Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	Total	Common Shares [Member]	Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income [Member]	Treasury Shares [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	$ 5,848.0	$ 2.6	$ 3,500.6	$ 7,143.2	$ 268.3	$ (5,072.1)	$ 5.4
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2012		257.1				(85.5)
Net earnings	778.6			780.4			(1.8)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	32.4				32.6		(0.2)
Purchase of additional shares from noncontrolling interest	(1.7)		(1.1)				(0.6)
Cash dividends declared	(135.4)			(135.4)
Stock compensation plans, including tax benefits	507.7		501.1	1.2		$ 5.4
Stock compensation plans, including tax benefits, shares		7.2				0.1
Share repurchases	(719.0)					$ (719.0)
Share repurchases, shares						(9.1)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	6,310.6	$ 2.6	4,000.6	7,789.4	300.9	$ (5,785.7)	2.8
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2013		264.3				(94.5)
Net earnings	719.2			720.3			(1.1)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(262.7)				(262.8)		0.1
Cash dividends declared	(148.6)			(148.6)
Stock compensation plans, including tax benefits	333.7	$ 0.1	330.1	1.0		$ 2.5
Stock compensation plans, including tax benefits, shares		4.1
Share repurchases	(400.5)					$ (400.5)
Share repurchases, shares						(4.2)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	6,551.7	$ 2.7	4,330.7	8,362.1	38.1	$ (6,183.7)	1.8
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2014		268.4				(98.7)
Net earnings	146.2			147.0			(0.8)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(366.6)				(367.1)		0.5
Cash dividends declared	(164.4)			(164.4)
Stock compensation plans, including tax benefits	149.8		142.2	3.0		$ 4.6
Stock compensation plans, including tax benefits, shares		1.6				0.1
Share repurchases	$ (150.0)					$ (150.0)
Share repurchases, shares	(1.4)					(1.4)
Biomet merger consideration	$ 3,722.7	$ 0.3	3,722.4
Biomet merger consideration, shares		32.7
Balance at Dec. 31, 2015	$ 9,889.4	$ 3.0	$ 8,195.3	$ 8,347.7	$ (329.0)	$ (6,329.1)	$ 1.5
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2015		302.7				(100.0)