SEGMENT DATA AND RELATED INFORMATION - Net Sales and Segment Profit (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 594.9	$ 439.6
Segment profit	(42.5)	35.8
Depreciation and amortization	37.1	25.9
Non-Operating items:
Restructuring and related charges	1.2	1.3
Acquisition and integration costs	17.5	0.5
Interest expense	35.0	21.0
Amortization of debt issuance costs	2.2	1.5
Foreign currency gains, net	(4.3)	(3.4)
Miscellaneous, net	1.2	0.3
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes	(76.6)	16.4
Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	594.9	439.6
Segment profit	62.0	83.1
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Unallocated corporate expenses	29.8	16.5
Segment reconciling items
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	37.1	25.9
Non-cash stock compensation expense	1.7	2.2
Non-Operating items:
Restructuring and related charges	1.1	1.3
Acquisition and integration costs	17.5	0.5
Deferred compensation related to CBB Acquisition	0.9	0.9
Consumer | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	290.4	320.0
Segment profit	32.9	58.4
Elizabeth Arden | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	192.0	0.0
Segment profit	14.3	0.0
Professional | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	108.0	115.1
Segment profit	16.1	25.6
Other | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	4.5	4.5
Segment profit	(1.3)	(0.9)
Elizabeth Arden
Non-Operating items:
Acquisition and integration costs	17.2
Elizabeth Arden | Segment reconciling items
Non-Operating items:
Elizabeth Arden 2016 Business Transformation Program	0.4	0.0
Elizabeth Arden inventory purchase accounting adjustment, cost of sales	$ 16.0	$ 0.0