BUSINESS COMBINATIONS (Details 7)			0 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended						12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Sep. 15, 2011 Sanitas USD ($)	Aug. 19, 2011 Sanitas USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2011 Sanitas USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Sanitas USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2011 Sanitas USD ($)	Sep. 22, 2011 Sanitas	Sep. 15, 2011 Sanitas EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2011 Sanitas Amounts Recognized as of Acquisition Date (as previously reported) USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Sanitas Amounts Recognized (as adjusted) USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Sanitas Product brands	Dec. 31, 2011 Sanitas Product brands Amounts Recognized (as adjusted) USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Sanitas Product rights	Dec. 31, 2011 Sanitas Product rights Amounts Recognized (as adjusted) USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Sanitas Corporate brands	Dec. 31, 2011 Sanitas Corporate brands Amounts Recognized (as adjusted) USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Sanitas Partner relationships	Dec. 31, 2011 Sanitas Partner relationships Amounts Recognized (as adjusted) USD ($)
Business Combinations
Additional outstanding common shares acquired, percentage			6.40%	87.20%	4.80%
Additional cash consideration paid			$ 27,400,000	$ 392,300,000
Additional outstanding common shares acquired			1,968,631		1,502,432
Outstanding common shares acquired, percentage				92.00%					98.40%
Outstanding common shares acquired				28,625,025					30,593,656
Noncontrolling interest, percent				8.00%				1.60%
Noncontrolling interest, fair value				34,800,000	21,100,000
Unrealized loss reclassified from other comprehensive income to earnings				200,000
Purchase price per share (in euros per share)									€ 10.06
Noncontrolling interest, number of shares								512,264
Amount due shareholders of acquiree	981,282,000	527,583,000				2,400,000
Number of products in product portfolio						390
Number of countries of operation						9
Assets acquired and liabilities assumed
Cash and cash equivalents										5,607,000
Accounts receivable										25,645,000
Inventories										22,010,000
Other current assets										3,166,000
Property, plant and equipment										83,288,000
Identifiable intangible assets, excluding acquired IPR&D										247,127,000	247,127,000		164,823,000		43,027,000		25,227,000		14,050,000
Acquired IPR&D	546,876,000	531,304,000								747,000
Other non-current assets										2,662,000
Current liabilities										(30,428,000)
Long-term debt, including current portion										(67,134,000)
Deferred income taxes, net										(43,269,000)
Other non-current liabilities										(6,049,000)
Total identifiable net assets										243,372,000
Goodwill										204,791,000
Total fair value of consideration transferred										448,163,000
Fair value of trade accounts receivable acquired							25,600,000
Gross contractual amount of trade accounts receivable acquired							27,800,000
Expected uncollectible of trade accounts receivable acquired							$ 2,200,000
Estimated weighted-average useful life						8 years						7 years		7 years		15 years		7 years