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BUSINESS COMBINATIONS - Consideration Transferred (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended
	Aug. 05, 2013	Dec. 11, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Adjusted for the following:
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B&L
Business Combinations
Enterprise value	$ 8,700.0
Adjusted for the following:
B&L’s outstanding debt, including accrued interest	(4,248.3)
B&L’s company expenses	(6.4)
Payment in B&L’s performance-based option	(48.5)
Payment for B&L’s cash balance	149.0
Additional cash payment	75.0
Other	(3.2)
Equity purchase price	4,617.6
Less: Cash consideration paid for B&L’s unvested stock options	(4.3)
Total fair value of consideration transferred	4,613.3
Medicis
Adjusted for the following:
Common stock, shares outstanding		57,100,000
Per Share Consideration (in dollars per share)		$ 44.00
Per Share Consideration		2,513.9
Number of stock options of Medicis cancelled and exchanged for cash (in shares)		3,200,000
Number of stock options of Medicis cancelled and exchanged for cash		33.1
Number of outstanding restricted shares cancelled and exchanged for cash (in shares)		2,000,000
Number of outstanding restricted shares cancelled and exchanged for cash		31.9
Total fair value of consideration transferred		$ 2,578.9