Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

(in millions, except per share data)

	2016 Quarter Ended									2015 Quarter Ended
	Mar		Jun			Sep		Dec		Mar		Jun			Sep		Dec
Net sales	$	1,904.0	$	1,934.0		$	1,832.8	$	2,013.1	$	1,134.4	$	1,167.6		$	1,762.2	$	1,933.6
Gross profit		1,136.8		1,160.1			1,189.2		1,250.1		829.1		840.3			1,087.5		1,102.9
Net earnings (loss) of Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.		108.8		(31.3	)		158.8		69.6		171.4		(173.6	)		22.2		127.0
Earnings (loss) per common share
Basic		0.54		(0.16	)		0.79		0.35		1.01		(1.00	)		0.11		0.62
Diluted		0.54		(0.16	)		0.78		0.34		0.99		(1.00	)		0.11		0.62