Other Assets and Other Liabilities	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Other Assets and Other Liabilities [Abstract]
Other Assets and Other Liabilities [Text Block]	Note 10: Other Assets and Other Liabilities Other receivables include receivables from our collaboration partners, tax receivables, interest receivable on the interest rate swaps, and a variety of other items. Prepaid expenses and other includes global prepaid operating expenses and deferred taxes (Note 13). Sundry assets primarily include deferred tax assets (Note 13), capitalized computer software, receivables from our collaboration partners, the fair value of the interest rate swaps, and prepaid retirement plan outside the U.S. The increase in sundry asset is attributable to the increase in deferred tax assets, the increase in the fair value of the interest rate swaps, the increase in the prepayment of a retirement plan outside the U.S. (Note 14), and the increase relating to the loan made to Amylin in the second quarter of 2011 (Note 4). Other current liabilities include product litigation, other taxes payable, deferred tax liabilities (Note 13), deferred income and liabilities from our collaboration arrangements, the current portion of our estimated product return liabilities, and a variety of other items. The increase in other current liabilities is primarily attributable to the increase in deferred income relating to the termination of the collaboration agreement with Amylin (Note 4) and, to a lesser extent, an increase in liabilities from our collaboration arrangements, product liabilities, and deferred taxes. Other noncurrent liabilities include deferred income from our collaboration and out-licensing arrangements, deferred tax liabilities (Note 13), the fair value of contingent consideration from business combinations (Note 3), the long-term portion of our estimated product return liabilities, product litigation, and a variety of other items. The decrease in other noncurrent liabilities was primarily due to the decrease in deferred tax liabilities and, to a lesser extent, the decrease in contingent consideration, and the decrease in deferred income. The decreases were offset by the increase in the long-term portion of the estimated product return liabilities.

Note 10: Other Assets and Other Liabilities

Other receivables include receivables from our collaboration partners, tax receivables, interest receivable on the interest rate swaps, and a variety of other items.

Prepaid expenses and other includes global prepaid operating expenses and deferred taxes (Note 13).

Sundry assets primarily include deferred tax assets (Note 13), capitalized computer software, receivables from our collaboration partners, the fair value of the interest rate swaps, and prepaid retirement plan outside the U.S. The increase in sundry asset is attributable to the increase in deferred tax assets, the increase in the fair value of the interest rate swaps, the increase in the prepayment of a retirement plan outside the U.S. (Note 14), and the increase relating to the loan made to Amylin in the second quarter of 2011 (Note 4).

Other current liabilities include product litigation, other taxes payable, deferred tax liabilities (Note 13), deferred income and liabilities from our collaboration arrangements, the current portion of our estimated product return liabilities, and a variety of other items. The increase in other current liabilities is primarily attributable to the increase in deferred income relating to the termination of the collaboration agreement with Amylin (Note 4) and, to a lesser extent, an increase in liabilities from our collaboration arrangements, product liabilities, and deferred taxes.

Other noncurrent liabilities include deferred income from our collaboration and out-licensing arrangements, deferred tax liabilities (Note 13), the fair value of contingent consideration from business combinations (Note 3), the long-term portion of our estimated product return liabilities, product litigation, and a variety of other items. The decrease in other noncurrent liabilities was primarily due to the decrease in deferred tax liabilities and, to a lesser extent, the decrease in contingent consideration, and the decrease in deferred income. The decreases were offset by the increase in the long-term portion of the estimated product return liabilities.