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EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE (Details 2)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Anti-dilutive shares not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share [Line Items]      
Basic weighted-average number of common shares outstanding 335,400,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic 321,000,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic 305,400,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic
Diluted weighted-average number of common shares outstanding   327,500,000vrx_PotentialWeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding 313,100,000vrx_PotentialWeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding
Dilutive effect of stock options and RSUs      
Anti-dilutive shares not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share [Line Items]      
Dilutive effect of stock options, RSUs and convertible notes   6,500,000us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_StockCompensationPlanMember
7,200,000us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_StockCompensationPlanMember
Dilutive effect of convertible notes      
Anti-dilutive shares not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share [Line Items]      
Dilutive effect of stock options, RSUs and convertible notes   0us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtSecuritiesMember
500,000us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtSecuritiesMember
Dilutive effect of stock options      
Anti-dilutive shares not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share [Line Items]      
Dilutive effect of stock options, RSUs and convertible notes 877,000us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
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1,090,000us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
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1,093,000us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
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= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember