Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 2,497.5	$ 2,109.4	$ 6,432.6	$ 6,527.8
Cost of goods sold	1,918.8	1,659.2	4,970.7	5,057.0
Gross profit	578.7	450.2	1,461.9	1,470.8
Selling, general and administrative expenses	251.3	245.0	718.4	767.9
Engineering expenses	82.0	82.3	242.7	254.3
Amortization of intangibles	14.8	14.9	44.7	45.6
Goodwill impairment charge	0.0	0.0	20.0	0.0
Bad debt expense	5.8	0.8	9.0	2.1
Restructuring expenses	0.8	1.3	5.4	3.0
Income from operations	224.0	105.9	421.7	397.9
Interest expense, net	3.6	6.4	13.1	15.9
Other expense, net	15.3	20.8	37.8	47.0
Income before income taxes and equity in net earnings of affiliates	205.1	78.7	370.8	335.0
Income tax provision	57.2	83.2	117.9	155.8
Income (loss) before equity in net earnings of affiliates	147.9	(4.5)	252.9	179.2
Equity in net earnings of affiliates	10.2	10.8	31.5	33.2
Net income	158.1	6.3	284.4	212.4
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(0.8)	1.3	7.3	1.1
Net income attributable to AGCO Corporation and subsidiaries	$ 157.3	$ 7.6	$ 291.7	$ 213.5
Net income per common share attributable to AGCO Corporation and subsidiaries:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 2.10	$ 0.10	$ 3.89	$ 2.79
Diluted (in dollars per share)	2.09	0.10	3.86	2.77
Cash dividends declared and paid per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.16	$ 0.16	$ 0.48	$ 0.47
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	74.9	76.1	75.0	76.4
Diluted (in shares)	75.4	76.7	75.5	77.1