Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Revenues:
Net revenues	$ 1,619,408	$ 1,573,075
Other revenues	12,082	10,580
Total revenues	1,631,490	1,583,655
Cost of sales	938,000	913,426
Gross profit	693,490	670,229
Operating expenses:
Research and development	126,486	80,959
Selling, general and administrative	351,367	336,559
Litigation settlements, net	1,790	2,173
Total operating expenses	479,643	419,691
Earnings from operations	213,847	250,538
Interest expense	77,987	82,409
Other income, net	3,398	(9,815)
Earnings before income taxes and noncontrolling interest	139,258	158,314
Income tax provision	31,714	28,844
Net earnings	107,544	129,470
Net earnings attributable to the noncontrolling interest	(662)	(391)
Net earnings attributable to Mylan Inc. common shareholders	$ 106,882	$ 129,079
Earnings per common share attributable to Mylan Inc. common shareholders:
Basic	$ 0.27	$ 0.30
Diluted	$ 0.27	$ 0.30
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	393,163	427,251
Diluted	399,013	432,365