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Nature of Operations - Additional Information (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May 04, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2019 shares	Dec. 31, 2019 $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2020 $ / shares
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in usd per share)			$ 0.01
Shares repurchased (percent)	15.00%
Private Placement
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Sale of stock price per share (in dollars per share)	$ 18.25
Gross proceeds from stock issuance \| $	$ 855
Holdings
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners (percent)	57.00%		51.00%	51.00%
Holdings \| Private Placement And PPU Holders Distribution
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Decrease in noncontrolling ownership interest (percent)	18.00%
Impax Acquisition \| Holdings
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Ownership by parent (percent)	25.00%
Ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners (percent)	75.00%
Amneal Holdings, LLC \| Impax Acquisition
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Shareholder ownership (percent)	75.00%
Impax Common Stock Holders \| Impax Acquisition
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Shareholder ownership (percent)	25.00%
PIPE Investors
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Shareholder ownership (percent)	15.00%
Class A Common Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in usd per share)	$ 0.01		$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Stock conversion ratio	1
Conversion of Class B-1 Common Stock (in shares) \| shares			12.3
Class A Common Stock \| Private Placement
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Sale of stock, number of shares issued in transaction (in shares) \| shares	34.5
Class A Common Stock \| PPU Holders Distribution
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Sale of stock, number of shares issued in transaction (in shares) \| shares	6.9
Class B Common Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in usd per share)	$ 0.01		$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Class B-1 Common Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in usd per share)	$ 0.01
Conversion of Class B-1 Common Stock (in shares) \| shares		12.3
Class B-1 Common Stock \| Private Placement
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Sale of stock, number of shares issued in transaction (in shares) \| shares	12.3
Impax Laboratories, LLC
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in usd per share)	$ 0.01