Commitments And Contingencies (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended																3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	16 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2019 d defendant	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) defendant	Nov. 30, 2018	Oct. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2018 d	Jun. 30, 2018 theory	May 31, 2018	Apr. 30, 2018 case	Mar. 31, 2018 d defendant	Feb. 28, 2018 defendant	Jan. 31, 2018 consultant d employee	Aug. 31, 2017 defendant	Jul. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) case	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	May 02, 2019 USD ($) case claim
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Reserve for loss contingencies		$ 861,300															$ 861,300
Length of trial, number of days																3 days
Vaginal mesh cases
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Payments to plaintiffs and qualified settlement funds																	3,400,000
Settlement funds		327,388		$ 299,733													327,388	$ 299,733
Testosterone Cases | Subsequent event
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Pending claims, number | claim																			935
Opioid-related matters
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims set for trial | case											2
Opioid-related matters | Subsequent event
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Pending claims, number | case																			1,925
Number of cases filed by states | case																			13
Number of cases filed by hospitals, health systems, unions, welfare funds or other third-party | case																			136
Number of cases alleging personal injury and/or wrongful death | case																			59
Lidoderm cases
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Payments to plaintiffs and qualified settlement funds																	30,000	$ 60,000
Settlement, amount awarded to other party							$ 100,000
Lidoderm cases | Subsequent event
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Reserve for loss contingencies																			$ 10,000
Payments to plaintiffs and qualified settlement funds																			$ 90,000
AndroGel 1.62%
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of causation theories rejected | theory									2
Number of causation theories | theory									3
Public employees' retirement system of mississippi vs. endo international plc
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency accrual, period increase (decrease)																	50,000
Loss contingency, receivable		$ 50,000															$ 50,000
Public employees' retirement system of mississippi vs. endo international plc | Subsequent event
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Settlement, amount awarded to other party	$ 50,000
Bier v. endo international plc, et al. | Current and former directors and officers
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of additional defendants | defendant															4
Number of defendants | defendant				4									20
AMS | Vaginal mesh cases
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, claims settled, number | case																	71,000
Par pharmaceutical, inc. | VASOSTRICT related matters
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of additional defendants | employee														4
Number of defendants | defendant			4
Length of trial, number of days | consultant														1
Number of defendants filing motion to dismiss the breach of contract claim | defendant												7
Number of defendants filing motion to dismiss for lack of personal injury jurisdiction | defendant												4
Number of defendants filing motion to dismiss breach of contract claim | defendant												1
Stay of litigation, number of days | d														60
Extension of temporary stay, number of days | d								180				180
Number of days for plantiff to file notice | d			3
Lawsuit filing period		45 days			45 days	45 days				45 days
Stay of approval period, hatch-waxman act		30 months			30 months	30 months				30 months