SEGMENT DATA AND RELATED INFORMATION - Net Sales and Segment Profit (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017		Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 606.8	$ 645.7		$ 1,167.5	$ 1,240.6
Segment profit	(58.0)	5.2	[1]	(119.7)	(37.9)	[1]
Depreciation and amortization				79.3	73.8
Non-Operating items:
Restructuring and related charges	5.9	3.7	[1]	10.0	4.9	[1]
Acquisition and integration costs	4.6	10.0	[1]	8.6	27.5	[1]
Disposal of investment	20.1	0.0	[1]	20.1	0.0	[1]
Interest expense	42.8	36.7	[1]	82.7	71.7	[1]
Amortization of debt issuance costs	3.0	2.3	[1]	5.3	4.5	[1]
Foreign currency gains, net	20.2	(9.4)	[1]	9.6	(13.7)	[1]
Miscellaneous, net	0.2	0.8	[1]	0.2	1.4	[1]
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes	(124.2)	(25.2)	[1]	(217.5)	(101.8)	[1]
Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	606.8	645.7		1,167.5	1,240.6
Segment profit	36.7	61.5		40.9	93.1
Segment reconciling items
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	40.6	36.7		79.3	73.8
Non-cash stock compensation expense	0.8	2.7		8.5	4.4
Non-Operating items:
Restructuring and related charges	5.5	4.6		11.0	5.7
Acquisition and integration costs	4.6	10.0		8.6	27.5
Disposal of investment	20.1			20.1
Oxford SAP disruption-related charges	23.1	0.0		33.1	0.0
Deferred compensation	0.0	0.8		0.0	1.7
Consumer
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	258.3	289.5		487.4	533.3
Consumer | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	258.3	289.5		487.4	533.3
Segment profit	36.5	53.9		38.8	75.7
Elizabeth Arden
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	106.1	101.1		211.8	196.8
Elizabeth Arden | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	106.1	101.1		211.8	196.8
Segment profit	(5.8)	1.1		(4.3)	0.7
Professional
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	147.6	143.4		282.1	290.0
Professional | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	147.6	143.4		282.1	290.0
Segment profit	(5.1)	(1.5)		(7.9)	0.0
Fragrance
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	94.8	111.7		186.2	220.5
Fragrance | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	94.8	111.7		186.2	220.5
Segment profit	11.1	8.0		14.3	16.7
Elizabeth Arden | Segment reconciling items
Non-Operating items:
Elizabeth Arden 2016 Business Transformation Program	0.0	0.3		0.0	0.7
Inventory purchase accounting adjustment, cost of sales	$ 0.0	$ 1.2		$ 0.0	$ 17.2

[1] Adjusted as a result of the adoption of certain accounting pronouncements during 2018. See Note 1, "Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements," for details of these adjustments.