Equity	9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2016
Equity [Abstract]
Equity	EQUITY On June 3, 2016, the Company consummated a corporate conversion pursuant to which it converted from a Dutch cooperative with excluded liability for its members (coöperatie met uitgesloten aansprakelijkheid) into a Dutch limited liability company (naamloze vennootschap). As a result of this conversion, the Company's name was changed from Patheon Holdings Coöperatief U.A. to Patheon N.V. On July 21, 2016, the Company amended its articles of association, resulting in a split of the Company's ordinary shares and a $1.2 million contribution by the Partnership to the Company's equity capital in connection with the share split. This share split and capital contribution resulted in a total of 115,609,756 ordinary shares outstanding at a par value of €0.01 per share. On July 21, 2016, the Company consummated an initial public offering ("IPO") of 34,226,191 ordinary shares at a public offering price of $21.00 per share, including 4,464,286 ordinary shares sold pursuant to the option granted to the underwriters to purchase additional ordinary shares from the Company. The amount also includes 4,761,905 ordinary shares sold by DSM as part of the IPO, of which the Company did not receive any proceeds. The IPO was completed on July 26, 2016. The Company received total net proceeds of approximately $584.8 million from the IPO, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions, but before deducting estimated offering expenses. The shares offered and sold in the IPO were registered under the Securities Act pursuant to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, which was declared effective by the SEC on July 18, 2016. The Company's ordinary shares began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "PTHN" as of July 21, 2016. As of July 31, 2016, the Company has 145,074,042 ordinary shares outstanding with a par value of €0.01 per share. In accordance with the Company's articles of association, each ordinary share shall have one vote in our general meeting.

Equity

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2016

EQUITY

On June 3, 2016, the Company consummated a corporate conversion pursuant to which it converted from a Dutch cooperative with excluded liability for its members (coöperatie met uitgesloten aansprakelijkheid) into a Dutch limited liability company (naamloze vennootschap). As a result of this conversion, the Company's name was changed from Patheon Holdings Coöperatief U.A. to Patheon N.V.

On July 21, 2016, the Company amended its articles of association, resulting in a split of the Company's ordinary shares and a $1.2 million contribution by the Partnership to the Company's equity capital in connection with the share split. This share split and capital contribution resulted in a total of 115,609,756 ordinary shares outstanding at a par value of €0.01 per share.

On July 21, 2016, the Company consummated an initial public offering ("IPO") of 34,226,191 ordinary shares at a public offering price of $21.00 per share, including 4,464,286 ordinary shares sold pursuant to the option granted to the underwriters to purchase additional ordinary shares from the Company. The amount also includes 4,761,905 ordinary shares sold by DSM as part of the IPO, of which the Company did not receive any proceeds. The IPO was completed on July 26, 2016.

The Company received total net proceeds of approximately $584.8 million from the IPO, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions, but before deducting estimated offering expenses. The shares offered and sold in the IPO were registered under the Securities Act pursuant to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, which was declared effective by the SEC on July 18, 2016. The Company's ordinary shares began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "PTHN" as of July 21, 2016.

As of July 31, 2016, the Company has 145,074,042 ordinary shares outstanding with a par value of €0.01 per share. In accordance with the Company's articles of association, each ordinary share shall have one vote in our general meeting.