Document and Entity Information - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Feb. 08, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2020
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2020
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Registrant Name	ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0001136869
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		207,855,504
Entity Public Float			$ 24,675,479,718
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity File Number	001-16407
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	13-4151777
Entity Address, Address Line One	345 East Main Street
Entity Address, City or Town	Warsaw
Entity Address, State or Province	IN
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	46580
City Area Code	574
Local Phone Number	267-6131
Documents Incorporated by Reference	Portions of the Proxy Statement with respect to the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
Document Annual Report	true
Document Transition Report	false
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	true
Common Stock [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Trading Symbol	ZBH
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, $0.01 par value
1.414% Notes due 2022 [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Trading Symbol	ZBH 22A
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Title of 12(b) Security	1.414% Notes due 2022
2.425% Notes due 2026 [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Trading Symbol	ZBH 26
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Title of 12(b) Security	2.425% Notes due 2026
1.164% Notes due 2027 [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Trading Symbol	ZBH 27
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Title of 12(b) Security	1.164% Notes due 2027