Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings (unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net Sales	$ 1,781.8	$ 1,763.3	$ 3,445.0	$ 3,364.7
Type of Revenue [Extensible List]	us-gaap:ProductMember	us-gaap:ProductMember	us-gaap:ProductMember	us-gaap:ProductMember
Cost of products sold, excluding intangible asset amortization	$ 511.0	$ 496.2	$ 1,011.0	$ 932.5
Type of Cost, Good or Service [Extensible List]	us-gaap:ProductMember	us-gaap:ProductMember	us-gaap:ProductMember	us-gaap:ProductMember
Intangible asset amortization	$ 133.0	$ 132.9	$ 263.8	$ 266.5
Research and development	99.4	165.0	196.3	246.0
Selling, general and administrative	695.2	696.8	1,379.7	1,353.8
Intangible asset impairment	3.0	16.3	3.0	16.3
Restructuring and other cost reduction initiatives	57.0	18.8	100.9	40.1
Quality remediation	7.8	11.0	14.3	21.1
Acquisition, integration, divestiture and related	(5.5)	1.5	(3.3)	4.9
Operating expenses, net	1,500.9	1,538.5	2,965.7	2,881.2
Operating Profit	280.9	224.8	479.3	483.5
Other (expense) income, net	(42.6)	8.0	(98.7)	15.7
Interest expense, net	(38.8)	(54.7)	(79.9)	(107.0)
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes	199.5	178.1	300.7	392.2
Provision for income taxes from continuing operations	45.5	33.3	73.5	54.4
Net Earnings from continuing operations	154.0	144.8	227.2	337.8
Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest	0.3	0.6	0.5	0.2
Net Earnings from Continuing Operations of Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	153.7	144.2	226.7	337.6
(Loss) earnings from discontinued operations, net of taxes		(2.3)	(58.8)	2.4
Net Earnings of Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$ 153.7	$ 141.9	$ 167.9	$ 340.0
Earnings Per Common Share - Basic
Earnings from continuing operations	$ 0.73	$ 0.69	$ 1.08	$ 1.62
(Loss) earnings from discontinued operations		(0.01)	(0.28)	0.01
Net Earnings Per Common Share - Basic	0.73	0.68	0.80	1.63
Earnings Per Common Share - Diluted
Earnings from continuing operations	0.73	0.68	1.08	1.61
(Loss) earnings from discontinued operations		(0.01)	(0.28)	0.01
Net Earnings Per Common Share - Diluted	$ 0.73	$ 0.67	$ 0.80	$ 1.62
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding
Basic	209.6	208.6	209.4	208.3
Diluted	210.3	210.7	210.2	210.4