Basis of Presentation (Details) (LVB Acquisition, Inc. [Member], USD $)	0 Months Ended	4 Months Ended
	Apr. 24, 2014 Zimmer [Member]	Aug. 31, 2014 Zimmer [Member]	Apr. 24, 2014 Zimmer [Member]	Oct. 03, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member]
Shares eligible to vote on Merger Approval				536,034,330.00
Shares eligible to vote on Merger Approval as a percentage of outstanding stock				97.00%
Aggregate purchase price	$ 13,350,000,000
Cash paid to acquire business	10,350,000,000
Number of shares issued in acquisition	32,704,677
Equity interest issued as consideration	3,000,000,000
Share price			$ 91.73
Number of consecutive trading days used to determine the basis of share price	5 days
Repayments of outstanding debt		$ 5,736,300,000
Days to consummate merger	15 days