Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income
Revenue	$ 30,379.7	$ 43,386.4	$ 41,561.9
Cost of revenue	29,519.2	42,572.8	40,809.1
Gross profit	860.5	813.6	752.8
Operating expenses:
Compensation and employee benefits	365.8	319.8	288.0
Provision for bad debt	7.5	3.8	11.7
General and administrative	240.0	220.9	188.6
Total operating expenses	613.3	544.5	488.3
Income from operations	247.2	269.1	264.5
Non-operating (expenses) income, net:
Interest expense and other financing costs, net	(29.9)	(25.2)	(17.3)
Other income (expense), net	2.0	25.6	(0.4)
Total non-operating expenses, net	(27.9)	0.4	(17.7)
Income before income taxes	219.3	269.5	246.7
Provision for income taxes	36.3	51.1	39.5
Net income including noncontrolling interest	183.0	218.4	207.2
Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(3.9)	(3.3)	4.1
Net income attributable to World Fuel	$ 186.9	$ 221.7	$ 203.1
Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 2.66	$ 3.13	$ 2.85
Basic weighted average common shares (in shares)	70.2	70.8	71.2
Diluted earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 2.64	$ 3.11	$ 2.83
Diluted weighted average common shares (in shares)	70.7	71.3	71.8
Comprehensive income:
Net income including noncontrolling interest	$ 183.0	$ 218.4	$ 207.2
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(49.6)	(30.9)	(13.2)
Cash Flow hedges, net of income tax of $0.8 for 2015	0.6		(0.1)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(49.0)	(30.9)	(13.3)
Comprehensive income including noncontrolling interest	134.0	187.5	193.9
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	0.1	(3.3)	4.1
Comprehensive income attributable to World Fuel	$ 133.9	$ 190.8	$ 189.8