Commitments and Contingencies (Commitments and Loss Contingency) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Clinical Testing
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Commitment amount	$ 1,202.0	$ 490.0
Contract Manufacturing
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Commitment amount	608.0	325.0
Commitments expected to be paid in next year	213.0
Other Purchasing Commitment
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Commitment amount	1,993.0	485.0
Commitments expected to be paid in next year	865.0
Investment Commitment
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Commitment amount	70.0	22.0
Capital Commitment
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Commitment amount	130.0	$ 60.0
Baxter related tax indemnification
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities), Net	$ 42.2

Amount, after deferred tax asset, of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable differences, before jurisdictional netting.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
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