RESTRUCTURING CHARGES - Restructuring and Related Charges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
EA Integration Restructuring Program
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges and other	$ 1.1	$ 34.5
Cumulative charges incurred	35.6
EA Integration Restructuring Program \| Employee Severance and Other Personnel Benefits
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges and other	1.1	31.5
Cumulative charges incurred	32.6
EA Integration Restructuring Program \| Other
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges and other	0.1	0.2
Cumulative charges incurred	0.3
EA Integration Restructuring Program \| Total Restructuring Charges
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges and other	1.2	31.7
Cumulative charges incurred	32.9
EA Integration Restructuring Program \| Inventory Adjustments
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges and other	0.0	0.5
Cumulative charges incurred	0.5
EA Integration Restructuring Program \| Other Related Charges
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges and other	(0.1)	$ 2.3
Cumulative charges incurred	2.2
2015 Efficiency Program
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cumulative charges incurred	10.8
Operating segments \| Elizabeth Arden \| EA Integration Restructuring Program
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges and other	1.5
Cumulative charges incurred	8.0
Operating segments \| Consumer \| EA Integration Restructuring Program
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges and other	(0.5)
Cumulative charges incurred	3.7
Operating segments \| Consumer \| 2015 Efficiency Program
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cumulative charges incurred	6.4
Operating segments \| Professional \| EA Integration Restructuring Program
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges and other	0.2
Cumulative charges incurred	5.8
Operating segments \| Professional \| 2015 Efficiency Program
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cumulative charges incurred	3.7
Corporate \| EA Integration Restructuring Program
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges and other	0.0
Cumulative charges incurred	15.4
Corporate \| 2015 Efficiency Program
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cumulative charges incurred	$ 0.7

Amount of costs incurred to date for the specified restructuring cost.

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