Revenue Recognition - Schedule of Net Sales by Product Category (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items]
Net Sales	$ 2,085.3	$ 1,929.3	$ 1,226.1	$ 1,783.8	$ 2,125.7	$ 1,892.4	$ 1,988.6	$ 1,975.5	$ 7,024.5	$ 7,982.2	$ 7,932.9
Knees [Member]
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items]
Net Sales									2,389.8	2,810.1	2,773.7
Hips [Member]
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items]
Net Sales									1,750.5	1,931.5	1,918.9
S.E.T [Member]
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items]
Net Sales									1,322.0	1,444.1	1,401.2
Dental, Spine & CMFT [Member]
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items]
Net Sales									1,043.7	1,161.3	1,175.1
Other [Member]
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items]
Net Sales									$ 518.5	$ 635.2	$ 664.0