Divestment of Product Rights	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Gains (Losses) on Sales of Assets [Abstract]
Divestment of product rights	3. Divestment of product rights On January 1, 2014 the Company transferred the marketing authorizations for the CALCICHEW range of products in the UK and Ireland to Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited. In addition in the first quarter of 2014 Shire received cash consideration of $43.5 million from the sale of certain CALCICHEW trade marks to Takeda Nycomed AS (“Takeda”), resulting in a gain (net of taxes) of $43.5 million being recorded in the consolidated statement of income. In the three months to June 30, 2014 the Company recorded total gains on the sale of product rights of $3.8 million (2013: $4.5 million) related to the re-measurement of contingent consideration receivable from the divestment of DAYTRANA. In the six months to June 30, 2014 the Company recorded total gains on the sale of product rights of $40.2 million (2013: $11.0 million), related to the sale of CALCICHEW trademarks to Takeda and the re-measurement of contingent consideration receivable from the divestment of DAYTRANA.

Divestment of Product Rights

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Gains (Losses) on Sales of Assets [Abstract]

3. Divestment of product rights

On January 1, 2014 the Company transferred the marketing authorizations for the CALCICHEW range of products in the UK and Ireland to Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited. In addition in the first quarter of 2014 Shire received cash consideration of $43.5 million from the sale of certain CALCICHEW trade marks to Takeda Nycomed AS (“Takeda”), resulting in a gain (net of taxes) of $43.5 million being recorded in the consolidated statement of income.

In the three months to June 30, 2014 the Company recorded total gains on the sale of product rights of $3.8 million (2013: $4.5 million) related to the re-measurement of contingent consideration receivable from the divestment of DAYTRANA.

In the six months to June 30, 2014 the Company recorded total gains on the sale of product rights of $40.2 million (2013: $11.0 million), related to the sale of CALCICHEW trademarks to Takeda and the re-measurement of contingent consideration receivable from the divestment of DAYTRANA.