Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of Expenses in Special Items

“Special items” included (in millions):

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Biomet-related
Merger consideration compensation expense	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	164.1
Retention plans		—		—		—		73.0
Consulting and professional fees		59.0		28.0		138.4		114.6
Employee termination benefits		7.1		14.2		14.3		79.1
Dedicated project personnel		21.9		36.8		64.8		45.9
Relocated facilities		9.5		1.6		17.5		2.5
Contract terminations		3.5		59.2		28.8		75.1
Information technology integration		4.8		1.1		9.3		1.1
Intangible asset impairment		—		—		28.0		—
Other		8.0		5.7		12.4		7.6
Total Biomet-related		113.8		146.6		313.5		563.0
Other
Consulting and professional fees		14.6		30.2		30.3		109.5
Employee termination benefits		3.2		1.1		3.2		1.9
Dedicated project personnel		8.2		6.4		11.5		28.9
Impairment/loss on disposal of assets		—		—		1.1		2.3
LDR merger consideration compensation expense		24.1		—		24.1		—
Relocated facilities		—		—		0.2		—
Certain litigation matters		3.7		—		3.7		20.3
Contract terminations		0.1		—		1.1		—
Information technology integration		0.8		1.8		1.1		1.8
Contingent consideration adjustments		—		0.1		—		2.4
Accelerated software amortization		—		—		—		1.5
Other		1.9		9.7		7.2		20.3
Total Other		56.6		49.3		83.5		188.9
Special items	$	170.4	$	195.9	$	397.0	$	751.9

Summary of Liabilities Related to Integration Plans

The following table summarizes the liabilities related to these integration plans (in millions):

	Employee Termination Benefits			Contract Terminations			Total
Balance at December 31, 2015	$	46.8		$	56.0		$	102.8
Additions		14.3			28.8			43.1
Cash payments		(30.3	)		(55.0	)		(85.3	)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes		(0.4	)		0.1			(0.3	)
Balance at September 30, 2016	$	30.4		$	29.9		$	60.3