Note 13 - Segment Revenue and Segment Operating Profit (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
JBT FoodTech [Member]
Segment revenue and intercompany eliminations		$ 177.8	$ 148.0	$ 480.9	$ 457.0
Segment operating profit		20.5	15.5	56.1	50.4
JBT AeroTech [Member]
Segment revenue and intercompany eliminations		95.8	95.6	272.8	232.4
Segment operating profit		9.5	10.3	26.2	17.9
Other Revenue And Intercompany Eliminations [Member]
Segment revenue and intercompany eliminations		(0.3)	(0.4)	(0.8)	(0.6)
Corporate Segment [Member]
Corporate expense (1)	[1]	$ (8.9)	(9.3)	$ (24.3)	(27.3)
Restructuring expense (2)	[2]		(1.3)		(12.5)
Operating income		$ 21.1	15.2	$ 58.0	28.5
Net interest expense		(1.5)	(1.7)	(5.3)	(4.5)
Segment revenue and intercompany eliminations		273.3	243.2	752.9	688.8
Segment operating profit		$ 30.0	25.8	$ 82.3	68.3
Restructuring expense (2)			(1.3)		(12.5)
Operating income		$ 21.1	15.2	$ 58.0	28.5
Net interest expense		(1.7)	(2.0)	(6.0)	(5.6)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		$ 19.6	$ 13.5	$ 52.7	$ 24.0

[1] Corporate expense generally includes corporate staff costs, stock-based compensation, pension and other postretirement benefit expenses not related to service, LIFO adjustments, certain foreign currency-related gains and losses, and the impact of unusual or strategic events not representative of segment operations.

[2] Refer to Note 14.