Document And Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Apr. 25, 2014
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	MYLAN INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0000069499
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2014
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filler Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		373,731,253