Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 1,627.6	$ 1,559.3
Cost of goods sold	1,297.3	1,244.6
Gross profit	330.3	314.7
Selling, general and administrative expenses	223.2	211.2
Engineering expenses	73.0	71.2
Restructuring expenses	5.1	1.9
Amortization of intangibles	13.4	11.0
Income from operations	15.6	19.4
Interest expense, net	10.7	10.5
Other income, net	13.0	11.3
Loss before income taxes and equity in net earnings of affiliates	(8.1)	(2.4)
Income tax provision (benefit)	11.1	(0.4)
Loss before equity in net earnings of affiliates	(19.2)	(2.0)
Equity in net earnings of affiliates	11.0	12.2
Net (loss) income	(8.2)	10.2
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1.9)	(2.4)
Net (loss) income attributable to AGCO Corporation and subsidiaries	$ (10.1)	$ 7.8
Net (loss) income per common share attributable to AGCO Corporation and subsidiaries:
Basic, in dollars per share	$ (0.13)	$ 0.09
Diluted, in dollars per share	(0.13)	0.09
Cash dividends declared and paid per common share, in dollars per share	$ 0.14	$ 0.13
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding:
Basic, shares	79.5	83.0
Diluted, shares	79.5	83.1