Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

(in millions, except per share data)

	2014 Quarter Ended								2013 Quarter Ended
	Mar		Jun		Sep		Dec		Mar		Jun		Sep		Dec
Net sales	$	1,161.5	$	1,182.9	$	1,106.0	$	1,222.9	$	1,138.9	$	1,169.5	$	1,074.3	$	1,240.7
Gross profit		856.1		849.7		807.7		910.0		846.0		845.9		745.5		899.9
Net earnings of Zimmer Holdings, Inc.		221.5		176.5		165.5		156.6		218.6		152.1		154.4		235.9
Earnings per common share
Basic		1.31		1.05		0.98		0.92		1.30		0.90		0.91		1.38
Diluted		1.29		1.03		0.96		0.91		1.28		0.89		0.90		1.36