Earnings Per Common Share Attributable To Mylan Inc. (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
	Nov. 15, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 15, 2008	Sep. 30, 2011 Old Warrants [Member]	Sep. 15, 2008 Old Warrants [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 New Warrants [Member]	Nov. 15, 2010 Terms Of Conversion [Member] Maximum [Member]	Nov. 15, 2010 Terms Of Conversion [Member] Minimum [Member]	Sep. 15, 2008 Cash Convertible Notes [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Cash Convertible Notes [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Cash Convertible Notes [Member]
Annual rate of preferred stock dividend	6.50%
Convertible preferred stock converted into shares of Mylan's common stock	125,234,172										152,785,775	125,234,172
Principal amount of debt instrument													$ 575,000,000	$ 575,000,000	$ 575,000,000
Debt instrument, maturity date													Sep. 15, 2015
Warrant rights number of shares							43,200,000
Warrants issued exercise price									$ 20.00	$ 30.00
Number of warrants exchanged								41,000,000
Amount paid per warrant to holders								3.66
Total amount paid to warrant holders								150,000,000
Shares included in calculation of diluted earnings per share		1,200,000			4,300,000
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount					350,000,000
Common stock repurchased, shares			14,800,000
Common stock repurchased, value			$ 350,000,000
Stock awards excluded from computation of earnings per share		7,500,000		8,600,000	4,900,000	6,800,000