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Avon Products Inc – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/15 – ‘XML’

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 2/23/16  Avon Products Inc                 10-K       12/31/15  135:23M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

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                to Section 302                                                   
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                to Section 302                                                   
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24: R9          Consolidated Statements of Changes in               HTML    118K 
                Shareholders' Equity                                             
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                Parentheticals (Parentheticals)                                  
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                Significant Accounting Policies                                  
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33: R18         Financial Instruments and Risk Management           HTML    100K 
34: R19         Fair Value                                          HTML    122K 
35: R20         Share-Based Compensation Plans                      HTML    117K 
36: R21         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML    666K 
37: R22         Segment Information                                 HTML    167K 
38: R23         Leases and Commitments Leases and Commitments       HTML     58K 
                (Notes)                                                          
39: R24         Restructuring Initiatives                           HTML    192K 
40: R25         Contingencies                                       HTML     68K 
41: R26         Goodwill and Intangible Assets                      HTML    114K 
42: R27         Supplemental Balance Sheet Information              HTML     69K 
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44: R29         Valuation and Qualifying Accounts                   HTML    109K 
45: R30         Description of the Business and Summary of          HTML    170K 
                Significant Accounting Policies (Policy)                         
46: R31         Description of the Business and Summary of          HTML     99K 
                Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)                         
47: R32         Discontinued Operations and Divestitures            HTML    118K 
                Discontinued Operations and Divestitures (Tables)                
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49: R34         Debt and Other Financing (Tables)                   HTML     82K 
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52: R37         Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Tables)  HTML     80K 
53: R38         Fair Value (Tables)                                 HTML    119K 
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56: R41         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML    169K 
57: R42         Leases and Commitments (Tables)                     HTML     55K 
58: R43         Restructuring Initiatives (Tables)                  HTML    170K 
59: R44         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)             HTML    103K 
60: R45         Supplemental Balance Sheet Information (Tables)     HTML     72K 
61: R46         Results of Operations by Quarter (Unaudited)        HTML    285K 
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63: R48         Description of the Business and Summary of          HTML    150K 
                Significant Accounting Policies (Narrative)                      
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64: R49         Description of the Business and Summary of          HTML     47K 
                Significant Accounting Policies Out of Period                    
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
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                Significant Accounting Policies (Earnings Per                    
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66: R51         Discontinued Operations and Divestitures            HTML    134K 
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
67: R52         Discontinued Operations and Divestitures            HTML    155K 
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70: R55         Debt and Other Financing (Debt) (Details)           HTML     88K 
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75: R60         Income Taxes (Income from Continuing Operations     HTML     50K 
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                Narrative (Details)                                              
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                (Details)                                                        
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Proceeds, Tax Benefits and Intrinsic Value Related               
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                Units) (Details)                                                 
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                (Details)                                                        
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                (Details)                                                        
98: R83         Employee Benefit Plans (Components of Net Periodic  HTML    117K 
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                Comprehensive Income) (Details)                                  
99: R84         Employee Benefit Plans (Accumulated Other           HTML     47K 
                Comprehensive Loss Expected to be Recognized as                  
                Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost During                   
                Next Fiscal Year) (Details)                                      
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                Assumptions Used to Determine Benefit Obligations)               
                (Details)                                                        
101: R86         Employee Benefit Plans (Weighted-Average            HTML     54K  
                Assumptions used to Determine Net Benefit Cost)                  
                (Details)                                                        
102: R87         Employee Benefit Plans (Pension and Postretirement  HTML     61K  
                Plans Target and Weighted-Average Asset                          
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103: R88         Employee Benefit Plans (Fair Value Hierarchy for    HTML    133K  
                Pension and Postretirement Assets) (Details)                     
104: R89         Employee Benefit Plans (Reconciliation of the       HTML     49K  
                Beginning and Ending Balances for Investments)                   
                (Details)                                                        
105: R90         Employee Benefit Plans (Total Benefit Payments)     HTML     66K  
                (Details)                                                        
106: R91         Employee Benefit Plans (One-Percentage Point        HTML     49K  
                Change for all Postretirement Plans) (Details)                   
107: R92         Employee Benefit Plans (Supplemental Retirement     HTML     66K  
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108: R93         Employee Benefit Plans (Assets Held In Trust)       HTML     46K  
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109: R94         Segment Information (Total Revenue and Operating    HTML     59K  
                Profit) (Details)                                                
110: R95         Segment Information (Total Assets) (Details)        HTML     56K  
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112: R97         Segment Information (Depreciation and               HTML     49K  
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                Incurred to Date for $400M Cost Savings Initiative               
                (Details)                                                        
122: R107        Restructuring Initiatives Restructuring Charges by  HTML     50K  
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125: R110        Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Schedule of         HTML     65K  
                Goodwill) (Details)                                              
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                Intangible Assets) (Details)                                     
127: R112        Supplemental Balance Sheet Information (Components  HTML     56K  
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128: R113        Supplemental Balance Sheet Information (Components  HTML     58K  
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                (Details)                                                        
130: R115        Results of Operations by Quarter (Unaudited)        HTML     64K  
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