Acquisitions (Schedule Of Fair Values Of The Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed At The Acquisition Date) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 25, 2015
Business Acquisition, Equity Interests Issued or Issuable [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 7,411,620	$ 7,299,354
Par Pharmaceutical Holdings, Inc.
Business Acquisition, Equity Interests Issued or Issuable [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents			$ 215,612
Accounts and other receivables			516,909
Inventories			328,557
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			31,124
Deferred income tax assets, current			44,828
Property, plant and equipment			261,037
Intangible assets			3,472,500
Other assets			8,477
Total identifiable assets			4,879,044
Accounts payable and accrued expenses			551,103
Deferred income tax liabilities			1,048,818
Other liabilities			18,613
Total liabilities assumed			1,618,534
Net identifiable assets acquired			3,260,510
Goodwill			4,875,144
Net assets acquired			8,135,654
Par Pharmaceutical Holdings, Inc. | Initially Reported
Business Acquisition, Equity Interests Issued or Issuable [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents			215,612
Accounts and other receivables			530,664
Inventories			330,406
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			31,124
Deferred income tax assets, current			14,652
Property, plant and equipment			256,293
Intangible assets			3,627,000
Other assets			8,477
Total identifiable assets			5,014,228
Accounts payable and accrued expenses			551,614
Deferred income tax liabilities			1,093,779
Other liabilities			16,057
Total liabilities assumed			1,661,450
Net identifiable assets acquired			3,352,778
Goodwill			4,782,876
Net assets acquired			$ 8,135,654
Par Pharmaceutical Holdings, Inc. | Adjustment
Business Acquisition, Equity Interests Issued or Issuable [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	0
Accounts and other receivables	(13,755)
Inventories	(1,849)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	0
Deferred income tax assets, current	30,176
Property, plant and equipment	4,744
Intangible assets	(154,500)
Other assets	0
Total identifiable assets	(135,184)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(511)
Deferred income tax liabilities	(44,961)
Other liabilities	2,556
Total liabilities assumed	(42,916)
Net identifiable assets acquired	(92,268)
Goodwill	92,268
Net assets acquired	$ 0