Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail)		1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 05, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 EUR (€)	Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2008 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) Patents	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 02, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 13, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 06, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2013 USD ($)	Jun. 10, 2011 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Certain claims							$ 7,700,000	$ 21,500,000
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	$ 27,600,000
Verdict amount remitted									$ 21,500,000
Deferred Prosecution Agreement [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimated charges						$ 6,500,000
Civil settlement payments						6,500,000
Criminal penalty payments outstanding						$ 17,500,000
DPA term						3 years
Durom Cup Related Claims [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Certain claims						$ 479,400,000	$ 7,700,000	$ 21,500,000
Co-payment requirement						20.00%
Estimated liability outstanding						$ 293,600,000
Estimated liability classified as short-term						75,000,000
Estimated liability classified as long-term						218,600,000
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						$ 57,400,000
Heraeus Trade Secret Misappropriation Lawsuits [Member] | Germany [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Damages incurred | €		€ 121,900,000
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										$ 165,000,000