Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of Expenses in Special Items

“Special items” included (in millions):

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
Biomet-related
Merger consideration compensation expense	$	–	$	90.4	$	–
Retention plans		–		73.0		–
Consulting and professional fees		220.4		167.4		61.5
Employee termination benefits		50.8		101.0		–
Dedicated project personnel		79.8		62.3		0.4
Relocated facilities		19.1		5.6		–
Certain litigation matters		2.5		–		–
Contract terminations		39.9		95.0		–
Information technology integration		14.3		5.2		–
Intangible asset impairment		30.0		–		–
Loss/impairment on assets		13.0		–		–
Other		17.5		19.2		–
Total Biomet-related		487.3		619.1		61.9
Other
Consulting and professional fees		33.0		114.8		115.2
Employee termination benefits		7.0		1.9		0.9
Dedicated project personnel		17.3		31.8		50.4
Relocated facilities		0.2		–		0.7
Certain litigation matters		30.8		31.2		70.0
Contract terminations		2.9		–		1.8
Information technology integration		1.3		1.8		–
Intangible asset impairment		1.1		–		24.0
Loss/impairment on assets		–		3.8		6.0
LDR merger consideration compensation expense		24.1		–		–
Contingent consideration adjustments		–		2.4		0.6
Certain R&D agreements		–		–		4.5
Distributor acquisitions		–		–		0.6
Other		6.8		25.0		4.5
Total Other		124.5		212.7		279.2
Special items	$	611.8	$	831.8	$	341.1

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, December 31, 2015	$	46.8		$	56.0		$	102.8
Additions		50.8			39.9			90.7
Cash payments		(58.4	)		(60.6	)		(119.0	)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes		(1.1	)		(0.2	)		(1.3	)
Balance, December 31, 2016	$	38.1		$	35.1		$	73.2