Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Assets, Current [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 93.6	$ 78.6
Trade receivables, net of allowance of $17.2 in 2016 and $13.9 in 2015	1,627.6	1,851.4
Inventories	881.9	800.2
Prepaid and other current assets	296.0	241.7
Total current assets	2,899.1	2,971.9
Investments	2.8	2.5
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,025.9	1,016.4
Goodwill	795.0	776.1
Other intangibles, net	851.7	837.0
Other assets including long-term receivables, net	430.4	435.1
Deferred income taxes	277.3	286.9
Total assets	6,282.2	6,325.9
Current liabilities
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	53.2	112.6
Accounts payable, trade and other	440.4	403.6
Advance payments from customers	5.1	249.9
Accrued and other liabilities	320.5	337.6
Accrued customer rebates	394.5	256.1
Guarantees of vendor financing	102.8	67.2
Accrued pension and other postretirement benefits, current	6.4	6.4
Income taxes	31.2	19.9
Total current liabilities	1,354.1	1,453.3
Long-term debt, less current portion	1,988.9	2,036.3
Accrued pension and other postretirement benefits, long-term	156.9	194.2
Environmental liabilities, continuing and discontinued	263.1	281.8
Deferred income taxes	172.6	173.2
Other long-term liabilities	304.7	278.8
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Equity
Preferred stock, no par value, authorized 5,000,000 shares; no shares issued in 2016 or 2015	0.0	0.0
Common stock, $0.10 par value, authorized 260,000,000 shares; 185,983,792 issued shares at 2016 and 2015	18.6	18.6
Capital in excess of par value of common stock	427.8	417.7
Retained earnings	3,454.2	3,385.0
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(406.9)	(457.3)
Treasury stock, common, at cost - 2016: 52,174,609 shares, 2015: 52,328,015 shares	(1,496.6)	(1,498.3)
Total FMC stockholders’ equity	1,997.1	1,865.7
Noncontrolling interests	44.8	42.6
Total equity	2,041.9	1,908.3
Total liabilities and equity	$ 6,282.2	$ 6,325.9