Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net earnings	$ 22.2	$ 172.9	$ 19.5	$ 565.5
Other Comprehensive Income:
Foreign currency cumulative translation adjustments	(137.0)	(132.4)	(276.6)	(128.8)
Unrealized cash flow hedge gains/(losses), net of tax	4.1	49.9	43.4	38.5
Reclassification adjustments on foreign currency hedges, net of tax	(23.0)	(5.0)	(69.7)	(9.7)
Unrealized gains on securities, net of tax			0.5	0.2
Reclassification adjustments on securities, net of tax				(0.4)
Adjustments to prior service cost and unrecognized actuarial assumptions, net of tax	5.8	2.1	11.2	3.8
Total Other Comprehensive (Loss)	(150.1)	(85.4)	(291.2)	(96.4)
Comprehensive (Loss) Income	(127.9)	87.5	(271.7)	469.1
Comprehensive gain attributable to the noncontrolling interest	(0.1)	(0.1)	(0.1)	(0.9)
Comprehensive (Loss) Income attributable to Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$ (127.8)	$ 87.6	$ (271.6)	$ 470.0