Revision of Prior Period Financial Statements - Revisions to the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Inventories	$ 2,357.8	$ 2,439.1	$ 1,237.0	$ 1,193.3
Total Current Assets	6,394.7	6,749.2	11,937.2	4,313.3
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,989.0	1,995.6	1,297.4	1,285.3
Goodwill	7,679.5	7,708.4	2,417.0	2,514.2
Other assets	802.2	784.1	979.3	941.7
Total Assets	26,689.1	27,178.8	17,209.2	9,658.0
Accounts payable	223.6	242.5	151.1	145.2
Income taxes payable	208.3	141.7	66.1	80.3
Total Current Liabilities	1,786.5	2,145.1	893.5	1,024.0
Long-term income tax payable	370.5	367.0	190.1	189.9
Deferred income taxes	2,348.9	2,354.9	51.9	45.9
Total Liabilities	16,695.8	17,060.0	10,600.1	3,106.3
Retained earnings	8,264.8	8,287.7	8,497.9	8,362.1
Accumulated other comprehensive income	(253.1)	(103.0)	(76.5)	38.1
Total Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. stockholders' equity	9,991.6	10,117.0	6,607.1	6,549.9
Total Stockholders Equity	9,993.3	10,118.8	6,609.1	6,551.7
As Reported [Member]
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Inventories		2,441.4	1,217.0	1,169.0
Total Current Assets		6,751.5	11,917.2	4,289.0
Property, plant and equipment, net		1,998.6	1,300.7	1,288.8
Goodwill	5,270.2	7,730.7	2,417.0	2,514.2
Other assets		781.7	976.9	939.2
Total Assets		27,204.0	17,190.1	9,634.7
Accounts payable		268.2	174.9	167.1
Income taxes payable		134.0	57.5	72.4
Total Current Liabilities		2,163.1	908.7	1,038.0
Long-term income tax payable		358.8	181.9	181.7
Deferred income taxes		2,363.2	51.9	45.9
Total Liabilities		17,078.1	10,607.1	3,112.1
Retained earnings		8,232.3	8,426.8	8,285.2
Accumulated other comprehensive income		(40.5)	(31.5)	85.9
Total Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. stockholders' equity		10,124.1	6,581.0	6,520.8
Total Stockholders Equity		10,125.9	6,583.0	6,522.6
Adjustment [Member]
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Inventories		(2.3)	20.0	24.3
Total Current Assets		(2.3)	20.0	24.3
Property, plant and equipment, net		(3.0)	(3.3)	(3.5)
Goodwill	$ (16.3)	(22.3)
Other assets		2.4	2.4	2.5
Total Assets		(25.2)	19.1	23.3
Accounts payable		(25.7)	(23.8)	(21.9)
Income taxes payable		7.7	8.6	7.9
Total Current Liabilities		(18.0)	(15.2)	(14.0)
Long-term income tax payable		8.2	8.2	8.2
Deferred income taxes		(8.3)
Total Liabilities		(18.1)	(7.0)	(5.8)
Retained earnings		55.4	71.1	76.9
Accumulated other comprehensive income		(62.5)	(45.0)	(47.8)
Total Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. stockholders' equity		(7.1)	26.1	29.1
Total Stockholders Equity		$ (7.1)	$ 26.1	$ 29.1