Consolidated Statements of Equity - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Common Stock	Additional Paid-In Capital	Retained Earnings	Treasury Stock	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss)	Noncontrolling Interest
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	$ 3,355.8	$ 269.8	$ 3,986.7	$ 2,061.4	$ (2,890.7)	$ (86.5)	$ 15.1
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2012		539,664,386			(144,459,209)
Net earnings	626.5			623.7			2.8
Other comprehensive (loss) earnings, net of tax	(153.6)					(153.6)
Common stock share repurchase	$ (1,000.0)				$ (1,000.0)
Common stock share repurchase (in shares)	(41,400,000)				(28,485,459)
Stock options exercised, net of shares tendered for payment	$ 76.2	$ 2.2	74.0
Stock options exercised, net of shares tendered for payment (in shares)		4,313,644
Stock compensation expense	47.0		47.0
Issuance of restricted stock, net of shares withheld	(7.7)		(19.6)		$ 11.9
Issuance of restricted stock, net of shares withheld (in shares)					570,769
Tax benefit of stock option plans	15.5		15.5
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Acquisitions	0.0
Other	0.2		0.0				0.2
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	2,959.9	$ 272.0	4,103.6	2,685.1	$ (3,878.8)	(240.1)	18.1
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2013		543,978,030			(172,373,899)
Net earnings	933.1			929.4			3.7
Other comprehensive (loss) earnings, net of tax	(746.9)					(746.9)
Common stock share repurchase	$ (1,000.0)
Common stock share repurchase (in shares)	(28,500,000)
Stock options exercised, net of shares tendered for payment	$ 53.8	$ 1.3	52.5
Stock options exercised, net of shares tendered for payment (in shares)		2,680,477
Stock compensation expense	66.0		66.0
Issuance of restricted stock, net of shares withheld	(19.1)		(40.2)		$ 21.1
Issuance of restricted stock, net of shares withheld (in shares)					938,699
Tax benefit of stock option plans	30.9		30.9
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Acquisitions	0.0
Other	(1.7)						(1.7)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	3,276.0			3,614.5	$ (3,857.7)	(987.0)	20.1
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014		546,658,507			(171,435,200)
Common Stock, Value, Issued	273.3
Additional Paid in Capital	4,212.8
Net earnings	847.7			847.6			0.1
Other comprehensive (loss) earnings, net of tax	(777.3)					(777.3)
Common stock share repurchase	$ (67.5)				$ (67.5)
Common stock share repurchase (in shares)	(1,300,000)				1,311,193
Stock options exercised, net of shares tendered for payment	$ 98.0	$ 1.3	96.7
Stock options exercised, net of shares tendered for payment (in shares)		6,086,450
Stock compensation expense	92.8		92.8
Issuance of restricted stock, net of shares withheld	(41.7)		(56.2)		$ 14.5
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Redemptions or Purchase of Interests							(18.7)
Issuance of restricted stock, net of shares withheld (in shares)					618,338
Tax benefit of stock option plans	52.5		52.5
Exchange of Mylan Inc. Common Stock into Mylan N.V. Ordinary Shares		(378,388,431)
Exchange of Mylan Inc. Common Shares into Mylan N.V. Ordinary Shares, Cost		$ (185.0)	185.0
Issuance of Ordinary Shares to Mylan N.V.		378,388,431
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Acquisitions		110,000,000
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Acquisitions	6,305.8	$ 1.3
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Shares Issued in Acquisition			6,304.5
Treasury Stock, Shares, Retired		(170,816,862)			170,816,862
Treasury Stock, Retired, Cost Method, Amount	0.0	$ (85.4)	(3,757.7)		$ 3,843.1
Other	(1.8)		$ (1.8)		0.1		(0.1)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2015	9,765.8			$ 4,462.1	$ (67.5)	$ (1,764.3)	$ 1.4
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2015		491,928,095			1,311,193
Common Stock, Value, Issued	5.5
Additional Paid in Capital	$ 7,128.6