Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 1,995.6	$ 2,069.3	$ 3,554.9	$ 3,771.9
Cost of goods sold	1,568.6	1,619.7	2,813.2	2,974.4
Gross profit	427.0	449.6	741.7	797.5
Selling, general and administrative expenses	217.8	213.1	429.0	424.3
Engineering expenses	77.1	71.7	148.3	140.5
Restructuring expenses	2.1	4.0	4.0	14.6
Amortization of intangibles	11.4	10.9	22.4	21.4
Income from operations	118.6	149.9	138.0	196.7
Interest expense, net	11.9	11.3	22.4	21.5
Other expense, net	16.0	9.5	27.3	19.3
Income before income taxes and equity in net earnings of affiliates	90.7	129.1	88.3	155.9
Income tax provision	54.8	37.9	54.4	48.5
Income before equity in net earnings of affiliates	35.9	91.2	33.9	107.4
Equity in net earnings of affiliates	13.5	14.4	25.7	28.1
Net income	49.4	105.6	59.6	135.5
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	0.9	1.5	(1.5)	1.7
Net income attributable to AGCO Corporation and subsidiaries	$ 50.3	$ 107.1	$ 58.1	$ 137.2
Net income per common share attributable to AGCO Corporation and subsidiaries:
Basic, in dollars per share	$ 0.61	$ 1.22	$ 0.70	$ 1.55
Diluted, in dollars per share	0.61	1.22	0.70	1.55
Cash dividends declared and paid per common share, in dollars per share	$ 0.13	$ 0.12	$ 0.26	$ 0.24
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding:
Basic, shares	82.0	87.6	82.5	88.2
Diluted, shares	82.1	87.7	82.6	88.3