LEGAL PROCEEDINGS (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended				9 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended					0 Months Ended						1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 08, 2014	Aug. 07, 2014	Sep. 02, 2014 Minimum D	Sep. 02, 2014 Maximum D	Sep. 30, 2014 MoistureLoc B&L cases suits	Jun. 30, 2014 MoistureLoc B&L U.S suits	Sep. 30, 2014 MoistureLoc B&L Outside the U.S. suits	Dec. 04, 2013 Natur Produkt AntiGrippin Trademark	Sep. 30, 2014 Natur Produkt AntiGrippin Trademark suits	Dec. 31, 2013 Natur Produkt AntiGrippin Trademark Other (Income) Expense	Mar. 31, 2014 Natur Produkt AntiGrippin Trademark Other (Income) Expense	Nov. 15, 2013 Perrigo Acanya® Gel	Aug. 13, 2014 Taro Acanya® Gel	Jan. 31, 2014 Lupin Prolensa	Jun. 20, 2014 Metrics, Inc. Prolensa	Jul. 22, 2014 Metrics, Inc. Prolensa notice	May 24, 2013 ISTA	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.	Mar. 27, 2013 Obagi Shareholder Class Actions complaints	Oct. 11, 2013 Antitrust cases	Mar. 31, 2014 Antitrust suits	Sep. 30, 2014 Employment Matter Medicis charges	Dec. 31, 2011 Employment Matter Medicis employees	Sep. 30, 2014 Non Fusarium Cases MoistureLoc B&L cases
Legal proceedings and other matters
Civil Penalty																		$ 22.2	$ 2.4
Obligation term																				5 years
Number of complaints filed																					2
Loss Contingency, Number of Class Action Cases																						13
Recent suits filed									2														2
Damages awarded to plaintiff								50
Recognized charge loss during period										50
Recognized charge gain during period											50
Period of stay on approval triggered on filing of suit	30 months	30 months										30 months	30 months	30 months	30 months
Number of patent related Notices of Filing Date Accorded papers issued																2
Number of former employees who filed charges with the EEOC																									6
Number of charges dismissed by the EEOC																								3
Currently active lawsuits/claims					322	1	5																			320
Number consolidated cases					2
Number of cases settled					629
Settlement, amount paid																	$ 34
Litigation settlement, required compliance and ethics period																	3 years
Special meeting period of time			45	50