Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

(in millions, except per share data)
	2018 Quarter Ended									2017 Quarter Ended
	Mar		Jun		Sep		Dec			Mar		Jun		Sep		Dec
Net sales	$	2,017.6	$	2,007.6	$	1,836.7	$	2,071.0		$	1,972.4	$	1,949.5	$	1,813.1	$	2,068.3
Gross profit		1,291.0		1,274.4		1,160.1		1,339.6			1,307.5		1,274.1		1,159.5		1,325.4
Net earnings (loss) of Zimmer    Biomet Holdings, Inc.		174.7		185.0		162.2		(901.1	)		299.4		184.2		98.8		1,231.4
Earnings (loss) per common    share
Basic		0.86		0.91		0.80		(4.42	)		1.49		0.91		0.49		6.08
Diluted		0.85		0.90		0.79		(4.42	)		1.47		0.90		0.48		6.03