Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 638.8	$ 399.1
Trade receivables, net of allowances of $9.4 in 2014 and $7.4 in 2013 (Note 21)	2,127.0	2,067.2
Inventories, net (Note 6)	1,021.2	980.4
Derivative financial instruments (Note 15)	197.6	165.9
Prepaid expenses	48.5	41.5
Deferred income taxes (Note 11)	70.8	59.1
Other current assets	332.5	309.8
Total current assets	4,436.4	4,023.0
Investments	35.9	44.3
Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 7)	1,458.4	1,349.1
Goodwill (Note 8)	552.1	580.7
Intangible assets, net (Note 8)	282.9	315.3
Deferred income taxes (Note 11)	106.5	36.9
Derivative financial instruments (Note 15)	134.9	68.5
Other assets	168.5	187.8
Total assets	7,175.6	6,605.6
Liabilities and equity
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt (Note 10)	11.7	42.5
Accounts payable, trade	723.5	750.7
Advance payments and progress billings	965.2	803.2
Accrued payroll	256.8	222.0
Derivative financial instruments (Note 15)	230.2	171.3
Income taxes payable	152.9	138.1
Deferred income taxes (Note 11)	54.2	66.4
Other current liabilities	389.1	420.5
Total current liabilities	2,783.6	2,614.7
Long-term debt, less current portion (Note 10)	1,297.2	1,329.8
Accrued pension and other post-retirement benefits, less current portion (Note 12)	236.7	84.0
Derivative financial instruments (Note 15)	220.2	47.1
Deferred income taxes (Note 11)	54.3	90.3
Other liabilities	105.9	103.4
Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 18)
Stockholders’ equity (Note 14):
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 12.0 shares authorized; no shares issued in 2014 or 2013	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 600.0 shares authorized in 2014 and 2013; 286.3 shares issued in 2014 and 2013; and 231.5 and 235.8 shares outstanding in 2014 and 2013, respectively	2.9	2.9
Common stock held in employee benefit trust, at cost; 0.2 shares in 2014 and 2013	(8.0)	(7.7)
Treasury stock, at cost, 54.6 and 50.3 shares in 2014 and 2013, respectively	(1,431.1)	(1,196.6)
Capital in excess of par value of common stock	731.9	713.2
Retained earnings	3,844.3	3,146.1
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(683.7)	(340.7)
Total FMC Technologies, Inc. stockholders’ equity	2,456.3	2,317.2
Noncontrolling interests	21.4	19.1
Total equity	2,477.7	2,336.3
Total liabilities and equity	$ 7,175.6	$ 6,605.6