Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 1,702.6	$ 2,333.4
Cost of goods sold	1,354.7	1,818.5
Gross profit	347.9	514.9
Selling, general and administrative expenses	211.2	267.0
Engineering expenses	68.8	82.2
Restructuring and other infrequent expenses	10.6	0
Amortization of intangibles	10.5	10.0
Income from operations	46.8	155.7
Interest expense, net	10.2	13.9
Other expense, net	9.8	11.2
Income before income taxes and equity in net earnings of affiliates	26.8	130.6
Income tax provision	10.6	46.4
Income before equity in net earnings of affiliates	16.2	84.2
Equity in net earnings of affiliates	13.7	15.0
Net income	29.9	99.2
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	0.2	0.4
Net income attributable to AGCO Corporation and subsidiaries	$ 30.1	$ 99.6
Net income per common share attributable to AGCO Corporation and subsidiaries:
Basic, in dollars per share	$ 0.34	$ 1.05
Diluted, in dollars per share	$ 0.34	$ 1.03
Cash dividends declared and paid per common share, in dollars per share	$ 0.12	$ 0.11
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding:
Basic, shares	88.8	95.3
Diluted, shares	89.0	96.6