Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Aug. 03, 2017
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000885590
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		348,521,288