Commitments and Contingencies - Legal Proceedings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
Feb. 05, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016
Sandoz Paragraph IV Certification Letter
Legal Proceedings
Period of time in during which a patent infringement suit can be filed in federal district court after receipt of the Paragraph IV certification	45 days
Minimum period of time before the FDA will grant approval of the application if a patent infringement suit is filed	30 months
European Patent Organization Appeal
Legal Proceedings
Patent revocation, impact on revenue		$ 0.0
Ferumoxytol \| European Patent Organization Appeal
Legal Proceedings
Term of data protection entitled to under EU regulations		8 years
Term of market exclusivity entitled to under EU regulations		10 years

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Represents the minimum period of time before the FDA will grant approval of the application if a patent infringement suit is filed.

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Represents the impact on revenues of the revocation of a patent.

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Represents the period of time in during which a patent infringement suit can be filed in federal district court after receipt of the Paragraph IV certification.

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Represents the term of data protection entitled to under EU regulations even without a successful outcome to the appeals process.

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Represents the term of market exclusivity entitled to under EU regulations, even without a successful outcome to the appeals process.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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