Intangible Asset (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 17, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Oct. 18, 2013
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization of Intangible Assets		$ 5,637,000	$ 0	$ 0
Payments to Acquire Intangible Assets	240,500,000	241,314,000	0	0
Total consideration paid to purchase intangible assets, plus transaction costs					241,300,000
Business Acquisition, Transaction Costs					800,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life		9 years
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Next Twelve Months		33,880,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross		241,314,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization		(5,637,000)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net		235,677,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Two		44,940,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Three		33,184,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Four		19,028,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Five		18,096,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, after Year Five		86,549,000
Variable Interest Entity, Reporting Entity Involvement, Maximum Loss Exposure, Amount		235,700,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life		8 years
Glumetza [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible purchase price being amortized					164,500,000
Other Depomed Products [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible purchase price being amortized					$ 76,800,000