Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Revenues:
Net sales	$ 15,388.4	$ 16,218.1	$ 17,813.6
Total revenues	15,426.9	16,262.7	17,886.3
Cost of sales	8,988.3	9,765.7	12,310.8
Gross profit	6,438.6	6,497.0	5,575.5
Operating expenses:
Research and development	805.2	662.2	681.0
Acquired IPR&D	105.5	36.4	70.1
Selling, general and administrative	4,650.1	4,179.1	4,529.2
Litigation settlements and other contingencies, net	111.6	4.4	329.2
Total operating expenses	5,672.4	4,882.1	5,609.5
Earnings (loss) from operations	766.2	1,614.9	(34.0)
Interest expense	573.1	592.4	636.2
Other income, net	(9.8)	(1,790.7)	(5.8)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	202.9	2,813.2	(664.4)
Income tax provision	148.2	734.6	604.7
Net earnings (loss)	$ 54.7	$ 2,078.6	$ (1,269.1)
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Viatris Inc. shareholders
Basic (in USD per share)	$ 0.05	$ 1.71	$ (1.05)
Diluted (in USD per share)	$ 0.05	$ 1.71	$ (1.05)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)			1,208.8
Diluted (in shares)			1,208.8
Net sales
Revenues:
Net sales	$ 15,388.4	$ 16,218.1	$ 17,813.6
Other revenues
Revenues:
Other revenues	$ 38.5	$ 44.6	$ 72.7