INVENTORIES (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
INVENTORIES
Raw materials	$ 56,108,000	$ 56,108,000	$ 55,486,000
Work in process	40,781,000	40,781,000	43,587,000
Finished goods	183,900,000	183,900,000	158,574,000
Inventories, gross	280,789,000	280,789,000	257,647,000
Less allowance for obsolescence	(21,141,000)	(21,141,000)	(28,065,000)
Inventories, net	259,648,000	259,648,000	229,582,000
Acquisition accounting adjustment on the Valeant and PharmaSwiss inventories that were sold	$ 2,700,000	$ 48,900,000