QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

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QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

(in millions, except per share data)


	2013 Quarter Ended								2012 Quarter Ended
	Mar		Jun		Sep		Dec		Mar		Jun		Sep		Dec
Net sales	$	1,138.9	$	1,169.5	$	1,074.3	$	1,240.7	$	1,140.7	$	1,125.0	$	1,025.5	$	1,180.5
Gross profit		846.0		845.9		745.5		899.9		852.0		843.1		769.8		881.6
Net earnings of Zimmer Holdings, Inc.		218.6		152.1		154.4		235.9		209.6		214.5		178.1		152.8
Earnings per common share
Basic		1.30		0.90		0.91		1.38		1.18		1.22		1.02		0.88
Diluted		1.28		0.89		0.90		1.36		1.17		1.22		1.02		0.88

The quarter ending December 31, 2012 included a $96.0 million goodwill impairment charge.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the quarterly financial data in the annual financial statements. The disclosure may include a tabular presentation of financial information for each fiscal quarter for the current and previous year, including revenues, gross profit, income or loss before extraordinary items and earnings per share data. It also includes an indication if the information in the note is unaudited, comments on the aggregate effect of year-end adjustments, and an explanation of matters or transactions that affect comparability or are pertinent to an understanding of the information furnished.

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