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Indebtedness (Narrative) (Details)												3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2015 4 1/2% Senior Unsecured Term Loan Due 2016 [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 4 1/2% Senior Unsecured Term Loan Due 2016 [Member] EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2014 4 1/2% Senior Unsecured Term Loan Due 2016 [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Senior Unsecured Term Loan Due January 15, 2020, 1.056% [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Senior Unsecured Term Loan Due January 15, 2020, 1.056% [Member] EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2014 Senior Unsecured Term Loan Due January 15, 2020, 1.056% [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 5 7/8% Senior Notes due 2021 [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 5 7/8% Senior Notes due 2021 [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 5 7/8% Senior Notes due 2021 [Member] Interest Accrual, Option Two [Member]	Mar. 31, 2015 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Line of Credit [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Line of Credit [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Agreement [Member] Line of Credit [Member] Interest Accrual, Option Two [Member]	Mar. 31, 2015 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Agreement [Member] Line of Credit [Member] Interest Accrual, Option Three [Member]	Mar. 31, 2015 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Agreement [Member] Line of Credit [Member] Minimum [Member] Interest Accrual, Option One [Member]	Mar. 31, 2015 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Agreement [Member] Line of Credit [Member] Minimum [Member] Interest Accrual, Option Three [Member] Variable Basis, Additional Margin [Member]	Mar. 31, 2015 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Agreement [Member] Line of Credit [Member] Maximum [Member] Interest Accrual, Option One [Member]	Mar. 31, 2015 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Agreement [Member] Line of Credit [Member] Maximum [Member] Interest Accrual, Option Three [Member] Variable Basis, Additional Margin [Member]	Mar. 31, 2015 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Agreement [Member] Term Loan Facility [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Amended and Restated Credit Facility Agreement [Member] Term Loan Facility [Member] USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Debt instrument, amount				$ 214,800,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = agco_SeniorUnsecuredTermLoanDueMay2201645Member	€ 200,000,000.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = agco_SeniorUnsecuredTermLoanDueMay2201645Member					$ 300,000,000.00us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = agco_SeniorNotesDueDecember120215875Member
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Credit facility	622,200,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit	404,400,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
Remaining borrowing capacity on line of credit facility	532,800,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity	750,600,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity
Fair value of amount outstanding													267,200,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityFairValueOfAmountOutstanding / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember	49,400,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityFairValueOfAmountOutstanding / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember							355,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityFairValueOfAmountOutstanding / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = agco_AmendedandRestatedCreditFacilityAgreementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = agco_TermLoanFacilityMember	355,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityFairValueOfAmountOutstanding / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = agco_AmendedandRestatedCreditFacilityAgreementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = agco_TermLoanFacilityMember
Debt instrument, unused borrowing capacity			200,000,000.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnusedBorrowingCapacityAmount
Senior notes				214,800,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = agco_SeniorUnsecuredTermLoanDueMay2201645Member		242,000,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = agco_SeniorUnsecuredTermLoanDueMay2201645Member	214,800,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = agco_SeniorUnsecuredTermLoanDueJanuary1520201.056Member	200,000,000.0us-gaap_SeniorNotes / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = agco_SeniorUnsecuredTermLoanDueJanuary1520201.056Member	0us-gaap_SeniorNotes / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = agco_SeniorUnsecuredTermLoanDueJanuary1520201.056Member	300,000,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = agco_SeniorNotesDueDecember120215875Member	300,000,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = agco_SeniorNotesDueDecember120215875Member
Outstanding letters of credit	$ 19,900,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount	$ 18,500,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount

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