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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Mar. 31, 2014
Income Tax [Line Items]        
Deferred tax assets, operating loss carryforwards $ 69.1us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsNotSubjectToExpiration      
Operating loss carryforwards, deferred tax assets valuation allowance 99.0us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwardsValuationAllowance 17.3us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwardsValuationAllowance    
Maturity period for net operating loss carryovers 1 to 20 years      
Maturity period for tax credit carryovers 1 to 10 years      
Valuation allowances for certain tax credit carryovers 11.5us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardValuationAllowance 14.9us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardValuationAllowance    
Valuation allowances for potential capital losses 4.9zmh_TaxCreditCarryforwardValuationAllowanceForPeriod 2.7zmh_TaxCreditCarryforwardValuationAllowanceForPeriod    
Maturity period for net Capital loss carryovers 2 to 4 years      
Valuation allowances for net Capital loss carryovers 7.4zmh_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesCapitalLossCarryforward 7.8zmh_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesCapitalLossCarryforward    
Net operating loss carryovers expire with in the period 47.8us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsSubjectToExpiration      
Unremitted earnings of foreign subsidiaries 3,204.0us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries      
Unrecognized tax benefits income tax penalties and interest expense recognized 5.7us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense 8.2us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense 23.2us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense  
Recognized liability for interest and penalties 47.8us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued 42.1us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued 33.9us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued  
Examination period for state income tax returns 3 to 5 years      
Foreign jurisdictions statutes of limitation period 3 to 5 years      
State examination period after notification Up to one year      
Luxembourg Inland Revenue [Member]        
Income Tax [Line Items]        
Deferred tax assets, operating loss carryforwards       70.5us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsNotSubjectToExpiration
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Operating loss carryforwards, deferred tax assets valuation allowance       $ 70.5us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwardsValuationAllowance
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