LEGAL PROCEEDINGS (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended				0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended					12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013 cases	Dec. 31, 2013 MoistureLoc B&L cases suits	Dec. 31, 2013 MoistureLoc B&L U.S suits	Dec. 31, 2013 MoistureLoc B&L Outside the U.S. suits	Feb. 19, 2010 Watson Aplenzin	Dec. 31, 2013 Watson Aplenzin complaints patents	Oct. 24, 2013 Watson Acanya Gel	Dec. 04, 2013 Natur Produkt Anti-Grippin Trademark	Dec. 31, 2013 Natur Produkt Anti-Grippin Trademark suits	Dec. 31, 2013 Natur Produkt Anti-Grippin Trademark Other Expense	Nov. 15, 2013 Perrigo Acanya Gel	Jan. 31, 2014 Lupin Prolensa Subsequent event	May 16, 2008 Written plea agreement Biovail Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	May 16, 2008 Non-prosecution agreement Biovail Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	Sep. 11, 2009 Corporate Integrity Agreement Biovail Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	Dec. 31, 2013 Obagi Shareholder Class Actions complaints	Jun. 30, 2012 Antitrust	Oct. 04, 2011 Banner TARGRETIN Litigation Banner Eisai	Oct. 16, 2009 General civil actions cases	Feb. 29, 2012 General civil actions	Oct. 27, 2013 Master services agreement Anacor	Sep. 30, 2013 Master services agreement Anacor	Oct. 17, 2013 Master services agreement Anacor Minimum	Oct. 29, 2012 Master services agreement Anacor Minimum	Dec. 31, 2012 Employment Matter Medicis charges	Dec. 31, 2011 Employment Matter Medicis employees	Dec. 31, 2013 Non-Fusarium Cases MoistureLoc B&L cases
Legal proceedings and other matters
Civil Penalty														$ 22,200,000	$ 2,400,000
Obligation term																5 years
Number of complaints filed																	2
Total settlement amount payable																		49,250,000						100,000,000
Maximum settlement notice costs to be paid																		500,000
Loss Contingency, Number of Class Action Cases		13
Period of stay on approval triggered on filing of suit						30 months		30 months				30 months	30 months						30 months
Number of actions consolidated into the first-filed case							2
Number of the patents that remain in the litigation							5
Recent suits filed										2
Damages awarded to plaintiff									50,000,000
Recognized charge during period											50,000,000												142,500,000
Number of cases settled			629																	3
Maximum amount of consideration paid under settlement agreement																					100,000
Settlement (less than .3 million)	300,000																					142,500,000
Damages sought																									$ 215,000,000
Number of former employees who filed charges with the EEOC																											6
Number of charges dismissed by the EEOC																										3
Currently active lawsuits/claims			324	1	5																							320
Number consolidated cases			2