Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Income (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Revenue:
Product revenue	$ 1,274.6	$ 1,042.9	$ 2,465.7	$ 1,961.9
Service and other revenue	220.3	186.5	425.8	349.4
Total revenue	1,494.9	1,229.4	2,891.5	2,311.3
Costs and expenses:
Cost of product revenue	1,024.9	832.5	1,987.7	1,559.3
Cost of service and other revenue	155.4	121.4	296.3	237.3
Selling, general and administrative expense	140.2	116.5	276.4	231.7
Research and development expense	26.3	21.6	53.1	38.2
Total costs and expenses	1,346.8	1,092.0	2,613.5	2,066.5
Other income (expense), net	16.1	2.5	20.1	4.9
Income before net interest expense and income taxes	164.2	139.9	298.1	249.7
Net interest expense	(6.4)	(2.1)	(9.9)	(3.6)
Income before income taxes	157.8	137.8	288.2	246.1
Provision for income taxes	44.6	42.2	75.3	64.8
Net income	113.2	95.6	212.9	181.3
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1.3)	(1.3)	(2.2)	(1.8)
Net income attributable to FMC Technologies, Inc.	$ 111.9	$ 94.3	$ 210.7	$ 179.5
Earnings per share attributable to FMC Technologies, Inc. (Note 3):
Basic	$ 0.47	$ 0.39	$ 0.88	$ 0.74
Diluted	$ 0.46	$ 0.39	$ 0.87	$ 0.74
Weighted average shares outstanding (Note 3):
Basic	240.2	241.9	240.2	241.8
Diluted	241.5	243.8	241.4	243.8