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Reserves for Discounts and Allowances (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Summary of total product revenue reserves included in consolidated balance sheets
Total reserves	$ 676.5	$ 605.5
Reduction of accounts receivable
Summary of total product revenue reserves included in consolidated balance sheets
Total reserves	171.2	166.9
Component of accrued expenses and other
Summary of total product revenue reserves included in consolidated balance sheets
Total reserves	$ 505.3	$ 438.6

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Summary of product revenue reserves included in consolidated balance sheets.

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Total of allowances and reserves, the valuation and qualifying accounts that are either netted against the cost of an asset (in order to value it at its carrying value) or that reflect a liability established to represent expected future costs.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (SX 210.12-09)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e24092-122690

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