SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS AND LONG-TERM DEBT (Details 2)		3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended				3 Months Ended					3 Months Ended
	Feb. 13, 2012 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 Senior Secured Credit Facilities denominator numerator	Mar. 31, 2012 Senior Secured Credit Facilities Base rate	Mar. 31, 2012 Senior Secured Credit Facilities LIBO	Mar. 31, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility	Feb. 13, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 Senior Secured Term Loan A Facility USD ($)	Feb. 13, 2012 Senior Secured Term Loan A Facility USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 Delayed Draw Facility	Feb. 13, 2012 Delayed Draw Facility USD ($)	Feb. 13, 2012 Incremental Term Loans USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 Senior Secured Term Loan B Facility USD ($)	Feb. 13, 2012 Senior Secured Term Loan B Facility USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 Brazil Uncommitted Line of Credit USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2012 Brazil Uncommitted Line of Credit USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2012 Brazil Uncommitted Line of Credit BRL	Feb. 29, 2012 Brazil Uncommitted Line of Credit Interbank Deposit Certificate Rate
Long-term debt, net of unamortized debt discount
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 3,100,000,000					$ 275,000,000		$ 2,225,000,000		$ 500,000,000	$ 500,000,000		$ 600,000,000		$ 8,800,000	16,000,000
Borrowings under line of credit														7,364,000
Remaining availability under credit agreement														1,400,000
Quarterly amortization of credit facilities, initial rate (as a percent)							5.00%					1.00%
Annual amortization of credit facilities commencing March 31, 2013 (as a percent)							10.00%
Annual amortization of credit facilities commencing March 31, 2014 (as a percent)							20.00%
Aggregate principal amount outstanding							$ 2,160,000,000					$ 590,800,000
Nation's thirty largest banks, minimum percentage		75.00%
Spread over federal funds effective rate (as a percent)		0.50%
Interest rate margin (as a percent)			1.75%	2.75%													0.23%
Effective rate (as a percent)					4.10%		3.40%					3.80%		1.00%
Commitment fee, unutilized commitments, percentage					0.50%
Commitment fee, average aggregate daily maximum amount available to be drawn, percentage									0.50%
Percentage of cash proceeds from asset sales outside the ordinary course of business payable as mandatory prepayments		100.00%
Percentage of net cash proceeds of insurance and condemnation proceeds for property or asset losses		100.00%
Percentage of cash proceeds from issuance of equity securities payable as mandatory prepayments		50.00%
Percentage of cash proceeds from incurrence of debt		100.00%
Percentage of annual excess cash flow		50.00%
Percentage of capital stock of the entity and domestic subsidiaries pledged as collateral for borrowings		100.00%
Percentage of capital stock of foreign subsidiaries pledged as collateral for borrowings		65.00%
Percentage of capital stock of the entity and each other subsidiary of the company (other than Valeant's subsidiaries) that is owned by a guarantor		100.00%
Secured leverage ratio for last day of each quarter including the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2012, maximum, numerator		2.50
Secured leverage ratio for last day of each quarter including the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2012, maximum, denominator		1.00
Interest coverage ratio, maximum, numerator		3.00
Interest coverage ratio, maximum, denominator		1.00