Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings (unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net Sales	$ 2,017.6	$ 1,972.4
Cost of products sold, excluding intangible asset amortization	575.8	512.9
Intangible asset amortization	150.8	152.0
Research and development	95.7	91.1
Selling, general and administrative	785.1	758.2
Acquisition, quality remediation and other (Note 4)	105.2	110.1
Operating expenses	1,712.6	1,624.3
Operating Profit	305.0	348.1
Other expense, net	(3.6)	(0.5)
Interest income	0.9	0.5
Interest expense	(78.9)	(82.9)
Earnings before income taxes	223.4	265.2
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	47.2	(34.1)
Net Earnings	176.2	299.3
Less: Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	1.5	(0.1)
Net Earnings of Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$ 174.7	$ 299.4
Earnings Per Common Share
Basic	$ 0.86	$ 1.49
Diluted	$ 0.85	$ 1.47
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding
Basic	203.0	201.1
Diluted	204.6	203.1
Cash Dividends Declared Per Common Share	$ 0.24	$ 0.24