Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales	$ 973,129	$ 877,063	$ 1,893,083	$ 1,743,381
Cost of sales	(687,072)	(631,603)	(1,335,593)	(1,228,934)
Gross profit	286,057	245,460	557,490	514,447
Selling, general and administrative expense	(240,791)	(252,530)	(469,966)	(474,304)
Gain on sale of business	0	131,294	0	131,294
Net earnings from affiliates	1,445	2,654	4,613	6,109
Operating income	46,711	126,878	92,137	177,546
Interest expense	(14,939)	(14,951)	(29,818)	(29,646)
Interest income	1,330	641	2,968	1,265
Other expense, net	(4,770)	(9,496)	(11,925)	(21,483)
Earnings before income taxes	28,332	103,072	53,362	127,682
Provision for income taxes	(13,545)	(60,887)	(22,116)	(66,208)
Net earnings, including noncontrolling interests	14,787	42,185	31,246	61,474
Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1,567)	(307)	(2,883)	(545)
Net earnings attributable to Flowserve Corporation	$ 13,220	$ 41,878	$ 28,363	$ 60,929
Net earnings per share attributable to Flowserve Corporation common shareholders:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.10	$ 0.32	$ 0.22	$ 0.47
Diluted (in dollars per share)	0.10	0.32	0.22	0.46
Cash dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.19	$ 0.19	$ 0.38	$ 0.38