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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - Additional Information (Detail)
12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Cost of Products Sold [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Interest expense net [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2011
Variable-Rate Debt [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member]
LIBOR [Member]
Dec. 31, 2014
Senior Notes Due 2021 [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Senior Notes Due 2021 [Member]
LIBOR [Member]
Dec. 31, 2014
Senior Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2014
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
U.S. Dollars [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
Swiss Francs [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Forward Starting Interest Rate Swaps [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Cross-Currency Interest Rate Swap [Member]
JPY (¥)
Dec. 31, 2014
Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts [Member]
Nondesignated [Member]
Minimum [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts [Member]
Nondesignated [Member]
Maximum [Member]
USD ($)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]                                    
Derivative notional amount, Total               $ 250,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
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  $ 300,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
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    $ 1,289,800,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
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$ 306,300,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
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$ 1,000,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
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¥ 11,798,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
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$ 1,200,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
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$ 1,700,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
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Interest rate of Senior Notes               4.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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  3.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Derivative description of terms On the forward starting interest rate swaps, we receive variable interest equal to three-month LIBOR and pay a fixed interest weighted average rate of 3.01 percent.             Receive a fixed interest rate of 4.625 percent and pay variable interest equal to the three-month LIBOR plus an average of 133 basis points.   We receive a fixed interest rate of 3.375 percent and pay variable interest equal to the three-month LIBOR plus an average of 99 basis points.                
Description of variable interest rate basis               Three-month LIBOR   Three-month LIBOR                
Interest rate swap basis spread on variable rate                 1.33%us-gaap_DerivativeBasisSpreadOnVariableRate
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  0.99%us-gaap_DerivativeBasisSpreadOnVariableRate
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Interest rate of Senior Notes 3.01%us-gaap_DerivativeAverageFixedInterestRate                                  
Derivative maturity year 2045-03                                  
Debt instrument term                       30 years            
Expected months of hedging of inter company sales of inventory to minimize the effects of foreign exchange rate movements 30 months                                  
Senior Credit Facility             143,000,000us-gaap_LinesOfCreditCurrent
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Amounts excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness 0us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInIncomeIneffectivePortionAndAmountExcludedFromEffectivenessTestingNet 0us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInIncomeIneffectivePortionAndAmountExcludedFromEffectivenessTestingNet 0us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInIncomeIneffectivePortionAndAmountExcludedFromEffectivenessTestingNet                              
Fair value of outstanding derivative instruments, net unrealized gain deferred in other comprehensive income 87,900,000zmh_FairValueOfOutstandingDerivativeInstrumentsNetUnrealizedGainLossDeferredInOtherComprehensiveIncome                                  
Fair value of outstanding derivative instruments, unrealized gain net of taxes deferred in other comprehensive income           70,000,000us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax
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Fair value of outstanding derivative instruments, net unrealized gain expected to be reclassified to earnings       89,500,000us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyCashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedDuringNext12Months
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(700,000)us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyCashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedDuringNext12Months
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Fair value of outstanding derivative instruments, unrealized gain net of taxes expected to be reclassified to earnings       $ 66,000,000zmh_FairValueOfOutstandingDerivativeInstrumentsUnrealizedGainLossNetOfTaxesExpectedToBeReclassifiedToEarnings
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$ (500,000)zmh_FairValueOfOutstandingDerivativeInstrumentsUnrealizedGainLossNetOfTaxesExpectedToBeReclassifiedToEarnings
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