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Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Foreign tax credit carryforwards $ 29.3us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsForeign $ 14.0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsForeign  
Foreign tax credit carryforwards, expiration date Dec. 31, 2015    
Foreign earnings taxable as dividend 186.6fti_ForeignEarningsTaxableAsDividend 196.2fti_ForeignEarningsTaxableAsDividend 118.3fti_ForeignEarningsTaxableAsDividend
Net operating loss carryforwards, expiration date Dec. 31, 2017    
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate 43.1us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate 41.7us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate 36.4us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate
Reasonably possible change in unrecognized tax benefits 41.0us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleEstimatedRangeOfChangeUpperBound    
Income tax expense (benefit), undistributed foreign earnings not indefinitely reinvested 1,571.6fti_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitUndistributedForeignEarningsNotReinvested    
Undistributed foreign earnings indefinitely reinvested 1,619.2us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries    
Income tax expense (benefit), repatriated foreign earnings 491.5us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationRepatriationOfForeignEarnings    
Income tax benefit from tax holidays $ 1.3us-gaap_IncomeTaxHolidayAggregateDollarAmount $ 12.7us-gaap_IncomeTaxHolidayAggregateDollarAmount  
Income tax benefit from tax holidays (dollars per share) $ 0.01us-gaap_IncomeTaxHolidayIncomeTaxBenefitsPerShare $ 0.05us-gaap_IncomeTaxHolidayIncomeTaxBenefitsPerShare  
Norway      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Open tax year 2004    
Brazil      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Open tax year 2009    
United States      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Open tax year 2007    
Tax year 2015 [Member] | Malaysia      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Income tax holiday, termination year 12/31/2015    
Tax year 2018 [Member] | Singapore      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Income tax holiday, termination year 12/31/2018    
Tax year 2018 [Member] | Malaysia      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Income tax holiday, termination year 12/31/2018