Document And Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Nov. 04, 2016
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	MYLAN N.V.
Entity Central Index Key	0001623613
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2016
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filler Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Ordinary Shares, Shares Outstanding		535,105,253