| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 1062 - Disclosure - Inventories - Summary of Inventories (Detail) (http://www.zimmer.com/taxonomy/role/DisclosureInventoriesSummaryOfInventories) |
| Table | (Implied) |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001136869 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Inventory Disclosure [Abstract] | Period [Axis] | |
|---|---|---|
2016-12-31 | 2015-12-31 | |
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract] | ||
Finished goods | ||
Work in progress | ||
Raw materials | ||
Inventories | 1,959,400,000 | 2,254,100,000 |