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Interest Free Period on Receivables

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Interest Income Period On Installment Agreements

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number of months in which remaining installment agreement balance is generally due

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Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation.

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Amount of short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) Independent_Dealers_Distributors	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of Independent Dealers and Distributors (more than) \| Independent_Dealers_Distributors	4,200
Time period in which remaining installment balance is generally due	12 months
Revenue Recognition [Abstract]
Interest Free Period on Receivables	12 months
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]
Cash	$ 317.0	$ 386.2
Cash Equivalents	$ 50.7	$ 43.5
Equipment Sales \| United States and Canada
Revenue Recognition [Abstract]
Payment period on product sales	12 months
Replacement parts \| United States and Canada
Revenue Recognition [Abstract]
Payment period on product sales	30 days
Grain storage and protein production systems \| United States and Canada
Revenue Recognition [Abstract]
Payment period on product sales	30 days
Large Seasonal Products \| United States and Canada
Revenue Recognition [Abstract]
Payment period on product sales	6 months
Minimum
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	20.00%
Revenue Recognition [Abstract]
Interest Income Period On Installment Agreements	6 months
Payment period on product sales	1 month
Interest Free Period on Receivables	1 month
Minimum \| Equipment Sales \| International
Revenue Recognition [Abstract]
Payment period on product sales	30 days
Minimum \| Replacement parts \| International
Revenue Recognition [Abstract]
Payment period on product sales	30 days
Maximum
Revenue Recognition [Abstract]
Interest Income Period On Installment Agreements	12 months
Payment period on product sales	12 months
Interest Free Period on Receivables	12 months
Maximum \| United States and Canada
Revenue Recognition [Abstract]
Interest-free period and payment period on products	24 months
Maximum \| Equipment Sales \| International
Revenue Recognition [Abstract]
Payment period on product sales	180 days
Maximum \| Replacement parts \| International
Revenue Recognition [Abstract]
Payment period on product sales	90 days
Maximum \| Large Seasonal Products
Revenue Recognition [Abstract]
Interest Free Period on Receivables	24 months
Maximum \| Large Seasonal Products \| International
Revenue Recognition [Abstract]
Payment period on product sales	6 months