Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of Expenses in Special Items

“Special items” included (in millions):

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2017			2016		2015
Biomet-related
Merger consideration compensation expense	$	-		$	-	$	90.4
Retention plans		-			-		73.0
Consulting and professional fees		81.5			220.4		167.4
Employee termination benefits		12.1			50.8		101.0
Dedicated project personnel		50.6			79.8		62.3
Relocated facilities		7.7			19.1		5.6
Certain litigation matters		15.5			2.5		-
Contract terminations		5.2			39.9		95.0
Information technology integration		5.9			14.3		5.2
Intangible asset impairment		26.8			30.0		-
Loss/impairment on assets		9.8			13.0		-
Other		32.9			17.5		19.2
Total Biomet-related		248.0			487.3		619.1
Other
Consulting and professional fees		218.1			33.0		114.8
Employee termination benefits		3.5			7.0		1.9
Dedicated project personnel		45.6			17.3		31.8
Relocated facilities		6.3			0.2		-
Certain litigation matters		78.2			30.8		31.2
Certain claims (Note 19)		10.3			-		7.7
Contract terminations		3.9			2.9		-
Information technology integration		2.9			1.3		1.8
Intangible asset impairment		-			1.1		-
Loss/impairment on assets		-			-		3.8
LDR merger consideration compensation expense		-			24.1		-
Contingent consideration adjustments		(4.5	)		-		2.4
Certain R&D agreements		2.5			-		-
Other		18.3			6.8		25.0
Total Other		385.1			124.5		220.4
Special items	$	633.1		$	611.8	$	839.5

Summary of Liabilities Related to Integration Plans

  The following table summarizes the liabilities related to these integration plans (in millions):

	Employee
	Termination			Contract
	Benefits			Terminations			Total
Balance, December 31, 2016	$	38.1		$	35.1		$	73.2
Additions		12.1			5.2			17.3
Cash payments		(36.7	)		(10.4	)		(47.1	)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes		1.3			0.4			1.7
Balance, December 31, 2017	$	14.8		$	30.3		$	45.1