Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 2,685.7	$ 2,378.7
Cost of goods sold	2,054.4	1,808.2
Gross profit	631.3	570.5
Selling, general and administrative expenses	271.1	260.6
Operating expenses:
Engineering expenses	100.3	96.3
Amortization of intangibles	15.3	17.5
Impairment charges	36.0	0.0
Restructuring expenses	3.0	1.3
Bad debt (credit) expense	1.6	(0.4)
Income from operations	204.0	195.2
Interest expense, net	0.4	3.4
Other expense, net	17.5	11.5
Income before income taxes and equity in net earnings of affiliates	186.1	180.3
Income tax provision	60.2	43.6
Income before equity in net earnings of affiliates	125.9	136.7
Equity in net earnings of affiliates	11.1	14.7
Net income	137.0	151.4
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	14.8	(0.6)
Net income attributable to AGCO Corporation and subsidiaries	$ 151.8	$ 150.8
Net income per common share attributable to AGCO Corporation and subsidiaries:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 2.03	$ 2.00
Diluted (in dollars per share)	2.03	1.99
Cash dividends declared and paid per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.20	$ 0.16
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	74.6	75.3
Diluted (in shares)	74.9	75.9