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Amount of intangible assets, excluding goodwill, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Amount of increase in asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized resulting from a business combination.

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Amount of increase (decrease) from adjustments after acquisition date under purchase accounting of an asset representing the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Amount of increase (decrease) from foreign currency translation adjustments of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Goodwill (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013 Consumer Healthcare [Member]	Mar. 29, 2014 Consumer Healthcare [Member]	Dec. 28, 2013 Nutritionals [Member]	Mar. 29, 2014 Nutritionals [Member]	Dec. 28, 2013 Rx Pharmaceuticals [Member]	Mar. 29, 2014 Rx Pharmaceuticals [Member]	Mar. 29, 2014 API [Member]	Mar. 29, 2014 Specialty Sciences [Member]	Dec. 18, 2013 Elan Corporation [Member]	Mar. 29, 2014 Elan Corporation [Member] API [Member]	Feb. 28, 2014 Aspen Global Inc. [Domain]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Definite-lived intangible assets										$ 6,111.0		$ 46.4
Amount of goodwill allocated to other business segments										831.3
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	1,089.3		279.9		331.7		385.5	92.2	0	2,088.5		4.6
Business acquisitions	2,093.1	423.7	428.3	91.5	91.5	316.1	316.1	0	1,257.2
Purchase Accounting Adjustments	(0.6)		(1.9)		0		1.3		0		0
Currency translation adjustment	25.6		5.7		0		16.5	3.4	0
Ending balance	$ 3,207.4		$ 712.0		$ 423.2		$ 719.4	$ 95.6	$ 1,257.2	$ 2,088.5		$ 4.6