Acquisitions and Other Transactions (EPD Business) (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended									10 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 27, 2015 USD ($) drugs shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	[1]	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Feb. 27, 2015	Feb. 27, 2015 TherapeuticClasses	Feb. 27, 2015 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 5,380.1					$ 4,049.3				$ 5,380.1	$ 5,380.1	$ 4,049.3	$ 4,340.5
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
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
Mylan N.V.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Voting interest acquired, percentage															78.00%
EPD Business
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of products	100															5
Acquisition purchase price	$ 6,310.0
Voting interest acquired, percentage		14.20%									14.20%	14.20%			22.00%
Identified intangible assets		$ 4,843.0									$ 4,843.0	$ 4,843.0					$ 4,843.0	[2]
Goodwill		1,341.0									1,341.0	1,341.0					1,285.7	[2]
Amount of goodwill expected to be tax deductible		947.0									947.0	947.0
Acquisition related costs		$ 86.1					$ 50.2				86.1	$ 86.1	$ 50.2
Total revenues											1,470.0
Net earnings attributable to Mylan N.V. ordinary shareholders											$ 62.4
EPD Business | Product rights and licenses
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Identified intangible assets																	4,520.0
Acquired intangible assets, weighted average useful life, in years	13 years
EPD Business | Contractual Rights
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Identified intangible assets																	$ 320.0
EPD Business | Contractual Rights | Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets, weighted average useful life, in years	2 years
EPD Business | Contractual Rights | Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets, weighted average useful life, in years	5 years
EPD Business | CommonStockToOrdinaryShares
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Common stock, conversion basis | shares	1
Conversion of stock, shares issued | shares	1
Mylan N.V. | EPD Business
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration transferred, shares | shares	110,000,000

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

[2] As originally reported in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2015.