Acquisitions (Schedule Of Valuation Of The Intangible Assets Acquired And Related Amortization Periods) (Details) (Paladin Labs Inc. [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Valuation (in millions)	$ 650,248
Developed Technology [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Valuation (in millions)	523,700
In Process Research & Development [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Valuation (in millions)	126,500
Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Valuation (in millions)	650,200
Canada Base Prescription Segment [Member] | Developed Technology [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Valuation (in millions)	345,000
Amortization Period (in years)	12 years
Canada OTC Segment [Member] | Developed Technology [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Valuation (in millions)	40,000
Amortization Period (in years)	11 years
Canada Other Segment [Member] | Developed Technology [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Valuation (in millions)	69,200
Amortization Period (in years)	11 years
Litha Segment [Member] | Developed Technology [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Valuation (in millions)	60,000
Amortization Period (in years)	12 years
Latin America Segment [Member] | Developed Technology [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Valuation (in millions)	5,000
Amortization Period (in years)	15 years
Licenses Not Renewed [Member] | Developed Technology [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Valuation (in millions)	4,500
Amortization Period (in years)	3 years
Serelaxin [Member] | In Process Research & Development [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Valuation (in millions)	115,000
Other Intangible Assets [Member] | In Process Research & Development [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Valuation (in millions)	$ 11,500