Contingencies (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended		9 Months Ended							9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 16, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012 Lorazepam And Clorazepate	Jun. 19, 2012 Lorazepam And Clorazepate	May 30, 2012 Lorazepam And Clorazepate	Feb. 06, 2008 Lorazepam And Clorazepate plantiffs	Jun. 01, 2005 Lorazepam And Clorazepate drugs	May 16, 2005 Lorazepam And Clorazepate insurers	Dec. 31, 2001 Lorazepam And Clorazepate insurers	Sep. 30, 2012 Pricing And Medicaid Litigation counties	Dec. 31, 2011 Pricing And Medicaid Litigation	Apr. 27, 2006 Modafinil Antitrust Litigation and FTC Inquiry other_drug_manufacturers	Apr. 25, 2008 Digitek Recall	Sep. 30, 2012 EU Commission Proceedings	Jul. 08, 2009 EU Commission Proceedings other_companies	Sep. 30, 2012 Product Liability	Dec. 31, 2011 Product Liability	Dec. 31, 2010 Product Liability	Apr. 16, 2012 Intellectual Property D	May 24, 2011 Intellectual Property	Sep. 30, 2012 Intellectual Property
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Accrued amount for settlement							$ 12.0			$ 55.0	$ 115.0							$ 41.0
Number of drugs found to be in violation of antitrust laws							2
Number of health insurers who brought on the antitrust claims									4
Number of insurers dismissed due to filed motion by the Company following verdict								2
Judgment amount						69.0
Number of plaintiffs in which judgement issued reflects trebling of the compensatory damages						3
Compensation damages in original verdict						11.0
Compensatory damages in original verdict plus punitive damages						58.0
Value of damages sought			8.0
Voluntary remittitur from plaintiffs				8.1
Surety bond underwritten by third-party insurance company			74.5		66.6
Approximate number of counties in New York State involved in the civil lawsuit										40
Settlement payments										82.6						21.9	15.0
Accrual of loss contingency										20.0
Estimate of anticipated income tax benefits due to acquiree										67.9
Number of other drug manufactures named as defendants in the civil lawsuit												4
Number of cases pending													1,000
Number of other companies involved in anti-trust proceedings															4
Number of companies involved in inquiry														100
Plantiff bond payment																				10.0
Injunction period post mandate, days																			45
Amount of times damages may be increased in cases of willful infringement																					3
Collective bargaining agreement term	5 years
Multiemployer plan withdrawal liability		$ 15.4