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Property, Plant and Equipment - Summary of Property, Plant and Equipment (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property, plant and equipment, Gross $ 3,410.6us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross $ 3,316.2us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross  
Accumulated depreciation (2,121.8)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment (2,091.5)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment  
Property, plant and equipment, net 1,288.8us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 1,224.7us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 1,210.7us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Land [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property, plant and equipment, Gross 20.4us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LandMember
21.7us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LandMember
 
Building And Equipment [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property, plant and equipment, Gross 1,283.4us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= zmh_BuildingsAndEquipmentMember
1,353.1us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= zmh_BuildingsAndEquipmentMember
 
Capitalized Software Costs [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property, plant and equipment, Gross 294.7us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SoftwareAndSoftwareDevelopmentCostsMember
272.6us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SoftwareAndSoftwareDevelopmentCostsMember
 
Instruments [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property, plant and equipment, Gross 1,696.3us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= zmh_InstrumentsMember
1,610.6us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= zmh_InstrumentsMember
 
Construction in Progress [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property, plant and equipment, Gross $ 115.8us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember
$ 58.2us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember