Commitments And Contingencies (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended																			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	19 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	May 31, 2019 class_action	Apr. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2019 d defendant	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) defendant	Nov. 30, 2018	Oct. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2018 d	Jun. 30, 2018 theory	May 31, 2018	Apr. 30, 2018 case	Mar. 31, 2018 d defendant	Feb. 28, 2018 defendant	Jan. 31, 2018 consultant d employee	Aug. 31, 2017 defendant	Jul. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) case	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 29, 2019 USD ($) claim	Jul. 30, 2019 case
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Reserve for loss contingencies		$ 854,800																		$ 854,800		$ 854,800
Length of trial, number of days																			3 days
Vaginal mesh cases
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Payments to plaintiffs and qualified settlement funds																						3,400,000
Settlement funds		306,441					$ 299,733													306,441		306,441	$ 299,733
Loss contingency accrual, period increase (decrease)																						0
Testosterone Cases | Subsequent event
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Pending claims, number | claim																								899
Opioid-related matters
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of putative class actions | class_action			2
Number of claims set for trial | case														2
Opioid-related matters | Subsequent event
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Pending claims, number | case																									2,300
Number of cases filed by states | case																									18
Number of cases filed by hospitals, health systems, unions, welfare funds or other third-party | case																									153
Number of cases alleging personal injury and/or wrongful death | case																									131
Lidoderm cases
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Payments to plaintiffs and qualified settlement funds																					$ 30,000		$ 60,000
Settlement, amount awarded to other party										$ 100,000
Lidoderm cases | Subsequent event
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Reserve for loss contingencies																								$ 10,000
Payments to plaintiffs and qualified settlement funds																								$ 90,000
AndroGel 1.62%
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of causation theories rejected | theory												2
Number of causation theories | theory												3
Public employees' retirement system of mississippi vs. endo international plc
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Settlement, amount awarded to other party				$ 50,000
Loss contingency accrual, period increase (decrease)																					50,000
Loss contingency, receivable					$ 50,000																$ 50,000
Bier v. endo international plc, et al.
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency accrual, period increase (decrease)																				82,500
Loss contingency, receivable		$ 82,500																		$ 82,500		$ 82,500
Bier v. endo international plc, et al. | Subsequent event
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Settlement, amount awarded to other party	$ 82,500
Bier v. endo international plc, et al. | Current and former directors and officers
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of additional defendants | defendant																		4
Number of defendants | defendant							4									20
AMS | Vaginal mesh cases
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, claims settled, number | case																						71,000
Par pharmaceutical, inc. | VASOSTRICT related matters
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of additional defendants | employee																	4
Length of trial, number of days | consultant																	1
Number of defendants filing motion to dismiss the breach of contract claim | defendant															7
Number of defendants filing motion to dismiss for lack of personal injury jurisdiction | defendant															4
Number of defendants filing motion to dismiss breach of contract claim | defendant															1
Number of defendants | defendant						4
Stay of litigation, number of days | d																	60
Extension of temporary stay, number of days | d											180				180
Number of days for plaintiff to file notice | d						3
Lawsuit filing period		45 days			45 days			45 days	45 days				45 days
Stay of approval period, hatch-waxman act		30 months			30 months			30 months	30 months				30 months