Earning Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Earnings Per Share (Tables) [Abstract]

Schedule of Earning per Share

		2015		2014		2013
Numerators:
Net income attributable to shareholders of FMC-AG & Co. KGaA		$	1.029.445	$	1.045.266	$	1.109.890
Denominators:
Weighted average number of:
Ordinary shares outstanding			304.440.184		302.339.124		301.877.303
Preference shares outstanding			-		-		1.937.819
Total weighted average shares outstanding			304.440.184		302.339.124		303.815.122
	Potentially dilutive Ordinary shares		479.851		528.772		673.089
	Total weighted average Ordinary shares outstanding assuming dilution		304.920.035		302.867.896		302.550.392
Basic earnings per share		$	3,38	$	3,46	$	3,65
Fully diluted earnings per share		$	3,38	$	3,45	$	3,65
	(a) As of the preference share conversion on June 28, 2013, the Company no longer has two classes of shares.