Business Segment Information - Schedule of Segment Revenue and Operating Profit (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 457.7	$ 417.5
Corporate expense	(97.3)	(91.7)
Restructuring expense	(2.0)	(5.9)
Operating income	43.7	30.0
Periodic pension cost, net	(1.0)	(0.5)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	37.9	26.2
Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment operating profit	59.2	48.8
Operating segments | JBT FoodTech
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	309.7	294.6
Segment operating profit	40.7	38.7
Operating segments | JBT AeroTech
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	148.0	122.9
Segment operating profit	18.5	10.1
Corporate, non-segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Corporate expense	13.5	12.9
Restructuring expense	2.0	5.9
Operating income	43.7	30.0
Periodic pension cost, net	1.0	0.5
Interest expense, net	$ 4.8	$ 3.3