Comprehensive Income

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Comprehensive Income [Abstract]

Comprehensive Income

3. Comprehensive Income

The reconciliation of net earnings to comprehensive income is as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(in millions)						(in millions)
Net earnings	$	191.2		$	191.1		$	603.9		$	562.0
Other Comprehensive Income:
Foreign currency cumulative translation adjustments		(108.1	)		144.5			61.5			(34.9	)
Unrealized cash flow hedge gains/(losses), net of tax		21.6			(36.9	)		(36.6	)		16.1
Reclassification adjustments on foreign currency hedges, net of tax		8.5			(5.4	)		21.7			(14.6	)
Unrealized gains/(losses) on securities, net of tax		(0.4	)		(0.1	)		0.1			(0.1	)
Adjustments to prior service cost and unrecognized actuarial assumptions, net of tax		1.0			(0.9	)		2.4			0.2
Total Other Comprehensive Gain/(Loss)		(77.4	)		101.2			49.1			(33.3	)
Comprehensive Income		113.8			292.3			653.0			528.7
Comprehensive loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest		(0.3	)		—			(0.3	)		—
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Zimmer Holdings, Inc.	$	114.1		$	292.3		$	653.3		$	528.7