ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, Composition of Accounts Receivable Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Gross accounts receivable (1)	$ 729,060		$ 738,730
Less: Rebate reserve	(320,013)		(265,229)
Less: Chargeback reserve	(104,293)		(102,630)
Less: Distribution services reserve	(11,638)		(12,576)
Less: Discount reserve	(15,469)		(18,657)
Uncollectible Accounts Reserve	63,199		15,187
Reserve for Turing receivable	(48,043)	$ 0
Accounts receivable, net	214,448		324,451
Receivable from Turing Pharmaceuticals AG
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Gross accounts receivable (1)	48,000		$ 40,600
Turing Pharmaceuticals AG
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Gross accounts receivable (1)	48,000
Reserve for Turing receivable	$ (48,043)

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Discount Reserve

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Distribution Services Reserve

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Uncollectible Accounts Reserve

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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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Amounts due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer) for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business.

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Amount of expense related to write-down of receivables to the amount expected to be collected. Includes, but is not limited to, accounts receivable and notes receivable.

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