LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR
SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS




	Know all by these present that each of the undersigned hereby makes,

constitutes and appoints James J. Connors, II, Howard A. Matlin and
Rosanna
T. Leone, and each of them, with full power of substitution and

resubstitution, as such undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact,

with full power and authority as hereinafter described on behalf of and
in
the name, place and stead of the undersigned to:

(1)	executed
and
deliver for and on behalf of the undersigned (i) any and all Forms 3,
4 and
5 relating to Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc., a Delaware
corporation
(the "Company") and required to be filed in accordance with
Section 16(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act") and
the rules thereunder and (ii) any and all schedules
relating to the company
required to be filed in accordance with Section
13(d) of the Exchange Act
and the rules thereunder (together, the "Forms
and Schedules"), in the
undersigned's capacity as a director and/or
controlling person of the
Company and/or as an officer or general partner
of Kelso Partners V, L.P.,
and/or Kelso Equity Partners V, L.P., and in
and all other capacities
pursuant to which such Forms and Schedules may
be required to be filed by
the undersigned;

(2)	do and perform any
and all acts and on behalf of
the undersigned which may be necessary or
desirable to complete and execute
any such Forms and timely file such
Forms and Schedules with the United
States Securities and Exchange
Commission and any stock exchange or similar
authority; and


(3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in
connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such
attorney-in-fact, may be of
benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally
required by, the
undersigned, it being understood that the documents
executed by such
attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to
this Power of
Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms
and
conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such

attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned acknowledges that:



(1)	this Power of Attorney authorizes, but does not require, such

attorney-in-fact to act in their discretion on information provided to
such
attorney-in-fact without independent verification of such
information;


(2)	any documents prepared and/or executed by such
attorney-in-fact on
behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of
Attorney will be in
such form and will contain such information and
disclosure as such
attorney-in-fact, in his or her discretion, deems
necessary or desirable;


(3)	neither the Company nor such
attorney-in-fact assumes (i) any
liability for the undersigned's
responsibility to comply with the
requirement of the Exchange Act, (ii)
any liability of the undersigned for
any failure to comply with such
requirements, or (iii) any obligation or
liability of the undersigned for
profit disgorgement under Section 16(b) of
the Exchange Act; and


(4)	this Power of Attorney does not relieve the
undersigned from
responsibility for compliance with the undersigned's
obligations under
the Exchange Act, including without limitation the
reporting requirements
under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

	The
undersigned hereby
gives and grants the foregoing attorney-in-fact full
power and authority
to do and perform all and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite,
necessary or appropriate to be done in and about the
foregoing matters as
fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned
might or could do if
present, hereby ratifying all that such
attorney-in-fact of, for an on
behalf of he undersigned, shall lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue
of this Limited Power of Attorney.

	This
Power of Attorney shall
remain in full force and effect until revoked by
the undersigned in a
signed writing delivered to such attorney-in-fact.



IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed
as of this 8th day of November, 2005.

KELSO
INVESTMENT
ASSOCIATES V, L.P.
By:	Kelso Partners V, L.P., its General
Partner

By:  /s/ Michael B. Goldberg


KELSO EQUITY PARTNERS
V,
L.P.
By:  /s/ Michael B. Goldberg


KELSO PARTNERS V,

L.P.
By:  /s/ Michael B. Goldberg


/s/ Philip E.
Berney

Philip E. Berney

/s/ Frank K. Bynum, Jr.
Frank K.
Bynum, Jr.


/s/ James J. Connors, II
James J. Connors


/s/ Michael B. Goldberg

Michael B. Goldberg

/s/ Frank J.
Loverro
Frank J. Loverro


/s/ George E. Matelich
George E.
Matelich

/s/ Frank T. Nickell

Frank T. Nickell

/s/
Joseph S. Schuchert
Joseph S. Schuchert


/s/ David I. Wahrhaftig

David I. Wahrhaftig

/s/ Thomas R. Wall,
IV
Thomas R. Wall,
IV




STATE OF NEW YORK

COUNTY
OF NEW
YORK


	On this 8th day of November, 2005, the individuals
set
forth on the attached Schedule A personally appeared before me, and

acknowledged that s/he executed the foregoing instrument for the purposes

therein contained.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my
hand
and official seal.


						  /s/ Janet E.
Bickelhaupt

				Notary Public

						  Janet E.
Bickelhaupt
						  Notary
Public, State of New York
						  No.
31-4953453
				Qualified in New
York County
				My Commission
Expires: 	1/10/07



Schedule A


Michael B.
Goldberg, as the General Partner of Kelso Partners V, L.P.
and Kelso
Equity Partners V, L.P.

Philip E. Berney

Frank K.
Bynum,
Jr.

James J. Connors, II

Michael B. Goldberg

George

E. Matelich

Frank J. Loverro

Frank T. Nickell

Joseph
S.
Schuchert

David I. Wahrhaftig

Thomas R. Wall, IV