Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Revenues:
Net sales	$ 17,813.6	$ 11,819.9	$ 11,370.3
Total revenues	17,886.3	11,946.0	11,500.5
Cost of sales	12,310.8	8,149.3	7,602.9
Gross profit	5,575.5	3,796.7	3,897.6
Operating expenses:
Research and development	751.1	555.1	639.9
Selling, general and administrative	4,529.2	3,344.6	2,563.6
Litigation settlements and other contingencies, net	329.2	107.8	(21.4)
Total operating expenses	5,609.5	4,007.5	3,182.1
(Loss) earnings from operations	(34.0)	(210.8)	715.5
Interest expense	636.2	497.8	517.3
Other (income) expense, net	(5.8)	12.6	43.8
(Loss) earnings before income taxes	(664.4)	(721.2)	154.4
Income tax provision (benefit)	604.7	(51.3)	137.6
Net (loss) earnings	$ (1,269.1)	$ (669.9)	$ 16.8
(Loss) earnings per share attributable to Viatris Inc. shareholders
Basic (in USD per share)	$ (1.05)	$ (1.11)	$ 0.03
Diluted (in USD per share)	$ (1.05)	$ (1.11)	$ 0.03
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	1,208.8	601.2	515.7
Diluted (in shares)	1,208.8	601.2	516.5
Net sales
Revenues:
Net sales	$ 17,813.6	$ 11,819.9	$ 11,370.3
Other revenues
Revenues:
Other revenues	$ 72.7	$ 126.1	$ 130.2