Business Acquisitions (Details) (USD $) | 0 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | | |
Oct. 31, 2014 | Mar. 28, 2015 | Feb. 28, 2014 | Feb. 18, 2014 | Dec. 18, 2013 | Jun. 28, 2014 | Jun. 27, 2009 | 1-May-14 | Dec. 28, 2013 | Aug. 06, 2009 |
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Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition, Cash Exchange per share | | | | | $6.25 | | | | | |
Goodwill | | $3,403,900,000 | | | | $3,474,100,000 | | | | |
Contingent consideration | | 12,400,000 | | | | 17,400,000 | | | | |
Lumara [Member] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition | 31-Oct-14 | | | | | | | | | |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross | | 83,000,000 | | | | | | | | |
Number of formulations | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
Business Combination, Total Consideration Transferred | | 83,000,000 | | | | | | | | |
Assets acquired - receivables | | 2,900,000 | | | | | | | | |
Assets acquired, Inventory | | 1,500,000 | | | | | | | | |
Assets acquired - prepaids | | 400,000 | | | | | | | | |
Assets acquired - Property and equipment, net | | 100,000 | | | | | | | | |
Assets acquired, Noncurrent Assets | | 86,900,000 | | | | | | | | |
Liabilities assumed, Accounts Payable | | 3,900,000 | | | | | | | | |
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed | | 83,000,000 | | | | | | | | |
Perrigo Company [Member] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired | | | | | 71.00% | | | | | |
Share Price | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | |
Aspen Global [Member] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition | | | 28-Feb-14 | | | | | | | |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross | | | 53,700,000 | | | | | | | |
Goodwill | | | 4,600,000 | | | | | | | |
Contingent consideration | | | 0 | | | | | | | |
Business Combination, Total Consideration Transferred | | | 53,700,000 | | | | | | | |
Assets acquired, Cash and Equivalents | | | 0 | | | | | | | |
Acquired assets - Investments | | | 0 | | | | | | | |
Assets acquired - receivables | | | 0 | | | | | | | |
Assets acquired, Inventory | | | 2,700,000 | | | | | | | |
Assets acquired - prepaids | | | 0 | | | | | | | |
Assets acquired - Property and equipment, net | | | 0 | | | | | | | |
Assets acquired - Finite-Lived Intangibles | | | 46,400,000 | | | | | | | |
Assets acquired, Noncurrent Assets | | | 0 | | | | | | | |
Assets acquired - Total Assets | | | 53,700,000 | | | | | | | |
Liabilities assumed, Accounts Payable | | | 0 | | | | | | | |
Liabilities assumed - Current Liabilities | | | 0 | | | | | | | |
Liabilities assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities | | | 0 | | | | | | | |
Liabilities assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities | | | 0 | | | | | | | |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities | | | 0 | | | | | | | |
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed | | | 53,700,000 | | | | | | | |
Fera (methazolomide) [Member] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition | | | | 18-Feb-14 | | | | | | |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross | | | | 17,300,000 | | | | | | |
Goodwill | | | | 0 | | | | | | |
Contingent consideration | | | | 800,000 | | | | | | |
Business Combination, Total Consideration Transferred | | | | 18,100,000 | | | | | | |
Assets acquired, Cash and Equivalents | | | | 0 | | | | | | |
Acquired assets - Investments | | | | 0 | | | | | | |
Assets acquired - receivables | | | | 0 | | | | | | |
Assets acquired, Inventory | | | | 300,000 | | | | | | |
Assets acquired - prepaids | | | | 0 | | | | | | |
Assets acquired - Property and equipment, net | | | | 0 | | | | | | |
Assets acquired - Finite-Lived Intangibles | | | | 17,800,000 | | | | | | |
Assets acquired, Noncurrent Assets | | | | 0 | | | | | | |
Assets acquired - Total Assets | | | | 18,100,000 | | | | | | |
Liabilities assumed, Accounts Payable | | | | 0 | | | | | | |
Liabilities assumed - Current Liabilities | | | | 0 | | | | | | |
Liabilities assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities | | | | 0 | | | | | | |
Liabilities assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities | | | | 0 | | | | | | |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities | | | | 0 | | | | | | |
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed | | | | 18,100,000 | | | | | | |
Elan Corporation [Member] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition | | | | | 18-Dec-13 | | | | | |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross | | | | | 9,451,900,000 | | | | | |
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired | | | | | 29.00% | | | | | |
Share Price | | | | | 3,223,200,000 | | | | | |
Total Company shares issued to acquired company shareholders | | | | | 39,400,000 | | | | | |
Shares, Outstanding | | | | | 515,700,000 | | | | | |
Business Acquisition, Share Exchange Ratio | | | | | 0.07636 | | | | | |
Business Acquisition, Share Price | | | | | $155.34 | | | | | |
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Value Assigned | | | | | 6,117,200,000 | | | | | |
Business acquisition, cash consideration paid for vested stock options and awards | | | | | 111,500,000 | | | | | |
Business acquisition, cash consideration paid on unvested stock options and awards | | | | | | 16,100,000 | | | | |
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs | | | | | | 284,900,000 | | | | |
Goodwill | | 2,333,100,000 | | | 2,333,100,000 | | | | | |
Business combination provisional adjustment, initial valuation incomplete, non-current liabilities | | 13,000,000 | | | | | | | | |
Contingent consideration | | | | | 0 | | | | | |
Business Combination, Total Consideration Transferred | | | | | 9,451,900,000 | | | | | |
Assets acquired, Cash and Equivalents | | | | | 1,807,300,000 | | | | | |
Acquired assets - Investments | | | | | 100,000,000 | | | | | |
Assets acquired - receivables | | | | | 44,200,000 | | | | | |
Assets acquired, Inventory | | | | | 0 | | | | | |
Assets acquired - prepaids | | | | | 27,100,000 | | | | | |
Assets acquired - Property and equipment, net | | | | | 9,200,000 | | | | | |
Assets acquired - Finite-Lived Intangibles | | | | | 5,811,000,000 | | | | | |
Assets acquired, Noncurrent Assets | | | | | 93,400,000 | | | | | |
Assets acquired - Total Assets | | | | | 10,225,300,000 | | | | | |
Liabilities assumed, Accounts Payable | | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | | |
Liabilities assumed - Current Liabilities | | | | | 120,800,000 | | | | | |
Liabilities assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities | | | | | 631,800,000 | | | | | |
Liabilities assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities | | | | | 18,800,000 | | | | | |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities | | | | | 773,400,000 | | | | | |
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed | | | | | 9,451,900,000 | | | | | |
Vedants Drug and Fine Chemicals Private Ltd [Member] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired | | | | | | | | | 15.00% | 85.00% |
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Redemptions or Purchase of Interests | | 7,200,000 | | | | | 11,500,000 | | | |
Trademarks and Trade Names [Member] | Aspen Global [Member] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets acquired - Finite-Lived Intangibles | | | 34,800,000 | | | | | | | |
Trademarks and Trade Names [Member] | Fera (methazolomide) [Member] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets acquired - Finite-Lived Intangibles | | | | 0 | | | | | | |
Trademarks and Trade Names [Member] | Elan Corporation [Member] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets acquired - Finite-Lived Intangibles | | | | | 0 | | | | | |
Customer Relationships [Member] | Aspen Global [Member] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets acquired - Finite-Lived Intangibles | | | 9,800,000 | | | | | | | |
Customer Relationships [Member] | Fera (methazolomide) [Member] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets acquired - Finite-Lived Intangibles | | | | 0 | | | | | | |
Customer Relationships [Member] | Elan Corporation [Member] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets acquired - Finite-Lived Intangibles | | | | | 0 | | | | | |
Noncompete Agreements [Member] | Aspen Global [Member] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets acquired - Finite-Lived Intangibles | | | 1,800,000 | | | | | | | |
Noncompete Agreements [Member] | Fera (methazolomide) [Member] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets acquired - Finite-Lived Intangibles | | | | 0 | | | | | | |
Noncompete Agreements [Member] | Elan Corporation [Member] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets acquired - Finite-Lived Intangibles | | | | | 0 | | | | | |
Product Formulations [Member] | Lumara [Member] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets acquired - Finite-Lived Intangibles | | 82,000,000 | | | | | | | | |
Tysabri [Member] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Percent of royalty revenues generated by specific agreement | | | | | | | | 12.00% | | |
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired | | 5,800,000,000 | | | | | | | | |
Prialt [Member] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired | | 11,000,000 | | | | | | | | |
Distribution And License Agreements [Member] | Aspen Global [Member] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets acquired - Finite-Lived Intangibles | | | 0 | | | | | | | |
Distribution And License Agreements [Member] | Fera (methazolomide) [Member] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets acquired - Finite-Lived Intangibles | | | | 17,800,000 | | | | | | |
Distribution And License Agreements [Member] | Elan Corporation [Member] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets acquired - Finite-Lived Intangibles | | | | | 5,811,000,000 | | | | | |
Minimum [Member] | Lumara [Member] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life | | 8 years | | | | | | | | |
Minimum [Member] | Tysabri [Member] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Percent of royalty revenues generated by specific agreement | | 18.00% | | | | | | | | |
Sales Revenue, Goods, Net | | 2,000,000,000 | | | | | | | | |
Minimum [Member] | Prialt [Member] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Percent of royalty revenues generated by specific agreement | | 7.00% | | | | | | | | |
Maximum [Member] | Lumara [Member] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life | | 12 years | | | | | | | | |
Maximum [Member] | Tysabri [Member] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Percent of royalty revenues generated by specific agreement | | 25.00% | | | | | | | | |
Sales Revenue, Goods, Net | | 2,000,000,000 | | | | | | | | |
Maximum [Member] | Prialt [Member] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Percent of royalty revenues generated by specific agreement | | 17.50% | | | | | | | | |
Consumer Healthcare [Member] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Goodwill | | 1,387,400,000 | | | | 1,406,300,000 | | | | |
Consumer Healthcare [Member] | Elan Corporation [Member] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Goodwill | | 1,110,000,000 | | | | | | | | |
Rx Pharmaceuticals [Member] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Goodwill | | 1,222,200,000 | | | | 1,258,300,000 | | | | |
Rx Pharmaceuticals [Member] | Elan Corporation [Member] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Goodwill | | 845,100,000 | | | | | | | | |
Nutritionals [Member] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Goodwill | | 509,100,000 | | | | 510,100,000 | | | | |
Nutritionals [Member] | Elan Corporation [Member] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Goodwill | | 177,400,000 | | | | | | | | |
Specialty Sciences [Member] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Goodwill | | 200,700,000 | | | | 201,800,000 | | | | |
Specialty Sciences [Member] | Elan Corporation [Member] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Goodwill | | 200,600,000 | | | | | | | | |
General and Administrative Expense [Member] | Elan Corporation [Member] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs | | | | | | 108,900,000 | | | | |
Interest expense, net [Member] | Elan Corporation [Member] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs | | | | | | 10,000,000 | | | | |
Other expense (income), net [member] | Elan Corporation [Member] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs | | | | | | 200,000 | | | | |
Loss on extinguishment of debt [Member] | Elan Corporation [Member] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs | | | | | | $165,800,000 | | | | |
Aspen Global [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life | | 15 years | | | | | | | | |
Aspen Global [Member] | Trademarks and Trade Names [Member] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life | | 25 years | | | | | | | | |
Aspen Global [Member] | Noncompete Agreements [Member] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life | | 5 years | | | | | | | | |
Elan Corporation [Member] | Tysabri [Member] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life | | 20 years | | | | | | | | |
Elan Corporation [Member] | Prialt [Member] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life | | 10 years | | | | | | | | |
Fera (methazolomide) [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life | | 15 years | | | | | | | | |