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Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed, Unpaid Purchase Consideration

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Amount of liability recognized arising from contingent consideration in a business combination.

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Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions, acquired at the acquisition date. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates.

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Amount recognized as of the acquisition date for the identifiable assets acquired in excess of (less than) the aggregate liabilities assumed.

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Acquisitions and License Agreements (Schedule of Reconciliation of Total Consideration) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended
	Aug. 14, 2014	Mar. 19, 2014	Oct. 01, 2012
Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total consideration, net of cash	$ 5,470.2
Plus: cash assumed in acquisition	445.1
Total consideration	5,915.3
Less: unpaid purchase consideration	(128.8)
Less: contingent consideration	0
Net assets acquired	5,786.5
Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total consideration, net of cash		1,286.0
Plus: cash assumed in acquisition		43.2
Total consideration		1,329.2
Less: contingent consideration		0
Net assets acquired		1,329.2
CNS Therapeutics, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total consideration, net of cash			95.0
Plus: cash assumed in acquisition			3.6
Total consideration			98.6
Less: contingent consideration			(6.9)
Net assets acquired			$ 91.7