Segment Information (Reconciliation Of Segment Information To Total Consolidated Information) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		$ 3,057.1	$ 2,695.2	$ 7,809.1	$ 6,938.6
Segment profitability (loss)		(130.7)	601.1	385.8	1,037.0
Generics Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		2,625.0	2,249.9	6,709.4	5,968.8
Specialty Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		432.1	445.3	1,099.7	969.8
Intersegment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Intersegment | Generics Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		27.4	1.4	29.5	5.2
Intersegment | Specialty Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		7.2	1.2	13.7	5.8
Operating Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		3,057.1	2,695.2	7,809.1	6,938.6
Operating Segment | Generics Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		2,652.4	2,251.3	6,738.9	5,974.0
Segment profitability (loss)		799.3	788.5	1,923.7	1,834.0
Operating Segment | Specialty Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		439.3	446.5	1,113.4	975.6
Segment profitability (loss)		278.2	258.2	658.3	524.2
Corporate / Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	[1]	(34.6)	(2.6)	(43.2)	(11.0)
Segment profitability (loss)	[1]	$ (1,208.2)	$ (445.6)	$ (2,196.2)	$ (1,321.2)

[1] Includes certain corporate general and administrative and R&D expenses; litigation settlements and other contingencies, net, which for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 included the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program Settlement and the Strides Settlement, as discussed further in Note 18 Contingencies; certain intercompany transactions, including eliminations; amortization of intangible assets and certain purchase accounting items; impairment charges; and other expenses not directly attributable to segments.