Commitments and Contingencies	6 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies	Jun. 30, 2017
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	Commitments and Contingencies Leases The Company leases land, facilities, motor vehicles and certain equipment under operating leases expiring through 2039. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, lease and rental expense totaled $42.4 million and $85.0 million (2016: $22.8 million and $30.3 million, respectively), which is predominantly included in Cost of sales and Selling, general and administrative expenses in the Company’s Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations. Letters of credit and guarantees As of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company had irrevocable standby letters of credit and guarantees with various banks and insurance companies totaling $190.1 million and $139.7 million (being the contractual amounts), respectively, providing security for the Company’s performance of various obligations. These obligations are primarily in respect of the recoverability of insurance claims, lease obligations and supply commitments. Commitments Clinical testing As of June 30, 2017, the Company had committed to pay approximately $1,108.3 million (December 31, 2016: $1,037.4 million) to contract vendors for administering and executing clinical trials. The timing of these payments is dependent upon actual services performed by the organizations as determined by patient enrollment levels and related activities. Contract manufacturing As of June 30, 2017, the Company had committed to pay approximately $458.3 million (December 31, 2016: $528.9 million) in respect of contract manufacturing. The Company expects to pay $190.3 million of these commitments in 2017. Other purchasing commitments As of June 30, 2017, the Company had committed to pay approximately $1,774.4 million (December 31, 2016: $1,745.4 million) for future purchases of goods and services, predominantly relating to active pharmaceutical ingredients sourcing. The Company expects to pay $876.8 million of these commitments in 2017. Investment commitments As of June 30, 2017, the Company had outstanding commitments to purchase common stock and interests in companies and partnerships, respectively, for amounts totaling $58.5 million (December 31, 2016: $76.4 million) which may all be payable in 2017, depending on the timing of capital calls. The investment commitments include additional funding to certain variable interest entities ("VIEs") for which Shire is not the primary beneficiary. Capital commitments As of June 30, 2017, the Company had committed to spend $136.4 million (December 31, 2016: $100.5 million) on capital projects. Baxter related tax indemnification Baxter International Inc. ("Baxter") and Baxalta entered into a tax matters agreement, effective on the date of Baxalta’s separation from Baxter, which employs a direct tracing approach, or where direct tracing approach is not feasible, an allocation methodology, to determine which company is liable for pre-separation income tax items for U.S. federal, state and foreign jurisdictions. With respect to tax liabilities that are directly traceable or allocated to Baxalta but for which Baxalta was not the primary obligor, Baxalta recorded a tax indemnification amount that would be due to Baxter upon Baxter discharging the associated tax liability to the taxing authority. As of June 30, 2017, the amount of the net tax indemnification amount was $25.5 million.