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Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Per $1,000 principal, Early Tender and Consent Fee, Cash

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The amount of the original debt being converted in a noncash (or part noncash) transaction. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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

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

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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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The cash outflow for debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Narrative (Details)			9 Months Ended
	Nov. 13, 2020 USD ($)	Nov. 10, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) reporting_unit segment	Oct. 23, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Number of reporting units \| reporting_unit			4
Number of reporting segments \| segment			4
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt			$ 3,631,000,000.0		$ 3,194,200,000
5.75% Senior Notes due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate (as a percent)			5.75%
Long-term debt			$ 341,700,000		$ 498,100,000
5.75% Senior Notes due 2021 \| Revlon Consumer Products Corporation
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate (as a percent)			5.75%
5.75% Senior Notes due 2021 \| Subsequent Event \| Revlon Consumer Products Corporation
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate (as a percent)				5.75%
Debt conversion, original debt amount	$ 236,000,000
Debt repaid	106,800,000
Long-term debt	$ 0			$ 342,785,000
5.75% Senior Notes due 2021 \| 2020 \| Subsequent Event \| Revlon Consumer Products Corporation
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Cash per $1,000 principal amount		$ 275
Early tender/consent fee payable per $1,000 principal amount		50
Aggregate cash per $1,000 principal		325
5.75% Senior Notes due 2021 \| 2021 \| Subsequent Event \| Revlon Consumer Products Corporation
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Cash per $1,000 principal amount		200
Early tender/consent fee payable per $1,000 principal amount		50
Aggregate cash per $1,000 principal		$ 250
2020 ABL FILO Term Loans \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				50,000,000
2020 ABL FILO Term Loans \| Subsequent Event \| Revlon Consumer Products Corporation
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				50,000,000
2020 ABL FILO Term Loans \| 2021 \| Subsequent Event \| Revlon Consumer Products Corporation
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				50,000,000
New BrandCo Second Lien Term Loans \| Subsequent Event \| Revlon Consumer Products Corporation
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				75,000,000
New BrandCo Second Lien Term Loans \| 2021 \| Subsequent Event \| Revlon Consumer Products Corporation
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				$ 75,000,000