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Acquisitions and Divestitures - Divestitures (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions								3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 08, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 20, 2017 product	Nov. 21, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 25, 2017 EUR (€)	Aug. 25, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 06, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 03, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net proceeds from sale of business									$ 182.5	$ 5.2	$ 154.6
Gain on sale of business								$ 71.7	71.7	$ 0.0	0.0
Net sales threshold for 1.5 million milestone payment									25.0
Net sales threshold for 5 million milestone payment									$ 50.0
Unrecorded gain contingency, royalty payment percentage									2.50%
First
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gain contingency, unrecorded amount									$ 1.5
Second
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gain contingency, unrecorded amount									5.0
RX
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net proceeds from sale of business							$ 15.0
CSCA
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net proceeds from sale of business	$ 182.5
Gain on sale of business	$ 71.7
Other
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net proceeds from sale of business						$ 22.2
Impairment charge												$ 35.3
CSCI
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net proceeds from sale of business				€ 12.7	$ 15.1
Impairment charge											3.7
Development-Stage Rx Products
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of products sold \| product		1
Held for sale \| Israel API
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net proceeds from sale of business			$ 110.0
Recurring \| Level 3
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Guarantee on certain obligations									$ 12.0		$ 13.8