Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

(in millions, except per share data)

	2015 Quarter Ended									2014 Quarter Ended
	Mar		Jun			Sep		Dec		Mar		Jun		Sep		Dec
Net sales	$	1,134.4	$	1,167.6		$	1,762.2	$	1,933.6	$	1,161.5	$	1,182.9	$	1,106.0	$	1,222.9
Gross profit		829.1		840.3			1,087.5		1,102.9		826.8		833.1		789.5		888.6
Net earnings of Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.		171.4		(173.6	)		22.2		127.0		221.0		172.4		173.1		153.8
Earnings per common share
Basic		1.01		(1.00	)		0.11		0.62		1.31		1.02		1.02		0.91
Diluted		0.99		(1.00	)		0.11		0.62		1.29		1.01		1.01		0.89