Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail)		1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Feb. 05, 2013 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2008 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) Patents	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 19, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2013 USD ($)	Jun. 10, 2011 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded				$ 27,600,000
Percentage of fault apportioned to plaintiffs				30.00%
Percentage of fault apportioned to company				34.00%
Percentage of fault apportioned to unrelated third party				36.00%
Verdict in full and entered judgment								$ 20,300,000
Compensatory damages vacated							$ 27,600,000
Durom Cup Related Claims [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Certain claims				$ 479,400,000
Co-payment requirement				20.00%
Estimated liability outstanding				$ 309,200,000
Estimated liability classified as short-term				50,000,000
Estimated liability classified as long-term				259,200,000
Durom Cup Related Claims [Member] | Other Assets [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimated insurance recoveries				95,300,000
Biomet Metal On Metal Hip Implant Claims [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimated liability classified as short-term				$ 25,800,000
Heraeus Trade Secret Misappropriation Lawsuits [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Damages incurred | €			€ 30,000,000
Stryker Corporation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of patents infringed | Patents				3
Monetary damages for lost profits	$ 70,000,000
Estimated charges		$ 90,300,000			$ 70,000,000
Stryker Corporation [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimated charges						$ 140,000,000