Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Reporting units with goodwill assigned to them		5
Goodwill impairment charge	$ 975.9		$ 975.9
In Process Research and Development (IPR&D) [Member] | Biomet [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible asset impairment		$ 70.1	3.8	$ 26.8
Licensing Arrangements from Unrelated Third Party [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Payment to acquire licensing arrangements from an unrelated third party		$ 192.5
EMEA [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment charge			$ 567.0
Dental [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Percentage of fair value in excess of carrying amount		5.00%
Other Reporting Units [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Percentage of fair value in excess of carrying amount	25.00%		25.00%
Office Based Technologies [Member] | Product Category Operating Segments [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment charge				32.7
Spine [Member] | Product Category Operating Segments [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment charge			$ 401.2	$ 272.0
Insignificant Reporting Unit [Member] | Product Category Operating Segments [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment charge			$ 7.7