Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	May 04, 2018
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity registrant name	PERRIGO CO PLC
Entity central index key	0001585364
Current calendar year end date	--12-31
Entity filer category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document type	10-Q
Document period end date	Mar. 31, 2018
Document calendar year focus	2018
Document calendar period focus	Q1
Amendment flag	false
Entity common stock, shares outstanding		138,462,112