross balance at Period Start 156.0us-gaap_GoodwillGross
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= avp_EuropeMiddleEastAfricaMember
Accumulated impairments 0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= avp_EuropeMiddleEastAfricaMember
Net balance at Period Start 156.0us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= avp_EuropeMiddleEastAfricaMember
Foreign exchange (7.8)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= avp_EuropeMiddleEastAfricaMember
Gross balance at Period End 148.2us-gaap_GoodwillGross
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= avp_EuropeMiddleEastAfricaMember
Accumulated impairments 0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= avp_EuropeMiddleEastAfricaMember
Net balance at Period End 148.2us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= avp_EuropeMiddleEastAfricaMember
Asia Pacific [Member]  
Gross balance at Period Start 85.0us-gaap_GoodwillGross
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember
Accumulated impairments (82.4)us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember
Net balance at Period Start 2.6us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember
Foreign exchange 0us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember
Gross balance at Period End 85.0us-gaap_GoodwillGross
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember
Accumulated impairments (82.4)us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember
Net balance at Period End $ 2.6us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember