Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 2,945.2	$ 2,879.3	$ 5,630.9	$ 5,258.0
Cost of goods sold	2,254.7	2,186.9	4,309.1	3,995.1
Gross profit	690.5	692.4	1,321.8	1,262.9
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expenses	302.5	276.3	573.6	536.9
Engineering expenses	107.1	107.2	207.4	203.5
Amortization of intangibles	15.4	14.2	30.7	31.7
Impairment charges			36.0	0.0
Restructuring expenses	0.4	4.7	3.4	6.0
Bad debt expense (credit)	1.6	(0.3)	3.2	(0.7)
Income from operations	263.5	290.3	467.5	485.5
Interest expense, net	5.9	2.2	6.3	5.6
Other expense, net	21.7	14.6	39.2	26.1
Income before income taxes and equity in net earnings of affiliates	235.9	273.5	422.0	453.8
Income tax provision	71.5	7.7	131.7	51.3
Income before equity in net earnings of affiliates	164.4	265.8	290.3	402.5
Equity in net earnings of affiliates	13.2	18.6	24.3	33.3
Net income	177.6	284.4	314.6	435.8
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	0.1	(1.6)	14.9	(2.2)
Net income attributable to AGCO Corporation and subsidiaries	$ 177.7	$ 282.8	$ 329.5	$ 433.6
Net income per common share attributable to AGCO Corporation and subsidiaries:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 2.38	$ 3.74	$ 4.41	$ 5.75
Diluted (in dollars per share)	2.37	3.73	4.40	5.71
Cash dividends declared and paid per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 4.72	$ 4.17	$ 4.92	$ 4.33
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	74.6	75.5	74.6	75.4
Diluted (in shares)	74.9	75.9	74.9	75.9