Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 399.1	$ 342.1
Trade receivables, net of allowances of $7.4 in 2013 and $6.1 in 2012 (Note 21)	2,067.2	1,765.5
Inventories, net (Note 5)	980.4	965.1
Derivative financial instruments (Note 14)	165.9	73.4
Prepaid expenses	41.5	31.7
Deferred income taxes (Note 10)	59.1	55.9
Income taxes receivable	14.6	17.6
Other current assets	295.2	237.0
Total current assets	4,023.0	3,488.3
Investments	44.3	37.4
Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 6)	1,349.1	1,243.5
Goodwill (Note 7)	580.7	597.7
Intangible assets, net (Note 7)	315.3	347.4
Deferred income taxes (Note 10)	36.9	60.0
Derivative financial instruments (Note 14)	68.5	9.2
Other assets	187.8	119.4
Total assets	6,605.6	5,902.9
Liabilities and equity
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt (Note 9)	42.5	60.4
Accounts payable, trade	750.7	664.2
Advance payments and progress billings	803.2	501.6
Accrued payroll	222.0	202.0
Derivative financial instruments (Note 14)	171.3	50.4
Income taxes payable	138.1	40.2
Current portion of accrued pension and other post-retirement benefits (Note 11)	11.0	20.9
Deferred income taxes (Note 10)	66.4	67.5
Other current liabilities	409.5	363.2
Total current liabilities	2,614.7	1,970.4
Long-term debt, less current portion (Note 9)	1,329.8	1,580.4
Accrued pension and other post-retirement benefits, less current portion (Note 11)	84.0	266.5
Derivative financial instruments (Note 14)	47.1	11.1
Deferred income taxes (Note 10)	90.3	57.9
Other liabilities	103.4	163.4
Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 18)
Stockholders’ equity (Note 13):
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 12.0 shares authorized; no shares issued in 2013 or 2012
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 600.0 shares authorized in 2013 and 2012; 286.3 shares issued in 2013 and 2012; and 235.8 and 237.1 shares outstanding in 2013 and 2012, respectively	1.4	1.4
Common stock held in employee benefit trust, at cost; 0.2 shares in 2013 and 2012	(7.7)	(7.8)
Common stock held in treasury, at cost, 50.3 and 49.0 shares in 2013 and 2012, respectively	(1,196.6)	(1,102.6)
Capital in excess of par value of common stock	714.7	697.2
Retained earnings	3,146.1	2,644.7
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(340.7)	(396.0)
Total FMC Technologies, Inc. stockholders’ equity	2,317.2	1,836.9
Noncontrolling interests	19.1	16.3
Total equity	2,336.3	1,853.2
Total liabilities and equity	$ 6,605.6	$ 5,902.9