Other Intangible Assets, Net (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2014 Currently Marketed Products	Dec. 31, 2013 Currently Marketed Products	Sep. 30, 2014 Other Intangible Assets	Dec. 31, 2013 Other Intangible Assets	Sep. 30, 2014 IPR&D	Dec. 31, 2013 IPR&D	Mar. 31, 2014 SHP602 IPR&D	Jun. 30, 2014 SHP613
Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill) [Line Items]
Amortized intangible assets	$ 4,880.6		$ 2,619.4		$ 4,850.6	$ 2,573.3	$ 30.0	$ 46.1
Unamortized intangible assets									1,768.9	951.5
Other intangible assets, gross	6,649.5		3,570.9
Less: Accumulated amortization	(1,422.1)		(1,258.3)
Other intangible assets, net	5,227.4	2,976.0	2,312.6	2,388.1
Other Disclosures
Impairment charges	188.0	19.9									166.0	22.0
Acquisitions	3,332.8	733.2			2,320.0				997.0
Estimates of Annual Amortization
2015	228
2016	228
2017	228
2018	228
2019	$ 228