Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions		Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	[1]	$ 619.3	$ 698.6
Accounts receivable, net	[1]	2,209.1	2,344.0
Inventories	[1]	460.0	458.0
Prepaid expenses	[1]	46.4	46.5
Short-term derivative assets, net	[1]	50.0	58.9
Other current assets	[1]	204.4	230.6
Total current assets	[1]	3,589.2	3,836.6
Property and equipment, net	[1]	317.3	311.2
Goodwill	[1]	883.4	835.8
Identifiable intangible and other non-current assets	[1]	473.6	429.1
Total assets	[1]	5,263.6	5,412.6
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt	[1]	17.1	15.4
Accounts payable	[1]	1,729.5	1,770.4
Customer deposits	[1]	98.5	90.8
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	[1]	249.6	306.0
Total current liabilities	[1]	2,094.7	2,182.7
Long-term debt	[1]	1,065.8	1,170.8
Non-current income tax liabilities, net	[1]	88.5	84.6
Other long-term liabilities	[1]	39.0	34.5
Total liabilities	[1]	3,288.0	3,472.6
Commitments and contingencies	[1]
World Fuel shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value; 0.1 shares authorized, none issued	[1]	0.0	0.0
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 100.0 shares authorized, 69.6 and 69.9 issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively	[1]	0.7	0.7
Capital in excess of par value	[1]	391.8	399.9
Retained earnings	[1]	1,706.5	1,679.3
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	[1]	(138.1)	(154.8)
Total World Fuel shareholders' equity	[1]	1,960.8	1,925.0
Noncontrolling interest equity	[1]	14.8	15.0
Total equity	[1]	1,975.6	1,940.0
Total liabilities and equity	[1]	$ 5,263.6	$ 5,412.6

[1] Amounts may not add due to rounding