Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended																12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015		Sep. 30, 2015		Jun. 30, 2015		Mar. 31, 2015	[1]	Dec. 31, 2014		Sep. 30, 2014		Jun. 30, 2014		Mar. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Revenues:
Net sales																	$ 9,362.6	$ 7,646.5	$ 6,856.6
Other revenues																	66.7	73.1	52.5
Total revenues	$ 2,490.7		$ 2,695.2		$ 2,371.7		$ 1,871.7		$ 2,082.7		$ 2,084.0		$ 1,837.3		$ 1,715.6		9,429.3	7,719.6	6,909.1
Cost of sales																	5,213.2	4,191.6	3,868.8
Gross profit	1,062.6		1,315.3		1,008.1		830.1		969.0		1,012.4		808.8		737.8		4,216.1	3,528.0	3,040.3
Operating expenses:
Research and development																	671.9	581.8	507.8
Selling, general and administrative																	2,180.7	1,625.7	1,408.5
Litigation settlements, net																	(97.4)	47.9	(14.6)
Other operating (income) expense, net																	0.0	(80.0)	3.1
Total operating expenses																	2,755.2	2,175.4	1,904.8
Earnings from operations																	1,460.9	1,352.6	1,135.5
Interest expense																	339.4	333.2	313.3
Other expense (income), net																	206.1	44.9	74.9
Earnings before income taxes and noncontrolling interest																	915.4	974.5	747.3
Income tax provision																	67.7	41.4	120.8
Net earnings	194.6		428.6		167.9		56.6		190.5		499.4		126.6		116.6		847.7	933.1	626.5
Net earnings attributable to the noncontrolling interest																	(0.1)	(3.7)	(2.8)
Net earnings attributable to Mylan N.V. ordinary shareholders	$ 194.6		$ 428.6		$ 167.8		$ 56.6		$ 189.2		$ 499.1		$ 125.2		$ 115.9		$ 847.6	$ 929.4	$ 623.7
Earnings per ordinary share attributable to Mylan N.V. ordinary shareholders:
Basic (in USD per share)	$ 0.40	[2]	$ 0.87	[2]	$ 0.34	[2]	$ 0.14	[2]	$ 0.51	[2]	$ 1.33	[2]	$ 0.34	[2]	$ 0.31	[2]	$ 1.80	$ 2.49	$ 1.63
Diluted (in USD per share)	$ 0.38	[2]	$ 0.83	[2]	$ 0.32	[2]	$ 0.13	[2]	$ 0.47	[2]	$ 1.26	[2]	$ 0.32	[2]	$ 0.29	[2]	$ 1.70	$ 2.34	$ 1.58
Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding:
Basic																	472.2	373.7	383.3
Diluted																	497.4	398.0	394.5

[1] On February 27, 2015, Mylan Inc. became an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Mylan N.V.

[2] The sum of earnings per share for the quarters may not equal earnings per share for the total year due to changes in the average number of ordinary shares outstanding.