Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2016		Jun. 30, 2016
Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income
Revenue	[1]	$ 6,633.0		$ 11,823.9
Cost of revenue	[1]	6,414.5		11,383.9
Gross profit	[1]	218.5		440.0
Operating expenses:
Compensation and employee benefits	[1]	103.7		199.6
Provision for bad debt	[1]	2.5		3.9
General and administrative	[1]	66.8		129.9
Total operating expenses	[1]	173.0		333.4
Income from operations	[1]	45.6		106.6
Non-operating expenses, net:
Interest expense and other financing costs, net	[2]	(8.1)		(15.7)
Other (expense) income, net	[1]	(0.6)		0.7
Total non-operating expenses, net	[1]	(8.7)		(15.0)
Income before income taxes	[1]	36.9		91.6
Provision for income taxes	[1]	7.1		10.3
Net income including noncontrolling interest	[1]	29.8		81.3
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	[1]	(0.2)		(0.3)
Net income attributable to World Fuel	[2]	$ 30.0		$ 81.6
Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	[2]	$ 0.43		$ 1.17
Basic weighted average common shares (in shares)	[2]	69.5		69.5
Diluted earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	[2]	$ 0.43		$ 1.17
Diluted weighted average common shares (in shares)	[2]	70.0		70.0
Comprehensive income:
Net income including noncontrolling interest	[1]	$ 29.8		$ 81.3
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	[1]	(14.5)		(13.2)
Derivative instruments, net of income tax expense of $3.3 and $3.4 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively	[1]	5.2		5.0
Other comprehensive (loss) income		(9.3)	[1]	(8.3)	[2]
Comprehensive income including noncontrolling interest	[1]	20.5		73.0
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest	[1]	(1.0)		0.5
Comprehensive income attributable to World Fuel	[1]	$ 21.5		$ 72.5

[1] Amounts may not add due to rounding

[2] Amounts may not add due to rounding