RESTRUCTURING, INTEGRATION AND OTHER COSTS (Details 3) (USD $)	9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013 Other Restructuring, Integration-related and Other Costs	Sep. 30, 2012 Other Restructuring, Integration-related and Other Costs	Sep. 30, 2012 Merger	Sep. 30, 2013 Medicis	Jun. 30, 2013 Medicis	Mar. 31, 2013 Medicis	Dec. 31, 2012 Medicis	Sep. 30, 2013 Medicis Other Restructuring, Integration-related and Other Costs	Sep. 30, 2013 B&L	Sep. 30, 2013 B&L Other Restructuring, Integration-related and Other Costs
Cost-rationalization and integration initiatives
Other restructuring, integration-related costs incurred	$ 158,100,000	$ 135,200,000	$ 14,200,000
Integration consulting, duplicate labor, transition service, and other	122,700,000	46,600,000
Facility closure costs	14,900,000
Severance costs	12,400,000	44,800,000
Other costs, including non-personnel manufacturing integration costs	8,100,000
Cash payment made	$ 197,400,000	$ 134,200,000		$ 2,449,000	$ 7,573,000	$ 24,331,000	$ 155,309,000	$ 34,400,000	$ 81,543,000	$ 81,500,000