Line Of Credit Facility, Amount By Which Available Liquidity Does Not Exceed Principal Amount of Other Debt

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- Definition

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

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- Definition

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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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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- Definition

Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt, classified as current. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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LONG-TERM DEBT - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Aug. 04, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current portion of long-term debt	$ 254,300,000	$ 170,200,000
2016 Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current portion of long-term debt		152,100,000
6.25% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	6.25%
5.75% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	5.75%
Original 5.75% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount	$ 500,000,000
Revlon Consumer Products Corporation \| 2016 Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount outstanding	$ 240,800,000
Revlon Consumer Products Corporation \| 6.25% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	6.25%		6.25%
Aggregate principal amount	$ 450,000,000
Revlon Consumer Products Corporation \| 2016 Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current portion of long-term debt	18,000,000	$ 18,100,000
Amount by which available liquidity does not exceed principal amount of other debt	200,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Revlon Consumer Products Corporation \| 2016 Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount by which available liquidity does not exceed principal amount of other debt	200,000,000.0
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 400,000,000