Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) € in Millions		1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Feb. 05, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 EUR (€)	Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) Patents	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	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]
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	$ 0
Co-payment requirement				20.00%
Estimated liability outstanding				$ 233,300,000
Estimated liability classified as short-term				75,000,000
Estimated liability classified as long-term				158,300,000
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				$ 46,200,000
Heraeus Trade Secret Misappropriation Lawsuits [Member] | Germany [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Damages incurred | €		€ 121.9
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