BUSINESS COMBINATIONS (Details 7)	12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2009 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2011 Afexa Y	Dec. 31, 2011 Afexa USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Afexa CAD	Oct. 17, 2011 Afexa USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Afexa Product brands Y	Oct. 17, 2011 Afexa Product brands USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Afexa Patented technology Y	Oct. 17, 2011 Afexa Patented technology USD ($)
Business Combinations
Outstanding common shares acquired, percentage					100.00%	100.00%	73.80%
Outstanding common shares acquired							80,929,921
Cash consideration							$ 67,700,000
Noncontrolling interest, percent							26.20%
Noncontrolling interest, fair value							23,800,000
Amount paid to remaining shareholders (in Canadian dollars per share)						0.85
Assets acquired and liabilities assumed
Cash and cash equivalents							1,558,000
Accounts receivable							9,436,000
Inventories							22,489,000
Other current assets							5,406,000
Property, plant and equipment							8,766,000
Identifiable intangible assets, excluding acquired IPR&D							80,580,000		65,194,000		15,386,000
Current liabilities							(18,104,000)
Deferred income taxes, net							(20,533,000)
Other non-current liabilities							(1,138,000)
Total identifiable net assets							88,460,000
Goodwill							3,070,000
Total fair value of consideration transferred							91,530,000
Fair value of trade accounts receivable acquired							9,400,000
Gross contractual amount of trade accounts receivable acquired							9,400,000
Estimated weighted-average useful life (in years)				10				11		7
Acquisition-related costs	32,964,000	38,262,000	5,596,000		3,300,000
Acquisition-related integration and restructuring costs					5,800,000
Revenues of acquiree since acquisition date					12,600,000
Earnings of acquiree since acquisition date					(3,900,000)
Effects of the acquisition accounting adjustments					$ 3,700,000