Revenue Recognition - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 457.7	$ 417.5
JBT FoodTech
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	309.7	294.6
JBT FoodTech | North America
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	154.1	156.1
JBT FoodTech | Europe, Middle East and Africa
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	99.6	79.4
JBT FoodTech | Asia Pacific
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	35.4	37.7
JBT FoodTech | Latin America
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	20.6	21.4
JBT FoodTech | Recurring
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	153.7	133.3
JBT FoodTech | Non-Recurring
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	156.0	161.3
JBT AeroTech
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	148.0	122.9
JBT AeroTech | North America
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	130.4	94.9
JBT AeroTech | Europe, Middle East and Africa
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	10.6	23.4
JBT AeroTech | Asia Pacific
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	5.7	4.1
JBT AeroTech | Latin America
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	1.3	0.5
JBT AeroTech | Recurring
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	45.7	50.9
JBT AeroTech | Non-Recurring
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	102.3	72.0
Point in Time | JBT FoodTech
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	148.4	146.0
Point in Time | JBT AeroTech
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	77.1	68.6
Over Time | JBT FoodTech
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	161.3	148.6
Over Time | JBT AeroTech
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 70.9	$ 54.3