Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of Expenses in Special Items

“Special items” included (in millions):

	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015		2014			2015		2014
Biomet-related
Merger consideration compensation expense	$	—	$	—		$	164.1	$	—
Retention plans		—		—			73.0		—
Consulting and professional fees		28.0		27.2			114.6		40.9
Employee termination benefits		14.2		—			79.1		—
Dedicated project personnel		36.8		0.3			45.9		0.3
Relocated facilities		1.6		—			2.5		—
Contract terminations		59.2		—			75.1		—
Information technology integration		1.1		—			1.1		—
Other		5.7		—			7.6		—
Other
Consulting and professional fees		30.2		21.8			109.5		63.8
Employee termination benefits		1.1		—			1.9		0.9
Dedicated project personnel		6.4		13.9			28.9		35.7
Impairment/loss on disposal of assets		—		—			2.3		5.9
Certain R&D agreements		—		—			—		4.5
Relocated facilities		—		—			—		0.7
Distributor acquisitions		—		0.1			—		0.5
Certain litigation matters		—		—			20.3		—
Contract terminations		—		0.3			—		1.5
Information technology integration		1.8		—			1.8		—
Contingent consideration adjustments		0.1		(0.2	)		2.4		0.2
Accelerated software amortization		—		1.5			1.5		4.5
Other		9.7		1.0			20.3		4.9
Special items	$	195.9	$	65.9		$	751.9	$	164.3

Summary of Liabilities Related to Integration Plans

The following table summarizes the liabilities related to these integration plans (in millions):

	Employee Termination Benefits			Contract Terminations			Total
Balance, Closing Date	$	—		$	—		$	—
Additions		79.1			75.1			154.2
Cash payments		(28.4	)		(5.9	)		(34.3	)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes		(0.1	)		(0.2	)		(0.3	)
Balance, September 30, 2015	$	50.6		$	69.0		$	119.6