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Income Taxes (Summary of Income Tax Contingencies) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Gross unrecognized tax benefits:
Gross unrecognized income tax benefits, beginning of period	$ 122.2us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	$ 94.5us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Additions for tax positions of the current year	21.8us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions	34.7us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions
Additions for tax positions of prior years	11.0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	3.6us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions
Additions for tax positions related to acquisitions	(0.6)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromAcquisition	0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromAcquisition
Reductions for tax positions of prior years for:
Changes in judgments	(2.2)agco_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromChangesInJudgments	(9.0)agco_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromChangesInJudgments
Settlements during the period	(1.9)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities	0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities
Lapses of applicable statute of limitations	(5.4)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations	(3.6)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations
Foreign currency translation	(14.3)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromForeignCurrencyTranslation	2.0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromForeignCurrencyTranslation
Gross unrecognized income tax benefits, end of period	$ 130.6us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	$ 122.2us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits

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