RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
		Apr. 30, 2016	Oct. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2009
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Reimbursement Agreements termination notice period				90 days
Insurance program renewal period				5 years
Conversion ratio, outstanding principal amount per share of common stock (in usd per share)							$ 5.21
Number of days demand registration may be postponed				30 days
Shares repurchased	[1]				$ 2,700,000
Share repurchase price (in usd per share)					$ 34.83
Reimbursements [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Receivable from related party				$ 300,000	$ 200,000
Expenses related party				3,800,000	1,500,000	$ 2,100,000
Revlon Holdings [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Reimbursements from related party				300,000	500,000	$ 300,000
Receivable from related party				200,000	0
Director [Member] | Transition and Separation Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Share repurchase price (in usd per share)		$ 36.83
Consideration paid for canceling restricted shares		$ 1,600,000
Restricted shares canceled (in shares)		65,703
Majority Shareholder [Member] | Related Party Expense, Coupon Redemptions [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses related party				27,500,000	40,900,000
Majority Shareholder [Member] | Related Party Expense, Coupon Redemption Processing [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses related party				200,000	400,000
Majority Shareholder [Member] | Related Party Expense, Other Fees (less than) [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses related party				$ 500,000	$ 100,000
Class A Common Stock
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage ownership of outstanding common stock				85.00%
Stock issued upon conversion (in shares)			3,125,000				9,336,905
Class A Common Stock | Director [Member] | Transition and Separation Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Shares repurchased (in shares)		72,895
Shares repurchased		$ 2,700,000
2003 [Member] | Registration Rights Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Equity rights offering amount				$ 50,000,000
2006 [Member] | Registration Rights Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Equity rights offering amount				110,000,000
2007 [Member] | Registration Rights Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Equity rights offering amount				$ 100,000,000
Subsidiaries [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage ownership of capital stock					66.00%

[1] On April 21, 2016, in connection with his separation from the Company, the Company repurchased 72,895 shares of Revlon Class A Common Stock (representing vested shares of restricted stock) from Lorenzo Delpani, the Company's former President and Chief Executive Officer, at a price of $36.83 per share based upon the NYSE closing price of Revlon Class A Common Stock on April 20, 2016, for a total purchase price of $2.7 million.