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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 450
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (a)
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Commitments and Contingencies (Actions In Which We Are The Defendant) (Detail) Claim in Thousands, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended					9 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Patents	Apr. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013 lagoon	Oct. 02, 2016 USD ($) Claim
Inflectra [Member] \| Janssen and New York University Versus Hospira, Celltrion Healthcare and Celltrion Inc. [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of patents			6
Inflectra [Member] \| Janssen and New York University Versus Hospira, Celltrion Healthcare and Celltrion Inc. [Member] \| Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of patents			2
Inflectra [Member] \| Janssen and New York University Versus Hospira, Celltrion Healthcare and Celltrion Inc. [Member] \| Settled Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Claims dismissed			4
Xtandi [Member] \| Regents Versus Medivation [Member] \| Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Percentage of payments Medivation received sought by Regents				10.00%
Damages from Product Defects [Member] \| Class Action Versus American Optical Corporation And Various Other Defendants [Member] \| Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, pending claims, number \| Claim						56
Product Safety Misrepresentation [Member] \| Celebrex and Bextra [Member] \| Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement \| $		$ 486,000				$ 486,000
Average Wholesale Price [Member] \| State of Illinois Versus Pfizer [Member] \| Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, pending claims, number \| Claim						0
Environmental Remediation Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lagoons \| lagoon					2
Environmental Remediation Litigation [Member] \| PPLLC Versus EPA [Member] \| Settled Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement \| $	$ 190