Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Revenues:
Net revenues	$ 1,687,337	$ 1,677,985	$ 3,306,745	$ 3,251,060
Other revenues	14,364	9,830	26,446	20,410
Total revenues	1,701,701	1,687,815	3,333,191	3,271,470
Cost of sales	959,317	985,178	1,897,317	1,898,604
Gross profit	742,384	702,637	1,435,874	1,372,866
Operating expenses:
Research and development	111,433	94,361	237,919	175,320
Selling, general and administrative	315,389	359,011	666,756	695,570
Litigation settlements, net	6,943	(12,206)	8,733	(10,033)
Total operating expenses	433,765	441,166	913,408	860,857
Earnings from operations	308,619	261,471	522,466	512,009
Interest expense	81,804	75,666	159,791	158,075
Other (expense) income, net	(7,192)	4,210	(3,794)	(5,605)
Earnings before income taxes and noncontrolling interest	219,623	190,015	358,881	348,329
Income tax provision	41,007	50,843	72,721	79,687
Net earnings	178,616	139,172	286,160	268,642
Net earnings attributable to the noncontrolling interest	(927)	(622)	(1,589)	(1,013)
Net earnings attributable to Mylan Inc. common shareholders	$ 177,689	$ 138,550	$ 284,571	$ 267,629
Earnings per common share attributable to Mylan Inc. common shareholders:
Basic (in USD per share)	$ 0.47	$ 0.33	$ 0.73	$ 0.63
Diluted (in USD per share)	$ 0.46	$ 0.33	$ 0.72	$ 0.62
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in USD per share)	381,194	420,281	387,179	423,766
Diluted (in USD per share)	387,056	424,394	393,034	428,380