Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 2,006.8	$ 2,422.6	$ 3,935.1	$ 4,418.4
Cost of goods sold	1,574.1	1,858.7	3,051.9	3,397.8
Gross profit	432.7	563.9	883.2	1,020.6
Selling, general and administrative expenses	219.5	260.7	467.1	522.9
Engineering expenses	75.8	87.5	160.7	172.0
Amortization of intangibles	14.9	15.4	29.9	30.7
Goodwill impairment charge	20.0	0.0	20.0	0.0
Restructuring expenses	3.8	0.0	4.6	1.7
Bad debt expense	1.4	0.7	3.2	1.3
Income from operations	97.3	199.6	197.7	292.0
Interest expense, net	6.1	6.0	9.5	9.5
Other expense, net	10.0	11.6	22.5	26.2
Income before income taxes and equity in net earnings of affiliates	81.2	182.0	165.7	256.3
Income tax provision	31.3	53.2	60.7	72.6
Income before equity in net earnings of affiliates	49.9	128.8	105.0	183.7
Equity in net earnings of affiliates	10.1	11.6	21.3	22.4
Net income	60.0	140.4	126.3	206.1
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	9.7	0.4	8.1	(0.2)
Net income attributable to AGCO Corporation and subsidiaries	$ 69.7	$ 140.8	$ 134.4	$ 205.9
Net income per common share attributable to AGCO Corporation and subsidiaries:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.93	$ 1.84	$ 1.79	$ 2.69
Diluted (in dollars per share)	0.93	1.82	1.78	2.66
Cash dividends declared and paid per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.16	$ 0.16	$ 0.32	$ 0.31
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	74.9	76.6	75.1	76.6
Diluted (in shares)	75.2	77.2	75.6	77.3