Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net earnings	$ 105.8	$ 171.1
Other Comprehensive Income:
Foreign currency cumulative translation adjustments	134.2	(149.9)
Unrealized cash flow hedge (losses) gains, net of tax	(44.1)	52.4
Reclassification adjustments on foreign currency hedges, net of tax	(24.4)	(21.6)
Unrealized gains on securities, net of tax	0.4	0.6
Adjustments to prior service cost and unrecognized actuarial assumptions, net of tax	20.0	3.9
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	86.1	(114.6)
Comprehensive Income	191.9	56.5
Comprehensive (loss) gain attributable to the noncontrolling interest	(0.2)	0.2
Comprehensive Income attributable to Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$ 192.1	$ 56.3