Debt - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions, € in Billions, ¥ in Billions				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 22, 2022 JPY (¥)	Aug. 19, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 18, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 EUR (€)	Aug. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Aug. 20, 2021 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, long-term and short-term, combined amount				$ 5,700.0
Aggregate principal amount				5,800.0
Other debt and fair value adjustments, total				179.8
Debt discount and issuance costs				31.7				$ 36.4
Proceeds from revolving facility				220.0
Repayments of Lines of Credit				220.0
Estimated fair value				$ 5,263.3
ZimVie to Zimmer Biomet
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Cash on hand from dividend			$ 540.6
2022 Five-Year Credit Agreement [Member] | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated EBITDA ratio				4.50%		4.50%
Consolidated EBITDA ratio thereafter				5.00%		5.00%
2022 Five-Year Credit Agreement [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated EBITDA ratio				1.00%		1.00%
Consolidated EBITDA ratio thereafter				1.00%		1.00%
2022 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding borrowings				$ 0.0
Maturity date of debt instrument				Aug. 18, 2023
Debt instrument				$ 1,000.0
2022 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated EBITDA ratio				4.50%		4.50%
Consolidated EBITDA ratio thereafter				5.00%		5.00%
2022 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated EBITDA ratio				1.00%		1.00%
Consolidated EBITDA ratio thereafter				1.00%		1.00%
2021 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding borrowings									$ 0.0
Debt instrument									$ 1,000.0
Short-Term Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				$ 83.0			$ 83.0
Euro Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loan | €						€ 1.5
Euro Notes [Member] | 1.414% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date of debt instrument				Dec. 13, 2022
Euro Notes [Member] | 1.414% [Member] | Due in 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate				1.414%		1.414%		1.414%
Japan Term Loan A [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption of outstanding principal amount | ¥	¥ 11.7
Japan Term Loan B [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption of outstanding principal amount | ¥	¥ 21.3
Five Year Revolving Facility | 2021 Five-Year Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from revolving facility			100.0	$ 220.0
Repayments of Lines of Credit				$ 220.0
Senior Notes [Member] | Due in 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption of outstanding principal amount					$ 300.0
Senior Notes [Member] | 3.150% Senior Notes Due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption of outstanding principal amount			$ 750.0
Interest rate			3.15%
Floating Rate Notes [Member] | Due in 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption of outstanding principal amount					$ 200.0
Multicurrency Revolving Facility [Member] | 2021 Five-Year Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding borrowings		$ 0.0
Debt instrument		$ 1,500.0
Multicurrency Revolving Facility [Member] | 2022 Five-Year Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date of debt instrument		Aug. 19, 2027
Debt instrument		$ 1,500.0
Debt Instrument, Term		5 years
Uncommitted incremental feature		$ 500.0