Cover - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Apr. 28, 2020
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2020
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-33500
Entity Registrant Name	Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	L2
Entity Tax Identification Number	98-1032470
Entity Address, Address Line One	Fifth Floor, Waterloo Exchange,
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Waterloo Road
Entity Address, City or Town	Dublin 4
Entity Address, Country	IE
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	D04 E5W7
Country Region	353
City Area Code	1
Local Phone Number	634-7800
Title of 12(b) Security	Ordinary shares, nominal value $0.0001 per share
Trading Symbol	JAZZ
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Smaller Reporting Company	false
Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		55,330,359
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2020
Document Fiscal period Focus	Q1
Entity Central Index Key	0001232524
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31