Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Revenues:
Net revenues	$ 1,677,985	$ 1,570,364	$ 3,251,060	$ 3,006,873
Other revenues	13,552	3,513	32,885	15,961
Total revenues	1,691,537	1,573,877	3,283,945	3,022,834
Cost of sales	992,358	904,448	1,918,493	1,762,460
Gross profit	699,179	669,429	1,365,452	1,260,374
Operating expenses:
Research and development	94,361	72,494	175,320	147,804
Selling, general and administrative	359,216	314,220	695,985	594,215
Litigation settlements, net	(12,206)	2,244	(10,033)	26,210
Total operating expenses	441,371	388,958	861,272	768,229
Earnings from operations	257,808	280,471	504,180	492,145
Interest expense	75,666	84,654	158,075	169,064
Other income, net	7,837	7,218	2,145	10,470
Earnings before income taxes and noncontrolling interest	189,979	203,035	348,250	333,551
Income tax provision	50,843	56,049	79,687	82,020
Net earnings	139,136	146,986	268,563	251,531
Net earnings attributable to the noncontrolling interest	(586)	(540)	(934)	(910)
Net earnings attributable to Mylan Inc. common shareholders	$ 138,550	$ 146,446	$ 267,629	$ 250,621
Earnings per common share attributable to Mylan Inc. common shareholders:
Basic	$ 0.33	$ 0.34	$ 0.63	$ 0.58
Diluted	$ 0.33	$ 0.33	$ 0.62	$ 0.56
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	420,281	433,236	423,766	435,192
Diluted	424,394	445,391	428,380	446,932