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 11th day of August, 2004.




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

General Partner

By:  /s/ George E. Matelich


KELSO
EQUITY PARTNERS V, L.P.


By:  /s/ George E. Matelich


KELSO PARTNERS V, L.P.


By:  /s/ George E. Matelich


/s/ Philip E. Berney
Philip E. Berney

/s/ Frank K. Bynum, Jr.

Frank K. Bynum, Jr.

/s/ Michael B. Goldberg
Michael B. Goldberg


/s/  Michael B. Lazar
Michael B. Lazar

/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 11th day of
August, 2004, 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/ Cheryl A. Gardiner
						Notary Public




								 Notary Public, State of New York
								 No.
41-4873823
					My Commission Expires: 	10/14/06

Schedule A


Philip E. Berney, as the General Partner of Kelso Partners V, L.P. and
Kelso Equity Partners V, L.P.

Philip E. Berney

Frank K. Bynum,
Jr.

Michael B. Goldberg

Michael B. Lazar

Frank J. Loverro


George E. Matelich

Frank T. Nickell

Joseph S. Schuchert


David I. Wahrhaftig

Thomas R. Wall, IV