Goodwill And Other Intangibles (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Goodwill [Line Items]
Amortization of intangible assets	$ 191,000,000		$ 212,800,000		$ 454,077,000	$ 424,500,000
Impairment of intangible assets					586,232,000
Asset impairment charges	725,044,000		39,951,000		929,006,000	169,576,000
Goodwill impairment charges					288,744,000
Goodwill	4,447,314,000				4,447,314,000		$ 4,729,395,000
Somar | Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Goodwill [Line Items]
Impairment of intangible assets	89,500,000
Asset impairment charges					9,900,000
Goodwill impairment charges	25,700,000
2016 US Generic Pharmaceuticals Restructuring | Asset Impairment Charges
Goodwill [Line Items]
Impairment of intangible assets						$ 100,300,000
U.S. Generic Pharmaceuticals
Goodwill [Line Items]
Impairment of intangible assets	268,200,000	$ 72,700,000
Asset impairment charges			$ 40,000,000	$ 29,300,000
Goodwill impairment charges	$ 0				0
Discount rate applied to estimated cash flows	9.00%
Goodwill	$ 3,531,301,000				3,531,301,000		3,531,301,000
U.S. Generic Pharmaceuticals | 2017 US Generic Pharmaceuticals Restructuring
Goodwill [Line Items]
Asset impairment charges	57,500,000
U.S. Generic Pharmaceuticals | 2016 US Generic Pharmaceuticals Restructuring | Asset Impairment Charges
Goodwill [Line Items]
Asset impairment charges				$ 100,300,000
U.S. Branded Pharmaceuticals
Goodwill [Line Items]
Asset impairment charges	$ 20,600,000
Goodwill impairment charges					180,430,000
Discount rate applied to estimated cash flows	9.50%
Goodwill	$ 828,818,000				828,818,000		1,009,248,000
U.S. Branded Pharmaceuticals | Accounting Standards Update, 2017-04
Goodwill [Line Items]
Asset impairment charges	180,400,000
U.S. Branded Pharmaceuticals | Opana
Goodwill [Line Items]
Asset impairment charges	31,500,000
International Pharmaceuticals
Goodwill [Line Items]
Asset impairment charges		82,600,000
Goodwill impairment charges					108,314,000
Goodwill	87,195,000				$ 87,195,000		$ 188,846,000
International Pharmaceuticals | Serelaxin In-Process Research and Development Intangible Assets
Goodwill [Line Items]
Asset impairment charges		$ 45,500,000
Paladin Labs Inc.
Goodwill [Line Items]
Discount rate applied to estimated cash flows					10.00%
Goodwill	$ 87,000,000				$ 87,000,000