CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF (LOSS) INCOME (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Revenues
Product sales	$ 3,309,895	$ 2,255,050	$ 1,133,371
Alliance and royalty	171,841	172,473	35,109
Service and other	64,890	35,927	12,757
Total revenues	3,546,626	2,463,450	1,181,237
Expenses
Cost of goods sold (exclusive of amortization of intangible assets shown separately below)	921,533	683,750	395,595
Cost of alliance and service revenues	116,983	43,082	10,155
Selling, general and administrative	756,083	572,472	276,546
Research and development	79,052	65,687	68,311
Amortization of intangible assets	928,885	557,814	219,758
Restructuring, integration and other costs	344,387	97,667	140,840
In-process research and development impairments and other charges	189,901	109,200	89,245
Acquisition-related costs	78,604	32,964	38,262
Legal settlements	56,779	11,841	52,610
Acquisition-related contingent consideration	(5,266)	(10,986)
Total expenses	3,466,941	2,163,491	1,291,322
Operating income (loss)	79,685	299,959	(110,085)
Interest income	5,986	4,084	1,294
Interest expense	(473,396)	(333,041)	(84,307)
Write-down of deferred financing charges	(8,200)	(1,485)	(5,774)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(20,080)	(36,844)	(32,413)
Foreign exchange and other	19,721	26,551	574
Gain (loss) on investments, net	2,056	22,776	(5,552)
Loss before recovery of income taxes	(394,228)	(18,000)	(236,263)
Recovery of income taxes	(278,203)	(177,559)	(28,070)
Net (loss) income	$ (116,025)	$ 159,559	$ (208,193)
Basic (loss) earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.38)	$ 0.52	$ (1.06)
Diluted (loss) earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.38)	$ 0.49	$ (1.06)
Weighted-average common shares (000's)
Basic (in shares)	305,446	304,655	195,808
Diluted (in shares)	305,446	326,119	195,808
Cash dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)			$ 1.280