Revenue (Significant Changes in Contract Assets and Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Change in Contract with Customer, Liability [Abstract]
Balance at beginning of period	$ 104.0	$ 76.8
Advance consideration received	33.9	25.4
Revenue recognized during the period for extended warranty contracts	(10.1)	(6.1)
Revenue recognized during the period related to installation of grain storage and protein production systems	(11.8)	(11.4)
Foreign currency translation	(4.4)	(0.2)
Balance at end of period	$ 111.6	$ 84.5

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Amount of obligation to transfer good or service to customer for which consideration has been received or is receivable.

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