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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]      
Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Asset, Increase (Decrease), Amount $ (943,000)us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount $ (202,000)us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount $ (3,286,000)us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance 40,646,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 17,854,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance  
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Change in Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance, Amount 952,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Undistributed Earnings of Foreign Subsidiaries 111,800,000us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries    
Percentage of tax benefit likelihood to be realized upon examination 50.00%endp_PercentageOfTaxBenefitLikelihoodToBeRealizedUponExamination    
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Expense (Benefit) (4,600,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense 900,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense (500,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense
Total Unrecognized Tax Benefits Including Interest And Penalties 115,804,000endp_TotalUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncludingInterestAndPenalties    
Unrecognized Tax Benefits that Would Impact Effective Tax Rate   109,200,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate  
Income Tax Expense      
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]      
Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Asset, Increase (Decrease), Amount 22,800,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount
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Other Expense      
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]      
Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Asset, Increase (Decrease), Amount 21,900,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount
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Internal Revenue Service (IRS)      
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]      
Operating Loss Carryforwards 431,600,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
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Canada Revenue Agency      
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]      
Operating Loss Carryforwards 45,200,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
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Tax Credit Carryforward, Amount $ 25,300,000us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount
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