Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 11,138.3	$ 9,149.7	$ 9,041.4
Cost of goods sold	8,566.0	7,092.2	7,057.1
Gross profit	2,572.3	2,057.5	1,984.3
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,088.2	1,001.5	1,040.3
Engineering expenses	405.8	342.6	343.4
Amortization of intangibles	61.1	59.5	61.1
Impairment charges	0.0	20.0	176.6
Restructuring expenses	15.3	19.7	9.0
Bad debt expense	0.5	14.5	5.8
Income from operations	1,001.4	599.7	348.1
Interest expense, net	6.7	15.0	19.9
Other expense, net	50.4	22.7	67.1
Income before income taxes and equity in net earnings of affiliates	944.3	562.0	261.1
Income tax provision	108.4	187.7	180.8
Income before equity in net earnings of affiliates	835.9	374.3	80.3
Equity in net earnings of affiliates	65.6	45.5	42.5
Net income	901.5	419.8	122.8
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(4.5)	7.3	2.4
Net income attributable to AGCO Corporation and subsidiaries	$ 897.0	$ 427.1	$ 125.2
Net income per common share attributable to AGCO Corporation and subsidiaries:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 11.93	$ 5.69	$ 1.64
Diluted (in dollars per share)	11.85	5.65	1.63
Cash dividends declared and paid per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 4.74	$ 0.63	$ 0.63
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	75.2	75.0	76.2
Diluted (in shares)	75.7	75.6	77.0