Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 1,928.3	$ 1,995.8
Cost of goods sold	1,477.8	1,539.1
Gross profit	450.5	456.7
Selling, general and administrative expenses	247.6	262.2
Engineering expenses	84.9	84.5
Amortization of intangibles	15.0	15.3
Bad debt expense	1.8	0.6
Restructuring expenses	0.8	1.7
Income from operations	100.4	92.4
Interest expense, net	3.4	3.5
Other expense, net	12.5	14.6
Income before income taxes and equity in net earnings of affiliates	84.5	74.3
Income tax provision	29.4	19.4
Income before equity in net earnings of affiliates	55.1	54.9
Equity in net earnings of affiliates	11.2	10.8
Net income	66.3	65.7
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1.6)	(0.6)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	$ 64.7	$ 65.1
Net income per common share attributable to AGCO Corporation and subsidiaries:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.86	$ 0.85
Diluted (in dollars per share)	0.85	0.84
Cash dividends declared and paid per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.16	$ 0.15
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	75.3	76.6
Diluted (in shares)	75.9	77.5