Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of Expenses in Special Items

“Special items” included (in millions):

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2015		2014		2013
Biomet-related
Merger compensation expense	$	90.4	$	–	$	–
Retention plans		73.0		–		–
Employee termination benefits		101.0		–		–
Consulting and professional fees		167.4		61.5		–
Dedicated project personnel		62.3		0.4		–
Relocated facilities		5.6		–		–
Contract terminations		95.0		–		–
Information technology integration		5.2		–		–
Other		19.2		–		–
Other
Employee termination benefits		1.9		0.9		14.2
Consulting and professional fees		114.8		115.2		99.1
Dedicated project personnel		31.8		50.4		34.0
Impairment/loss on disposal of assets		2.3		24.0		10.9
Certain R&D agreements		–		4.5		0.8
Relocated facilities		–		0.7		3.6
Distributor acquisitions		–		0.6		0.4
Certain litigation matters		31.2		70.0		26.9
Contract terminations		–		1.8		3.9
Information technology integration		1.8		–		–
Contingent consideration adjustments		2.4		0.6		9.0
Accelerated software amortization		1.5		6.0		6.0
Other		25.0		4.5		1.5
Special items	$	831.8	$	341.1	$	210.3

Summary of Liabilities Related to Integration Plans

The following table summarizes the liabilities related to these integration plans (in millions):

	Employee Termination Benefits			Contract Terminations			Total
Balance, Closing Date	$	–		$	–		$	–
Additions		101.0			95.0			196.0
Cash payments		(54.1	)		(39.0	)		(93.1	)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes		(0.1	)		–			(0.1	)
Balance, December 31, 2015	$	46.8		$	56.0		$	102.8