Shareholders' Equity Shareholders' Equity (Narrative) (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	Sep. 19, 2015	Feb. 27, 2015 shares	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 € / shares	Jul. 23, 2015 shares	Apr. 21, 2015 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Par value per share | (per share)				€ 0.01			$ 0.5
Par value, per preferred shares | € / shares				€ 0.01
Teva unsolicited, non-binding expression of interest purchase price | $ / shares						$ 82
Preferred shares outstanding					488,388,431
Preferred shares percentage outstanding					100.00%
Stock issued during period, foreign requirement for acquisition, percent	25.00%
Other current liabilities | $			$ 1,777.1				$ 1,434.1
Preferred share
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Other current liabilities | $			$ 1.3
EPD Business | Common stock to ordinary shares
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Conversion of stock, shares converted		1
Conversion of stock, shares issued		1
Mylan N.V. | EPD Business
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Consideration transferred, shares		110,000,000