INCOME TAXES (Details 6) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized tax benefits
Balance, beginning of year	$ 345.0	$ 247.5	$ 128.0
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	4.6	143.0	60.7
Additions for tax positions of prior years	23.3	12.8	19.4
Reductions for tax positions of prior years	(39.3)	(50.2)	(10.8)
Lapse of statute of limitations	(5.0)	(8.1)	(2.0)
Balance, end of year	344.0	345.0	247.5
B&L
Reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized tax benefits
Acquisition	0.0	0.0	52.2
Medicis
Reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized tax benefits
Acquisition	$ 15.4	$ 0.0	$ 0.0

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Amount of unrecognized tax benefits pertaining to uncertain tax positions taken in tax returns.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 15A
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=SL6600010-109319

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Unrecognized Tax Benefit
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