Debt - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions, € in Billions, ¥ in Billions			3 Months Ended
	Mar. 18, 2022 USD ($)	Aug. 20, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2022 JPY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 18, 2020 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, long-term and short-term, combined amount			$ 6,300.0
Aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes			6,000.0
Other debt and fair value adjustments, total			78.9
Debt discount and issuance costs			34.5				$ 36.4
Proceeds from revolving facility			100.0
Estimated fair value			5,995.2
ZimVie to Zimmer Biomet
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Cash on hand from dividend	$ 540.6
2021 Five-Year Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Estimated fair value			100.0
2021 Five-Year Credit Agreement [Member] | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated EBITDA ratio								4.50%
Consolidated EBITDA ratio thereafter								5.00%
2021 Five-Year Credit Agreement [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated EBITDA ratio								1.00%
Consolidated EBITDA ratio thereafter								1.00%
2021 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding borrowings			$ 0.0
Maturity date of debt instrument			Aug. 19, 2022
Debt instrument			$ 1,000.0
2021 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated EBITDA ratio								4.50%
Consolidated EBITDA ratio thereafter								5.00%
2021 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated EBITDA ratio								1.00%
Consolidated EBITDA ratio thereafter								1.00%
September 2020 Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding borrowings			$ 0.0
Debt instrument									$ 1,000.0
Euro Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loan | €					€ 1.5
Japan Term Loan A [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loan | ¥						¥ 11.7
Maturity date of debt instrument			Sep. 27, 2022
Japan Term Loan B [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loan | ¥						¥ 21.3
Maturity date of debt instrument			Sep. 27, 2022
Five Year Revolving Facility | 2021 Five-Year Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding borrowings			$ 100.0
Proceeds from revolving facility	100.0
Senior Notes [Member] | 3.150% Senior Notes Due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption of outstanding principal amount	$ 750.0
Interest rate	3.15%
Floating Rate Notes [Member] | Due in 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption of outstanding principal amount				$ 200.0
Multicurrency Revolving Facility [Member] | 2021 Five-Year Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date of debt instrument		Aug. 20, 2026
Debt instrument		$ 1,500.0
Debt Instrument, Term		5 years
Uncommitted incremental feature		$ 500.0
Multicurrency Revolving Facility [Member] | 2019 Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument		$ 1,500.0
Debt Instrument, Term		5 years
Japan Term Loan A and Japan Term Loan B [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Estimated fair value			$ 271.7