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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details)						9 Months Ended
	Oct. 23, 2018 EUR (€)	Mar. 09, 2017 EUR (€)	Oct. 23, 2016 patent	Apr. 19, 2016 patent product inter_partes_review	Mar. 09, 2016 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2018 lawsuit	Jan. 11, 2017 subsidiary	Nov. 02, 2015 subsidiary
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits that if settled could have a material adverse impact on net income or cash flows | lawsuit						1
Edwards Lifesciences vs Boston Scientific Patent Lawsuits
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of products involved in patent infringement | product				5
Inter partes review requests | inter_partes_review				3
Edwards Lifesciences vs Boston Scientific Patent Lawsuits | Boston Scientific
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Payment of bond for each patent to enforce an injunction against sales in Germany (in euros)		€ 90,000,000
Number of subsidiaries in litigation | subsidiary							2	2
Number of patents allegedly infringed | patent				8
Edwards Lifesciences vs Boston Scientific Patent Lawsuits | Boston Scientific | Europe
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of subsidiaries in litigation | subsidiary								3
Edwards Lifesciences vs Boston Scientific Patent Lawsuits | Edwards Lifesciences
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Payment of bond for each patent to enforce an injunction against sales in Germany (in euros)					€ 10,000,000
Edwards Lifesciences vs Boston Scientific Patent Lawsuits | Edwards Lifesciences PVT, Inc. and Edwards Lifesciences Inc.
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of patents allegedly infringed | patent			2
Subsequent Event | Symetis vs Edwards Lifesciences
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Damages sought	€ 10,000,000

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