BUSINESS COMBINATIONS - Acquisition and Integration Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total acquisition and integration costs		$ 8.0	$ 6.4	$ 25.4
The Colomer Group Participations, S.L. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition costs		0.0	0.5	12.9
Integration costs		2.1	5.9	12.5
Total acquisition and integration costs	$ 3.8	$ 2.1	$ 6.4	$ 25.4

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 10
-Section 25
-Paragraph 23
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=34752592&loc=d3e1043-128460

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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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