Quarterly Results of Operations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Quarterly Results of Operations

2011	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
	$’M	$’M	$’M	$’M
	____________	____________	____________	____________
Total revenues	972.7	1,062.9	1,086.1	1,142.2
Operating income	266.5	283.3	255.4	304.0
Net income attributable to Shire plc	211.3	205.5	192.9	255.3
Earnings per share - basic	38.5c	37.2c	35.0c	46.4c
Earnings per share - diluted	37.0c	35.9c	33.9c	44.4c
2010	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
	$’M	$’M	$’M	$’M
	____________	____________	____________	____________
Total revenues	816.2	849.4	874.3	931.2
Operating income	217.8	224.4	155.8	196.1
Net income attributable to Shire plc	165.9	160.5	96.3	165.3
Earnings per share - basic	30.5c	29.4c	17.6c	30.1c
Earnings per share - diluted	29.7c	28.6c	17.3c	29.4c