XML 46 R77.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v2.4.1.9
Income Taxes (Statutory Tax Rate to Effective Tax Rate Reconciliation) (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]      
Statutory tax rate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
State income taxes and credits 2.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCredits 1.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCredits 1.10%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCredits
Foreign rate differential (11.90%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (13.00%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (7.50%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential
Other foreign items 4.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxSettlementsForeign 1.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxSettlementsForeign (2.00%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxSettlementsForeign
Uncertain tax positions 2.30%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxContingencies (0.60%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxContingencies (3.40%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxContingencies
Foreign tax credits, net (0.60%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationRepatriationOfForeignEarnings (2.60%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationRepatriationOfForeignEarnings (3.20%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationRepatriationOfForeignEarnings
Valuation allowance 1.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 4.70%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 2.90%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Clean energy and research credits (9.60%)myl_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationEquityInvestment [1] (5.70%)myl_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationEquityInvestment [1] (2.50%)myl_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationEquityInvestment [1]
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, India Amagulation (15.20%)myl_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationIndiaAmagulation 0.00%myl_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationIndiaAmagulation 0.00%myl_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationIndiaAmagulation
Other (3.50%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments (3.80%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments (0.40%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments
Effective tax rate 4.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 16.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 20.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
[1] (1)Includes income tax credits under Section 45 of the Code earned from the Company’s clean energy investments.