Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 695.1	$ 638.8
Trade receivables, net of allowances of $13.0 in 2015 and $9.4 in 2014	1,751.7	2,127.0
Inventories, net	1,013.1	1,021.2
Derivative financial instruments	272.0	197.6
Prepaid expenses	69.8	48.5
Deferred income taxes	70.0	70.8
Other current assets	370.8	332.5
Total current assets	4,242.5	4,436.4
Investments	35.3	35.9
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $835.9 in 2015 and $833.4 in 2014	1,427.5	1,458.4
Goodwill	536.1	552.1
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $124.0 in 2015 and $119.2 in 2014	272.3	282.9
Deferred income taxes	121.1	106.5
Derivative financial instruments	180.1	134.9
Other assets	156.3	168.5
Total assets	6,971.2	7,175.6
Liabilities and equity
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	14.8	11.7
Accounts payable, trade	612.9	723.5
Advance payments and progress billings	793.3	965.2
Accrued payroll	186.3	256.8
Derivative financial instruments	331.9	230.2
Income taxes payable	149.3	152.9
Deferred income taxes	50.8	54.2
Other current liabilities	365.4	389.1
Total current liabilities	2,504.7	2,783.6
Long-term debt, less current portion	1,301.6	1,297.2
Accrued pension and other post-retirement benefits, less current portion	217.4	236.7
Derivative financial instruments	301.8	220.2
Deferred income taxes	66.1	54.3
Other liabilities	97.6	105.9
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 12.0 shares authorized in 2015 and 2014; no shares issued in 2015 or 2014	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 600.0 shares authorized in 2015 and 2014; 286.3 shares issued in 2015 and 2014; 231.1 and 231.5 shares outstanding in 2015 and 2014, respectively	2.9	2.9
Common stock held in employee benefit trust, at cost; 0.2 shares in 2015 and 2014	(8.0)	(8.0)
Treasury stock, at cost; 55.1 and 54.6 shares in 2015 and 2014, respectively	(1,453.5)	(1,431.1)
Capital in excess of par value of common stock	734.7	731.9
Retained earnings	3,991.9	3,844.3
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(807.8)	(683.7)
Total FMC Technologies, Inc. stockholders’ equity	2,460.2	2,456.3
Noncontrolling interests	21.8	21.4
Total equity	2,482.0	2,477.7
Total liabilities and equity	$ 6,971.2	$ 7,175.6