Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net earnings	$ 299.3	$ 108.7
Other Comprehensive Income:
Foreign currency cumulative translation adjustments, net of tax	49.0	134.2
Unrealized cash flow hedge losses, net of tax	(26.3)	(44.1)
Reclassification adjustments on hedges, net of tax	(9.0)	(24.4)
Unrealized gains on securities, net of tax		0.4
Adjustments to prior service cost and unrecognized actuarial assumptions, net of tax	(3.5)	20.0
Total Other Comprehensive Income	10.2	86.1
Comprehensive Income	309.5	194.8
Comprehensive loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest	(0.2)	(0.2)
Comprehensive Income attributable to Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$ 309.7	$ 195.0