Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions		Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	[1]	$ 689.7	$ 582.5
Accounts receivable, net	[1]	1,673.2	1,812.6
Inventories	[1]	333.7	359.1
Prepaid expenses	[1]	46.1	57.9
Short-term derivative assets, net	[1]	128.6	227.2
Other current assets	[1]	233.7	209.8
Current assets held for sale	[1]	5.7	5.5
Total current assets	[1]	3,110.6	3,254.6
Property and equipment, net	[1]	229.2	225.6
Goodwill	[1]	680.6	675.8
Identifiable intangible and other non-current assets	[1]	365.8	356.9
Non-current assets held for sale	[1]	33.5	36.5
Total assets	[1]	4,419.7	4,549.4
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt	[1]	28.8	25.5
Accounts payable	[1]	1,158.2	1,349.6
Customer deposits	[1]	94.6	118.3
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	[1]	268.0	263.8
Current liabilities held for sale	[1]	5.5	5.6
Total current liabilities	[1]	1,555.0	1,762.8
Long-term debt	[1]	776.5	746.7
Non-current income tax liabilities, net	[1]	86.2	87.7
Other long-term liabilities	[1]	23.7	25.8
Non-current liabilities held for sale	[1]	5.1	5.0
Total liabilities	[1]	$ 2,446.5	$ 2,628.0
Commitments and contingencies
World Fuel shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value; 0.1 shares authorized, none issued	[1]
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 100 shares authorized, 70.9 and 70.8 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively	[1]	$ 0.7	$ 0.7
Capital in excess of par value	[1]	438.4	435.3
Retained earnings	[1]	1,636.8	1,588.6
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	[1]	(113.9)	(113.2)
Total World Fuel shareholders' equity	[1]	1,962.0	1,911.4
Noncontrolling interest equity	[1]	11.2	10.0
Total equity	[1]	1,973.2	1,921.4
Total liabilities and equity	[1]	$ 4,419.7	$ 4,549.4

[1] Amounts may not add due to rounding