Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Revenues:
Net revenues	$ 1,572,341	$ 1,344,999	$ 4,579,215	$ 3,979,648
Other revenues	3,415	10,114	19,375	36,375
Total revenues	1,575,756	1,355,113	4,598,590	4,016,023
Cost of sales	917,365	775,056	2,679,825	2,377,818
Gross profit	658,391	580,057	1,918,765	1,638,205
Operating expenses:
Research and development	70,847	71,992	218,651	200,076
Selling, general and administrative	319,389	272,285	913,604	796,420
Litigation settlements, net	2,247	1,462	28,457	14,299
Total operating expenses	392,483	345,739	1,160,712	1,010,795
Earnings from operations	265,908	234,318	758,053	627,410
Interest expense	85,772	87,536	254,836	239,985
Other income (expense), net	12,073	(15,269)	22,543	(29,437)
Earnings before income taxes and noncontrolling interest	192,209	131,513	525,760	357,988
Income tax provision (benefit)	34,831	(12,026)	116,851	33,245
Net earnings	157,378	143,539	408,909	324,743
Net (earnings) loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest	(680)	(356)	(1,590)	525
Net earnings attributable to Mylan Inc. before preferred dividends	156,698	143,183	407,319	325,268
Preferred dividends		34,759		104,276
Net earnings attributable to Mylan Inc. common shareholders	$ 156,698	$ 108,424	$ 407,319	$ 220,992
Earnings per common share attributable to Mylan Inc. common shareholders:
Basic	$ 0.37	$ 0.35	$ 0.94	$ 0.72
Diluted	$ 0.36	$ 0.33	$ 0.92	$ 0.71
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	426,412	309,446	432,265	308,470
Diluted	431,587	437,921	441,817	313,014