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Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Restructuring Costs, Capital Expenditure and Related Non-Restructuring Costs

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Costs incurred to effect a business combination which have been expensed during the period. Such costs could include business integration costs, systems integration and conversion costs, and severance and other employee-related costs.

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RESTRUCTURING CHARGES - Additional Information (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 30, 2013 job_position	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2015
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Restructuring charges and other, net	$ 0.5us-gaap_RestructuringCharges	$ 13.5us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
Payments for restructuring	3.4us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring
Restructuring reserve within accrued expenses and other	10.8us-gaap_RestructuringReserveCurrent		13.7us-gaap_RestructuringReserveCurrent
Accrued Expenses and Other
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring reserve within accrued expenses and other	10.8		13.7
Other Long-term Liabilities
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring Reserve, Noncurrent	0.1		0.3
Integration Program
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Total expected net charges	25.0
Restructuring charges and other, net	0.1	13.6	20.1
Total expected restructuring cash payments	24
Payments for restructuring	2.4		9.6
December 2013 Program
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Total expected net charges	18.9
Restructuring charges and other, net			18.9
Total expected restructuring cash payments	17
Payments for restructuring			15.5		0.1
Number of positions eliminated (job positions)				1,100
Number of positions eliminated related to employees retained indirectly through a third party (job positions)		940
Scenario, Forecast \| Integration Program
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Payments for restructuring						12.0
Scenario, Forecast \| December 2013 Program
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Payments for restructuring						1.4
Consumer Segment \| Integration Program
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges and other, net		5.9
Professional \| Integration Program
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges and other, net		7.7
The Colomer Group Participations, S.L.
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Integration related costs	0.5		18.4
Expected Acquisition and integration expected related capital expenditures	7
Acquisition and integration related capital expenditures	0.5		4.4
Maximum
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Capital expenditure and related non-restructuring costs	$ 50