Subsidiary Guarantors Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,256.6	$ 1,236.0	$ 587.0	$ 587.0	$ 225.5
Accounts receivable, net	3,098.9	2,689.1
Inventories	2,687.5	1,951.0
Intercompany receivables	0.0	0.0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	922.1	596.6
Total current assets	7,965.1	6,472.7
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,284.2	1,983.9
Investments in subsidiaries	0.0	0.0
Intercompany notes and interest receivable	0.0	0.0
Intangible assets, net	15,613.4	7,221.9
Goodwill	9,633.1	5,380.1
Other assets	1,042.7	1,209.1
Total assets	36,538.5	22,267.7
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable	1,254.9	1,109.6
Short-term borrowings	54.2	1.3
Income taxes payable	164.5	92.4
Current portion of long-term debt and other long-term obligations	4,434.6	1,077.0
Intercompany payables	0.0	0.0
Other current liabilities	3,645.8	1,841.9
Total current liabilities	9,554.0	4,122.2
Long-term debt	11,328.6	6,295.6
Intercompany notes payable	0.0	0.0
Other long-term obligations	3,827.1	2,084.1
Total liabilities	24,709.7	12,501.9
Equity [Abstract]
Total equity	11,828.8	9,765.8		$ 9,815.0	3,276.0
Total liabilities and equity	36,538.5	22,267.7
Eliminations
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0
Accounts receivable, net	0.0	0.0
Inventories	0.0	0.0
Intercompany receivables	(10,605.6)	(10,317.1)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	0.0	0.0
Total current assets	(10,605.6)	(10,317.1)
Property, plant and equipment, net	0.0	0.0
Investments in subsidiaries	(27,668.1)	(17,955.4)
Intercompany notes and interest receivable	(12,342.0)	(9,723.1)
Intangible assets, net	0.0	0.0
Goodwill	0.0	0.0
Other assets	0.0	0.0
Total assets	(50,615.7)	(37,995.6)
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable	0.0	0.0
Short-term borrowings	0.0	0.0
Income taxes payable	0.0	0.0
Current portion of long-term debt and other long-term obligations	0.0	0.0
Intercompany payables	(10,605.6)	(10,317.1)
Other current liabilities	0.0	0.0
Total current liabilities	(10,605.6)	(10,317.1)
Long-term debt	0.0	0.0
Intercompany notes payable	(12,341.9)	(9,723.1)
Other long-term obligations	0.0	0.0
Total liabilities	(22,947.5)	(20,040.2)
Equity [Abstract]
Total equity	(27,668.2)	(17,955.4)
Total liabilities and equity	(50,615.7)	(37,995.6)
Mylan N.V. (Parent Guarantor)
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0.0	0.0	1.4		0.1
Accounts receivable, net	0.0	0.0
Inventories	0.0	0.0
Intercompany receivables	165.8	1,097.5
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1.5	0.3
Total current assets	167.3	1,097.8
Property, plant and equipment, net	0.0	0.0
Investments in subsidiaries	17,755.5	9,947.7
Intercompany notes and interest receivable	2,268.9	0.0
Intangible assets, net	0.0	0.0
Goodwill	0.0	0.0
Other assets	0.0	0.0
Total assets	20,191.7	11,045.5
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable	0.0	0.0
Short-term borrowings	0.0	0.0
Income taxes payable	0.0	0.0
Current portion of long-term debt and other long-term obligations	0.0	0.0
Intercompany payables	420.8	283.2
Other current liabilities	514.3	2.0
Total current liabilities	935.1	285.2
Long-term debt	7,427.8	994.5
Intercompany notes payable	0.0	0.0
Other long-term obligations	0.0	0.0
Total liabilities	8,362.9	1,279.7
Equity [Abstract]
Total equity	11,828.8	9,765.8
Total liabilities and equity	20,191.7	11,045.5
Mylan Inc. (Issuer)
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	33.2	870.5	63.7		112.9
Accounts receivable, net	7.4	14.4
Inventories	0.0	0.0
Intercompany receivables	420.8	283.2
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	256.7	244.8
Total current assets	718.1	1,412.9
Property, plant and equipment, net	331.3	324.4
Investments in subsidiaries	9,912.6	8,007.7
Intercompany notes and interest receivable	10,054.4	9,704.4
Intangible assets, net	0.0	0.5
Goodwill	17.1	17.1
Other assets	97.1	135.3
Total assets	21,130.6	19,602.3
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable	30.0	33.5
Short-term borrowings	0.0	0.0
Income taxes payable	33.2	0.0
Current portion of long-term debt and other long-term obligations	2,188.2	1,010.1
Intercompany payables	10,184.8	10,033.9
Other current liabilities	309.2	320.1
Total current liabilities	12,745.4	11,397.6
Long-term debt	3,735.7	5,298.4
Intercompany notes payable	1,466.5	18.7
Other long-term obligations	55.3	122.2
Total liabilities	18,002.9	16,836.9
Equity [Abstract]
Total equity	3,127.7	2,765.4
Total liabilities and equity	21,130.6	19,602.3
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0
Accounts receivable, net	0.0	0.0
Inventories	0.0	0.0
Intercompany receivables	0.0	0.0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	0.0	0.0
Total current assets	0.0	0.0
Property, plant and equipment, net	0.0	0.0
Investments in subsidiaries	0.0	0.0
Intercompany notes and interest receivable	0.0	0.0
Intangible assets, net	0.0	0.0
Goodwill	0.0	0.0
Other assets	0.0	0.0
Total assets	0.0	0.0
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable	0.0	0.0
Short-term borrowings	0.0	0.0
Income taxes payable	0.0	0.0
Current portion of long-term debt and other long-term obligations	0.0	0.0
Intercompany payables	0.0	0.0
Other current liabilities	0.0	0.0
Total current liabilities	0.0	0.0
Long-term debt	0.0	0.0
Intercompany notes payable	0.0	0.0
Other long-term obligations	0.0	0.0
Total liabilities	0.0	0.0
Equity [Abstract]
Total equity	0.0	0.0
Total liabilities and equity	0.0	0.0
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	1,223.4	365.5	$ 521.9		$ 112.5
Accounts receivable, net	3,091.5	2,674.7
Inventories	2,687.5	1,951.0
Intercompany receivables	10,019.0	8,936.4
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	663.9	351.5
Total current assets	17,685.3	14,279.1
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,952.9	1,659.5
Investments in subsidiaries	0.0	0.0
Intercompany notes and interest receivable	18.7	18.7
Intangible assets, net	15,613.4	7,221.4
Goodwill	9,616.0	5,363.0
Other assets	945.6	1,073.8
Total assets	45,831.9	29,615.5
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable	1,224.9	1,076.1
Short-term borrowings	54.2	1.3
Income taxes payable	131.3	92.4
Current portion of long-term debt and other long-term obligations	2,246.4	66.9
Intercompany payables	0.0	0.0
Other current liabilities	2,822.3	1,519.8
Total current liabilities	6,479.1	2,756.5
Long-term debt	165.1	2.7
Intercompany notes payable	10,875.4	9,704.4
Other long-term obligations	3,771.8	1,961.9
Total liabilities	21,291.4	14,425.5
Equity [Abstract]
Total equity	24,540.5	15,190.0
Total liabilities and equity	$ 45,831.9	$ 29,615.5