INVESTMENT IN NEW AVON	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]
INVESTMENT IN NEW AVON	INVESTMENT IN NEW AVONIn connection with the separation of the Company's North America business, which closed on March 1, 2016, the Company retained a 19.9% ownership interest in New Avon, a privately-held company that is majority-owned and managed by an affiliate of Cerberus. In April 2019, Avon and Cerberus signed an agreement with LG Household & Health Care Ltd. for the sale of New Avon, including our 19.9% ownership interest. This transaction closed on August 14, 2019. See Note 3, Discontinued Operations, Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale and Divestitures, for additional information.

The entire disclosure for equity method investments and joint ventures. Equity method investments are investments that give the investor the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of an investee. Joint ventures are entities owned and operated by a small group of businesses as a separate and specific business or project for the mutual benefit of the members of the group.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 810
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (SX 210.3A-04)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=116822174&loc=d3e355119-122828

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 323
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2196965

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