Earnings per Ordinary Share Attributable to Mylan N.V. (Narrative) (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016 shares	Jun. 30, 2015 shares	Jun. 30, 2016 shares	Jun. 30, 2015 shares	Apr. 15, 2016 shares	Sep. 15, 2011 $ / shares shares	Sep. 15, 2008 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted, by Common Class [Line Items]
Weighted average ordinary shares issued to settle warrants	14.0		7.0
Shares issued in warrant settlement					17.0
Weighted average number diluted shares outstanding adjustment, stock-based awards and warrants	2.8	25.1	9.8	23.0
Anti-dilutive stock options or restricted stock awards excluded from computation of earnings per share	7.1	3.2	6.8	3.1
Old warrants
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted, by Common Class [Line Items]
Number of warrants exchanged						41.0
Warrants issued, exercise price per share | $ / shares							$ 20.00
Old warrants | Maximum
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted, by Common Class [Line Items]
Warrant, number of shares of ordinary shares called by warrants							43.2
New warrants
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted, by Common Class [Line Items]
Warrants issued, exercise price per share | $ / shares						$ 30.00
Convertible Debt | Cash Convertible Notes
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted, by Common Class [Line Items]
Principal amount of debt instrument | $							$ 575