SEGMENT DATA AND RELATED INFORMATION - Net Sales and Segment Profit (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 645.7	$ 488.9	$ 1,240.6	$ 928.5
Segment profit	4.7	52.4	(37.8)	88.2
Depreciation and amortization			73.8	52.2
Non-Operating items:
Restructuring and related charges	3.7	0.5	4.9	1.8
Acquisition and integration costs	10.0	5.5	27.5	6.0
Interest expense	36.7	20.9	71.7	41.9
Amortization of debt issuance costs	2.3	1.4	4.5	2.9
Foreign currency (gains) losses, net	(9.4)	8.5	(13.7)	5.1
Miscellaneous, net	0.3	0.2	1.5	0.5
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes	(25.2)	21.4	(101.8)	37.8
Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	645.7	488.9	1,240.6	928.5
Segment profit	97.5	105.2	159.5	188.3
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Unallocated corporate expenses	36.5	18.4	66.3	34.9
Segment reconciling items
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	36.7	26.3	73.8	52.2
Non-cash stock compensation expense	2.7	1.1	4.4	3.3
Non-Operating items:
Restructuring and related charges	4.6	0.5	5.7	1.8
Acquisition and integration costs	10.0	5.5	27.5	6.0
Deferred compensation related to CBB Acquisition	0.8	0.9	1.7	1.8
Consumer | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	335.7	359.5	626.1	679.5
Segment profit	68.6	81.0	101.5	139.4
Elizabeth Arden | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	199.2	0.0	213.4	238.4
Segment profit	19.6	0.0	25.6	49.7
Professional | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	105.4	123.3	391.2	0.0
Segment profit	9.5	24.1	33.9	0.0
Other | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	5.4	6.1	9.9	10.6
Segment profit	(0.2)	0.1	(1.5)	(0.8)
Elizabeth Arden
Non-Operating items:
Acquisition and integration costs			26.2
Elizabeth Arden | Segment reconciling items
Non-Operating items:
Elizabeth Arden 2016 Business Transformation Program	0.3	0.0	0.7	0.0
Elizabeth Arden inventory purchase accounting adjustment, cost of sales	$ 1.2	$ 0.1	$ 17.2	$ 0.1