Business Segments - Segment Operating Capital Employed and Segment Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Assets	$ 876.1	$ 697.8	$ 621.2
Operating Segments
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Operating capital employed	528.8	412.1	342.6
Segment liabilities included in total segment operating capital employed	322.6	248.6	243.2
Assets	851.4	660.7	585.8
Intercompany Eliminations
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Assets	(0.6)	(1.2)	(0.6)
Corporate, Non-Segment
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Assets	24.7	37.1	35.4
JBT FoodTech | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Operating capital employed	414.7	298.1	204.5
Assets	663.1	478.1	392.4
JBT AeroTech | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Operating capital employed	114.1	114.0	138.1
Assets	$ 188.9	$ 183.8	$ 194.0