Basis Of Presentation	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	BASIS OF PRESENTATION The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of FMC Technologies, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries (“FMC Technologies”) have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) pertaining to interim financial information. As permitted under those rules, certain footnotes or other financial information that are normally required by GAAP have been condensed or omitted. Therefore, these statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements, and notes thereto, which are included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013. On February 25, 2011, our Board of Directors approved a stock split of our outstanding shares of common stock. The stock split was completed in the form of a stock dividend; however, upon issuance of the common stock pursuant to the stock split, an amount equal to the aggregate par value of the additional shares of common stock issued was not reclassified from capital in excess of par value to common stock during the first quarter of 2011. This adjustment was made during the first quarter of 2014. All prior-year amounts have been revised to conform to the current year presentation. This adjustment had no overall effect on total equity and did not impact our overall financial position or results of operations for any period presented. On April 10, 2012, we executed an intercompany foreign currency transaction in the form of a loan from one subsidiary to another. The loan is considered a long-term investment subject to the foreign currency remeasurement exception under GAAP; however, the interest receivable on the lending subsidiary’s financial statements subject to foreign currency remeasurement was inadvertently recorded with the related intercompany loan and was not remeasured using current foreign currency exchange rates at each quarterly period and recorded in income. Additionally, intercompany interest penalties and related income tax benefits were not recorded by the borrowing subsidiary when such penalties were incurred. As a result, the effect of the correction during the three months ended September 30, 2014 was an $8.1 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, reduction to net income. Our accounting policies are in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with these accounting principles requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Ultimate results could differ from our estimates. In the opinion of management, the statements reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of our financial condition and operating results as of and for the periods presented. Revenue, expenses, assets and liabilities can vary during each quarter of the year. Therefore, the results and trends in these statements may not be representative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2014.

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of FMC Technologies, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries (“FMC Technologies”) have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) pertaining to interim financial information. As permitted under those rules, certain footnotes or other financial information that are normally required by GAAP have been condensed or omitted. Therefore, these statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements, and notes thereto, which are included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

On February 25, 2011, our Board of Directors approved a stock split of our outstanding shares of common stock. The stock split was completed in the form of a stock dividend; however, upon issuance of the common stock pursuant to the stock split, an amount equal to the aggregate par value of the additional shares of common stock issued was not reclassified from capital in excess of par value to common stock during the first quarter of 2011. This adjustment was made during the first quarter of 2014. All prior-year amounts have been revised to conform to the current year presentation. This adjustment had no overall effect on total equity and did not impact our overall financial position or results of operations for any period presented.

On April 10, 2012, we executed an intercompany foreign currency transaction in the form of a loan from one subsidiary to another. The loan is considered a long-term investment subject to the foreign currency remeasurement exception under GAAP; however, the interest receivable on the lending subsidiary’s financial statements subject to foreign currency remeasurement was inadvertently recorded with the related intercompany loan and was not remeasured using current foreign currency exchange rates at each quarterly period and recorded in income. Additionally, intercompany interest penalties and related income tax benefits were not recorded by the borrowing subsidiary when such penalties were incurred. As a result, the effect of the correction during the three months ended September 30, 2014 was an $8.1 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, reduction to net income.

Our accounting policies are in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with these accounting principles requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Ultimate results could differ from our estimates.

In the opinion of management, the statements reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of our financial condition and operating results as of and for the periods presented. Revenue, expenses, assets and liabilities can vary during each quarter of the year. Therefore, the results and trends in these statements may not be representative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2014.