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Business Acquisitions (Details)
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Dec. 27, 2014
USD ($)
Jun. 28, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 18, 2013
USD ($)
Nov. 06, 2014
Omega [Member]
Dec. 27, 2014
Omega [Member]
USD ($)
Nov. 06, 2014
Omega [Member]
Oct. 31, 2014
Lumara [Member]
Dec. 27, 2014
Lumara [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 18, 2013
Perrigo Company [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 28, 2014
Aspen Global [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 28, 2014
Aspen Global [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 18, 2014
Fera (methazolomide) [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 18, 2014
Fera (methazolomide) [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 18, 2013
Elan Corporation [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 27, 2014
Elan Corporation [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 28, 2014
Elan Corporation [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 18, 2013
Elan Corporation [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 28, 2013
Vedants Drug and Fine Chemicals Private Ltd [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 27, 2009
Vedants Drug and Fine Chemicals Private Ltd [Member]
USD ($)
Aug. 06, 2009
Vedants Drug and Fine Chemicals Private Ltd [Member]
Feb. 28, 2014
Trademarks and Trade Names [Member]
Aspen Global [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 18, 2014
Trademarks and Trade Names [Member]
Fera (methazolomide) [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 18, 2013
Trademarks and Trade Names [Member]
Elan Corporation [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 28, 2014
Customer Relationships [Member]
Aspen Global [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 18, 2014
Customer Relationships [Member]
Fera (methazolomide) [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 18, 2013
Customer Relationships [Member]
Elan Corporation [Member]
USD ($)
Nov. 06, 2014
Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Omega [Member]
Feb. 28, 2014
Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Aspen Global [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 18, 2014
Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Fera (methazolomide) [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 18, 2013
Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Elan Corporation [Member]
USD ($)
Nov. 06, 2014
Non-solicit agreement [Member]
Omega [Member]
Dec. 27, 2014
Tysabri [Member]
USD ($)
May 01, 2014
Tysabri [Member]
Dec. 27, 2014
Prialt [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 28, 2014
Distribution And License Agreements [Member]
Aspen Global [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 18, 2014
Distribution And License Agreements [Member]
Fera (methazolomide) [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 18, 2013
Distribution And License Agreements [Member]
Elan Corporation [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 27, 2014
Minimum [Member]
Tysabri [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 27, 2014
Minimum [Member]
Prialt [Member]
Dec. 27, 2014
Maximum [Member]
Tysabri [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 27, 2014
Maximum [Member]
Prialt [Member]
Dec. 27, 2014
Consumer Healthcare [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 28, 2014
Consumer Healthcare [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 27, 2014
Consumer Healthcare [Member]
Elan Corporation [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 27, 2014
Rx Pharmaceuticals [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 28, 2014
Rx Pharmaceuticals [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 27, 2014
Rx Pharmaceuticals [Member]
Elan Corporation [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 27, 2014
Nutritionals [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 28, 2014
Nutritionals [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 27, 2014
Nutritionals [Member]
Elan Corporation [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 27, 2014
Specialty Sciences [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 28, 2014
Specialty Sciences [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 27, 2014
Specialty Sciences [Member]
Elan Corporation [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 27, 2014
General and Administrative Expense [Member]
Omega [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 28, 2014
General and Administrative Expense [Member]
Elan Corporation [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 27, 2014
Interest expense, net [Member]
Omega [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 28, 2014
Interest expense, net [Member]
Elan Corporation [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 27, 2014
Other expense (income), net [member]
Omega [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 28, 2014
Other expense (income), net [member]
Elan Corporation [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 27, 2014
Loss on extinguishment of debt [Member]
Omega [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 28, 2014
Loss on extinguishment of debt [Member]
Elan Corporation [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 27, 2014
Lumara [Member]
Minimum [Member]
Product Formulations [Member]
Dec. 27, 2014
Lumara [Member]
Maximum [Member]
Product Formulations [Member]
Dec. 27, 2014
Elan Corporation [Member]
Tysabri [Member]
Dec. 27, 2014
Elan Corporation [Member]
Prialt [Member]
Dec. 27, 2014
Aspen Global [Member]
Customer Relationships [Member]
Dec. 27, 2014
Aspen Global [Member]
Trademarks and Trade Names [Member]
Dec. 27, 2014
Aspen Global [Member]
Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Dec. 27, 2014
Fera (methazolomide) [Member]
Customer Relationships [Member]
Nov. 06, 2014
Euro Member Countries, Euro
Omega [Member]
EUR (€)
Nov. 06, 2014
Euro Member Countries, Euro
Omega [Member]
EUR (€)
Nov. 06, 2014
Consideration for business acquisition [Member]
Omega [Member]
Nov. 06, 2014
5.1045% Senior Note [Member]
Omega [Member]
Nov. 06, 2014
5.1045% Senior Note [Member]
Omega [Member]
Nov. 06, 2014
5.1045% Senior Note [Member]
Euro Member Countries, Euro
Omega [Member]
EUR (€)
Nov. 06, 2014
6.19% Senior Note [Member]
Omega [Member]
Nov. 06, 2014
6.19% Senior Note [Member]
Omega [Member]
Nov. 06, 2014
6.19% Senior Note [Member]
Euro Member Countries, Euro
Omega [Member]
EUR (€)
Nov. 06, 2014
6.19% Senior Note [Member]
United States of America, Dollars
Omega [Member]
USD ($)
Nov. 06, 2014
5.125% Retail Bond [Member]
Omega [Member]
Nov. 06, 2014
5.125% Retail Bond [Member]
Omega [Member]
Nov. 06, 2014
5.125% Retail Bond [Member]
Euro Member Countries, Euro
Omega [Member]
EUR (€)
Nov. 06, 2014
4.5% Retail Bond [Member]
Omega [Member]
Nov. 06, 2014
4.5% Retail Bond [Member]
Omega [Member]
Nov. 06, 2014
4.5% Retail Bond [Member]
Euro Member Countries, Euro
Omega [Member]
EUR (€)
Nov. 06, 2014
5.0% Retail Bond [Member]
Omega [Member]
Nov. 06, 2014
5.0% Retail Bond [Member]
Omega [Member]
Nov. 06, 2014
5.0% Retail Bond [Member]
Euro Member Countries, Euro
Omega [Member]
EUR (€)
Nov. 06, 2014
Credit facility indebtedness [Member]
Euro Member Countries, Euro
Omega [Member]
EUR (€)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                                                                                                                                                                                  
Business Acquisition, Date of Acquisition Agreement       Nov. 06, 2014                                                                                                                                                                          
Acquired company shares outstanding on acquisition date           685,348,257prgo_Acquiredcompanysharesoutstandingonacquisitiondate
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Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired           95.77%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_OmegaMember
    71.00%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_PerrigoCompanyMember
              29.00%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_ElanCorporationMember
15.00%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_VedantsDrugAndFineChemicalsPrivateLtdMember
  85.00%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_VedantsDrugAndFineChemicalsPrivateLtdMember
                                                                                                                                         
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired       30,243,983us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired
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Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross               $ 83,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_LumeraMember
  $ 53,700,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_AspenGlobalMember
  $ 17,300,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_FeramethazolomideMember
  $ 9,451,900,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_ElanCorporationMember
                                                                                                              € 3,600,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
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= prgo_OmegaMember
/ us-gaap_CurrencyAxis
= currency_EUR
                                     
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities               83,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedLiabilities
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_LumeraMember
    0us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedLiabilities
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_AspenGlobalMember
  0us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedLiabilities
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_FeramethazolomideMember
      773,400,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedLiabilities
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_ElanCorporationMember
                                                                                                          1,100,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedLiabilities
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_OmegaMember
/ us-gaap_CurrencyAxis
= currency_EUR
      135,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedLiabilities
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_OmegaMember
/ us-gaap_CurrencyAxis
= currency_EUR
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= prgo_A5.1045SeniorNoteMember
    16,200,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedLiabilities
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_OmegaMember
/ us-gaap_CurrencyAxis
= currency_EUR
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= prgo_A6.19SeniorNoteMember
20,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedLiabilities
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_OmegaMember
/ us-gaap_CurrencyAxis
= currency_USD
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= prgo_A6.19SeniorNoteMember
    300,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedLiabilities
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_OmegaMember
/ us-gaap_CurrencyAxis
= currency_EUR
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= prgo_A5.125RetailBondMember
    180,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedLiabilities
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_OmegaMember
/ us-gaap_CurrencyAxis
= currency_EUR
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= prgo_A4.5RetailBondMember
    120,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedLiabilities
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_OmegaMember
/ us-gaap_CurrencyAxis
= currency_EUR
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= prgo_A5.0RetailBondMember
390,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedLiabilities
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_OmegaMember
/ us-gaap_CurrencyAxis
= currency_EUR
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= prgo_CreditfacilityindebtednessMember
Share Price                 0.01prgo_BusinessAcquisitionCashExchange
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_PerrigoCompanyMember
              3,223,200,000prgo_BusinessAcquisitionCashExchange
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_ElanCorporationMember
                                                                                                          1,800,000,000prgo_BusinessAcquisitionCashExchange
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_OmegaMember
/ us-gaap_CurrencyAxis
= currency_EUR
                                   
Total Company shares issued to acquired company shareholders           5,397,711prgo_TotalCompanysharesissuedtoacquiredcompanyshareholders
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_OmegaMember
                    39,400,000prgo_TotalCompanysharesissuedtoacquiredcompanyshareholders
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_ElanCorporationMember
                                                                                                                                               
Consideration for which interest expense is calculated on up to the point of business acquisition completion                                                                                                                                           2,480,000,000prgo_Considerationforwhichinterestexpenseiscalculatedonuptothepointofbusinessacquisitioncompletion
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_OmegaMember
/ us-gaap_CurrencyAxis
= currency_EUR
                                     
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage                                                                                                                                               5.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_OmegaMember
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= prgo_ConsiderationforbusinessacquisitionMember
  5.1045%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_OmegaMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= prgo_A5.1045SeniorNoteMember
    6.19%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_OmegaMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= prgo_A6.19SeniorNoteMember
      5.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_OmegaMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= prgo_A5.125RetailBondMember
    4.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_OmegaMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= prgo_A4.5RetailBondMember
    5.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_OmegaMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= prgo_A5.0RetailBondMember
   
Escrow Deposit Disbursements Related to Property Acquisition                                                                                                                                           248,000,000us-gaap_EscrowDepositDisbursementsRelatedToPropertyAcquisition1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_OmegaMember
/ us-gaap_CurrencyAxis
= currency_EUR
                                     
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date                                                                                                                                                 Jan. 01, 2023     Jan. 01, 2016       Jan. 01, 2017     Jan. 01, 2017     Jan. 01, 2019      
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life                                                     3 years       2 years                                                             8 years 12 years 20 years 10 years 15 years 25 years 5 years 15 years                                        
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition             Oct. 31, 2014     Feb. 28, 2014   Feb. 18, 2014   Dec. 18, 2013                                                                                                                                                      
Shares, Outstanding                                 515,700,000us-gaap_SharesOutstanding
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_ElanCorporationMember
                                                                                                                                               
Business Acquisition, Share Exchange Ratio                                 0.07636prgo_BusinessAcquisitionShareExchangeRatio
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_ElanCorporationMember
                                                                                                                                               
Business Acquisition, Share Price                                 $ 155.34us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionSharePrice
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_ElanCorporationMember
                                                                                                                                               
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Value Assigned                                 6,117,200,000us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionEquityInterestIssuedOrIssuableValueAssigned
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= prgo_ElanCorporationMember
                                                                                                                                               
Business acquisition, cash consideration paid for vested stock options and awards                                 111,500,000prgo_Businessacquisitioncashconsiderationpaidforvestedstockoptionsandawards
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_ElanCorporationMember
                                                                                                                                               
Business acquisition, cash consideration paid on unvested stock options and awards                               16,100,000prgo_Businessacquisitioncashconsiderationpaidonunvestedstockoptionsandawards
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_ElanCorporationMember
                                                                                                                                                 
Business Acquisition, Cash Exchange per share     $ 6.25prgo_BusinessAcquisitionCashExchangepershare                                                                                                                                                                            
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs         92,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_OmegaMember
                    284,900,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_ElanCorporationMember
                                                                          11,600,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_OmegaMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseMember
108,900,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_ElanCorporationMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseMember
5,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_OmegaMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= prgo_InterestNetMember
10,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_ElanCorporationMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= prgo_InterestNetMember
65,800,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_OmegaMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_OtherExpenseMember
200,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_ElanCorporationMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_OtherExpenseMember
9,600,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_OmegaMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_DischargeOfDebtMember
165,800,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgo_ElanCorporationMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_DischargeOfDebtMember
                                                       
Percent of royalty revenues generated by specific agreement                                                                 12.00%prgo_Percentofroyaltyrevenuesgeneratedbyspecificagreement
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= prgo_TysabriMember
        18.00%prgo_Percentofroyaltyrevenuesgeneratedbyspecificagreement
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= prgo_TysabriMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
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