Acquisitions and Other Transactions (EPD Business) (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions		7 Months Ended	10 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 27, 2015 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Feb. 27, 2015 TherapeuticClasses	Feb. 27, 2015 drugs	Feb. 27, 2015 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill			$ 5,380.1	$ 9,231.9	$ 5,380.1		$ 4,049.3
Total revenues				11,076.9	9,429.3		7,719.6
Net earnings attributable to Mylan N.V. ordinary shareholders				$ 480.0	847.6	[1]	$ 929.4
Mylan N.V.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Voting interest acquired, percentage	78.00%
EPD Business
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of products								5	100
Acquisition purchase price	$ 6,310.0
Voting interest acquired, percentage	22.00%			13.00%
Identified intangible assets			4,843.0		4,843.0					$ 4,840.0
Goodwill			1,341.0		1,341.0
Amount of goodwill expected to be tax deductible			486.4		486.4
Acquisition related costs			86.1		$ 86.1
Total revenues			$ 1,470.0
Net earnings attributable to Mylan N.V. ordinary shareholders		$ 62.4
EPD Business | Product rights and licenses
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Identified intangible assets										4,520.0
Acquired intangible assets, weighted average useful life, in years	13 years
EPD Business | Contractual Rights
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Identified intangible assets										$ 320.0
EPD Business | Contractual Rights | Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets, weighted average useful life, in years	2 years
EPD Business | Contractual Rights | Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets, weighted average useful life, in years	5 years
EPD Business | CommonStockToOrdinaryShares
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Common stock, conversion basis | shares	1
Conversion of stock, shares issued | shares	1
Mylan N.V. | EPD Business
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration transferred, shares | shares	110,000,000

[1] As Mylan N.V. is the successor to Mylan Inc., the information set forth above refers to Mylan Inc. for periods prior to February 27, 2015, and to Mylan N.V. on and after February 27, 2015.