Document And Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jul. 24, 2017
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	John Bean Technologies Corporation
Entity Central Index Key	0001433660
Trading Symbol	jbt
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		31,623,079
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Amendment Flag	false