LONG-TERM DEBT (Details 3) (USD $)		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Oct. 31, 2011 Senior Secured Credit Facilities	Dec. 31, 2011 Senior Secured Credit Facilities denominator numerator	Oct. 20, 2011 Senior Secured Credit Facilities	Dec. 31, 2011 Senior Secured Credit Facilities Base rate	Dec. 31, 2011 Senior Secured Credit Facilities LIBO	Dec. 31, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility	Oct. 20, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility	Dec. 31, 2011 Senior Secured Term Loan A Facility	Oct. 20, 2011 Senior Secured Term Loan A Facility	Dec. 31, 2011 Delayed Draw Facility	Oct. 20, 2011 Delayed Draw Facility	Dec. 31, 2011 Incremental Term Loans
Long-term debt, net of unamortized debt discount
Maximum borrowing capacity								$ 275,000,000		$ 1,725,000,000		$ 500,000,000
Quarterly amortization of credit facilities, initial rate (as a percent)									5.00%
Annual amortization of credit facilities commencing March 31, 2013 (as a percent)									10.00%
Annual amortization of credit facilities commencing March 31, 2014 (as a percent)									20.00%
Aggregate principal amount outstanding							220,000,000		2,185,500,000
Amount borrowed		500,000,000											500,000,000
Fees incurred		43,700,000											10,800,000
Deferred debt issuance costs				13,400,000									300,000
Deferred debt issue discount	$ 62,777,000			$ 30,300,000					$ 39,480,000				$ 10,500,000
Nation's thirty largest banks, minimum percentage			75.00%
Spread over federal funds effective rate (as a percent)			0.50%
Interest rate margin (as a percent)					1.75%	2.75%
Effective rate (as a percent)							4.10%		3.20%
Commitment fee, unutilized commitments, percentage							0.50%
Commitment fee, average aggregate daily maximum amount available to be drawn, percentage											0.50%
Percentage of cash proceeds from asset sales outside the ordinary course of business payable as mandatory prepayments			100.00%
Percentage of net cash proceeds of insurance and condemnation proceeds for property or asset losses			100.00%
Percentage of cash proceeds from issuance of equity securities payable as mandatory prepayments			50.00%
Percentage of cash proceeds from incurrence of debt			100.00%
Percentage of annual excess cash flow			50.00%
Percentage of capital stock of the entity and domestic subsidiaries pledged as collateral for borrowings			100.00%
Percentage of capital stock of foreign subsidiaries pledged as collateral for borrowings			65.00%
Percentage of capital stock of the entity and each other subsidiary of the company (other than Valeant's subsidiaries) that is owned by a guarantor			100.00%
Secured leverage ratio for last day of each quarter including the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2012, maximum, numerator			1.75
Secured leverage ratio for last day of each quarter including the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2012, maximum, denominator			1.00
Secured leverage ratio for last day of each quarter beginning with the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2013, maximum, numerator			1.50
Secured leverage ratio for last day of each quarter beginning with the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2013, maximum, denominator			1.00
Interest coverage ratio, maximum, numerator			3.00
Interest coverage ratio, maximum, denominator			1.00