Significant Accounting Policies - Revised Consolidated Statement of Earnings and Comprehensive Income (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Provision for income taxes	$ 142.2	$ 46.1	$ (64.8)	$ 188.3	$ (9.1)
Net earnings	(31.7)	108.7	(173.8)	77.0	(2.7)
Net Earnings of Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$ (31.3)	$ 108.8	$ (173.6)	$ 77.5	$ (2.2)
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding-Diluted	199.4	202.2	173.0	202.1	171.5
Earnings Per Common Share-Basic	$ (0.16)	$ 0.54	$ (1.00)	$ 0.39	$ (0.01)
Earnings Per Common Share-Diluted	$ (0.16)	$ 0.54	$ (1.00)	$ 0.38	$ (0.01)
Comprehensive Income	$ (128.1)	$ 194.8	$ (200.3)	$ 66.7	$ (143.8)
Comprehensive Income attributable to Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$ (127.7)	195.0	$ (200.1)	$ 67.3	$ (143.8)
As Reported [Member]
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Provision for income taxes		49.0
Net earnings		105.8
Net Earnings of Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.		$ 105.9
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding-Diluted		202.0
Earnings Per Common Share-Basic		$ 0.53
Earnings Per Common Share-Diluted		$ 0.52
Comprehensive Income		$ 191.9
Comprehensive Income attributable to Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.		192.1
Adjustments [Member]
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Provision for income taxes		(2.9)
Net earnings		2.9
Net Earnings of Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.		$ 2.9
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding-Diluted		0.2
Earnings Per Common Share-Basic		$ 0.01
Earnings Per Common Share-Diluted		$ 0.02
Comprehensive Income		$ 2.9
Comprehensive Income attributable to Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.		$ 2.9