SEGMENT DATA AND RELATED INFORMATION - Net Sales and Segment Profit (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016		Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 786.6	$ 666.5	$ 645.7	$ 594.9	$ 800.7	$ 604.8	$ 488.9	$ 439.6	$ 2,693.7	$ 2,334.0		$ 1,914.3
Segment profit									(15.7)	164.7		224.8
Depreciation and amortization									155.8	123.2	[1]	103.2	[1]
Non-Operating items:
Restructuring and related charges									33.4	34.0		10.5
Acquisition and integration costs	$ 12.7								52.9	43.2		8.0
Impairment charges									10.8	23.4	[1]	9.7	[1]
Interest expense									149.8	105.2		83.3
Amortization of debt issuance costs									9.1	6.8	[1]	5.7	[1]
Loss on early extinguishment of debt									0.0	16.9	[1]	0.0	[1]
Foreign currency (gains) losses, net									(18.5)	18.5		15.7
Miscellaneous, net									0.8	(0.6)		0.4
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes									(156.9)	17.9		119.7
Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									2,693.7	2,334.0		1,914.3
Segment profit									405.0	514.1		465.5
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Unallocated corporate expenses									139.6	89.4		79.0
Segment reconciling items
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization									155.8	123.2		103.2
Non-cash stock compensation expense									6.8	6.4		5.1
Non-Operating items:
Restructuring and related charges									34.5	36.8		11.6
Acquisition and integration costs									52.9	43.2		8.0
Inventory purchase accounting adjustment, cost of sales									0.0	0.2		0.9
Pension Cost (Reversal of Cost)									0.0	0.0		20.7
Impairment charges										23.4		9.7
Deferred compensation									2.0	3.5		2.5
Consumer | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									1,288.5	1,389.8		1,414.8
Segment profit									239.6	349.2		360.2
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Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									952.5	441.4		0.0
Segment profit									114.2	68.2		0.0
Professional | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									432.2	476.5		471.1
Segment profit									54.9	99.4		103.9
Other | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									20.5	26.3		28.4
Segment profit									(3.7)	(2.7)		1.4
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Non-Operating items:
Acquisition and integration costs									50.0
Elizabeth Arden | Segment reconciling items
Non-Operating items:
Elizabeth Arden 2016 Business Transformation Program									1.1	2.6		0.0
Inventory purchase accounting adjustment, cost of sales									$ 17.2	$ 20.7		$ 0.0

[1] Adjusted as a result of the adoption of certain accounting pronouncements beginning on January 1, 2017. See Note 1, "Description of Business and Summaryof Significant Accounting Policies - Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements," for details of these adjustments.