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Debt Instrument, Optional Redemption, Make-Whole Premium, Basis Spread on Variable Rate

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Debt Instrument, Redemption, Minimum Percentage of Principal Amount To Remain Outstanding After Redemption

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Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage, Change of Control

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Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage of Principal Amount That May Be Redeemed

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Amount, before accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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LONG-TERM DEBT - 6.25% Senior Notes (Details) - 6.25% Senior Notes due 2024 [Member]	Aug. 04, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		6.25%	6.25%
Revlon Consumer Products Corporation [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	6.25%
Aggregate principal amount	$ 450,000,000.0
Frequency of interest payments	6 months
Percentage of principal amount that may be redeemed	40.00%
Redemption price percentage	106.25%
Minimum percentage of principal amount to remain outstanding after redemption	60.00%
Redemption price percentage, change of control	101.00%
Debt issuance costs capitalized		$ 10,900,000
Treasury rate [Member] \| Revlon Consumer Products Corporation [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Optional redemption, make-whole premium, basis spread on variable rate	0.0050