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Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]  
Net Pension And Postretirement Cost As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the net prior service cost related to the Company’s U.S. and Brazilian postretirement health care benefit plans was as follows (in millions):
20202019
Net prior service cost$2.9 $3.0 
Reconciliation of Changes in Benefit Obligations, Plan Assets and Funded Status The following tables set forth reconciliations of the changes in benefit obligation, plan assets and funded status as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 (in millions):
Pension and ENPP BenefitsPostretirement Benefits
Change in benefit obligation2020201920202019
Benefit obligation at beginning of year$917.3 $823.1 $29.4 $25.3 
Service cost16.2 15.5 0.1 0.1 
Interest cost16.5 20.7 1.2 1.3 
Plan participants’ contributions1.3 1.2 — — 
Actuarial losses (gains)86.8 83.3 (1.1)4.5 
Amendments(0.3)4.7 — — 
Settlements(0.3)(0.8)— — 
Benefits paid(44.6)(44.8)(1.5)(1.5)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes40.8 14.4 (1.7)(0.3)
Benefit obligation at end of year$1,033.7 $917.3 $26.4 $29.4 
Pension and ENPP BenefitsPostretirement Benefits
Change in plan assets2020201920202019
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year$711.0 $617.1 $— $— 
Actual return on plan assets76.6 91.2 — — 
Employer contributions32.4 30.6 1.5 1.5 
Plan participants’ contributions1.3 1.2 — — 
Benefits paid(44.6)(44.8)(1.5)(1.5)
Settlements(0.3)(0.8)— — 
Foreign currency exchange rate changes32.2 16.5 — — 
Fair value of plan assets at end of year$808.6 $711.0 $— $— 
Funded status$(225.1)$(206.3)$(26.4)$(29.4)
Unrecognized net actuarial losses385.1 362.2 2.6 3.9 
Unrecognized prior service cost20.1 22.5 2.9 3.0 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(405.2)(384.7)(5.5)(6.9)
Net amount recognized$(225.1)$(206.3)$(26.4)$(29.4)

Amounts recognized in Consolidated
Balance Sheets:
Other long-term asset$13.2 $6.2 $— $— 
Other current liabilities(6.7)(4.9)(1.4)(1.6)
Accrued expenses(3.2)(3.3)— — 
Pensions and postretirement health care benefits (noncurrent)(228.4)(204.3)(25.0)(27.8)
Net amount recognized$(225.1)$(206.3)$(26.4)$(29.4)
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) The Company’s accumulated comprehensive loss as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 reflects a reduction in equity related to the following items (in millions):
20202019
All plans:(1)
Reduction in equity, net of taxes of $98.6 and $96.3 at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively
$410.8 $391.6 
GIMA joint venture:(2)
Reduction in equity, net of taxes of $0.6 and $0.5 at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively
1.7 1.6 
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(1)    Primarily related to the Company’s U.K. pension plan.
(2)    These amounts represented 50% of GIMA’s unrecognized net actuarial losses and unrecognized prior service cost associated with its pension plan. In addition, GIMA recognized a net actuarial loss due to settlements of approximately $0.1 million for both of 2020 and 2019, respectively.
The following table sets forth changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by component, net of tax, attributed to AGCO Corporation and its subsidiaries for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 (in millions):
Defined Benefit Pension PlansCumulative Translation AdjustmentDeferred Net Gains (Losses) on DerivativesTotal
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, December 31, 2018$(282.4)$(1,274.4)$1.4 $(1,555.4)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications(27.4)(23.1)(2.6)(53.1)
Net losses (gains) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss13.4 — (0.1)13.3 
Other comprehensive loss, net of reclassification adjustments(14.0)(23.1)(2.7)(39.8)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, December 31, 2019(296.4)(1,297.5)(1.3)(1,595.2)
Other comprehensive loss (gain) before reclassifications(32.1)(197.5)5.1 (224.5)
Net losses (gains) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss15.2 — (6.3)8.9 
Other comprehensive loss, net of reclassification adjustments(16.9)(197.5)(1.2)(215.6)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, December 31, 2020$(313.3)$(1,495.0)$(2.5)$(1,810.8)
Schedule of Defined Benefit Plan Amounts Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) The unrecognized net actuarial losses included in accumulated other comprehensive loss related to the Company’s defined benefit pension plans and ENPP as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are set forth below (in millions):
20202019
Unrecognized net actuarial losses$385.1 $362.2 
The following table summarizes the unrecognized prior service cost related to the Company’s defined benefit pension plans as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 (in millions):
20202019
Unrecognized prior service cost$20.1 $22.5 
Schedule of Defined Benefit Plan Amortizationn Losses As of December 31, 2020, the average amortization periods were as follows:
ENPPU.S. PlansU.K. Plan
Average amortization period of losses related to defined benefit pension plans7 years14 years19 years
Schedule of Amounts in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) to be Recognized over Next Fiscal Year The following table summarizes the unrecognized net actuarial losses included in the Company’s accumulated other comprehensive loss related to the Company’s U.S. and Brazilian postretirement health care benefit plans as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 (in millions):
20202019
Unrecognized net actuarial losses(1)
$2.6 $3.9 
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(1) Includes a loss of approximately $1.0 million and $1.6 million, respectively, related to the Company’s U.S. postretirement benefit plans.
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Category The following table summarizes the fair value of plan assets, aggregate projected benefit obligation and accumulated benefit obligation as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 for defined benefit pension plans, ENPP and other postretirement plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets (in millions):
20202019
All plans:
Fair value of plan assets$41.6 $67.8 
Projected benefit obligation306.2 309.3 
Accumulated benefit obligation269.4 275.2 
U.S.-based plans and ENPP:
Fair value of plan assets$5.1 $38.3 
Projected benefit obligation157.4 172.5 
Accumulated benefit obligation135.4 151.9 
Allocation of Plan Assets The fair value of the Company’s pension assets as of December 31, 2019 is as follows (in millions):
TotalLevel 1Level 2Level 3
Equity securities:
Global equities$183.4 $116.5 $66.9 $— 
Non-U.S. equities3.8 3.8 — — 
U.K. equities65.2 65.2 — — 
U.S. large cap equities5.9 5.9 — — 
U.S. small cap equities3.4 3.4 — — 
Total equity securities261.7 194.8 66.9 — 
Fixed income:
Aggregate fixed income150.1 150.1 — — 
International fixed income220.0 220.0 — — 
Total fixed income share(1)
370.1 370.1 — — 
Alternative investments:
Private equity fund2.3 — — 2.3 
Hedge funds measured at net asset value(4)
33.3 — — — 
Total alternative investments(2)
35.6 — — 2.3 
Miscellaneous funds(3)
30.8 — — 30.8 
Cash and equivalents measured at net asset value(4)
12.8 — — — 
Total assets$711.0 $564.9 $66.9 $33.1 
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(1)    43% of “fixed income” securities are in investment-grade corporate bonds; 18% are in government treasuries; 14% are in high-yield securities; 10% are in foreign securities; 9% are in asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities; and 6% are in other various fixed income securities.
(2)    42% of “alternative investments” are in relative value funds; 24% are in long-short equity funds; 21% are in event-driven funds; 7% are distributed in hedged and non-hedged funds; and 6% are in credit funds.
(3)    “Miscellaneous funds” is comprised of insurance contracts in Finland, Norway and Switzerland.
(4)    Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy.
The overall investment strategies and target allocations of retirement fund investments for the Company’s U.S.-based pension plans and the non-U.S. based pension plans are as follow:
U.S. Pension Plans
Non-U.S. Pension Plans(1)
Overall investment strategies:(2)
Assets for the near-term benefit payments60.0 %55.0 %
Assets for longer-term growth40.0 %45.0 %
Total100.0 %100.0 %
Target allocations:
Equity securities30.0 %40.0 %
Fixed income securities55.0 %55.0 %
Alternative investments10.0 %5.0 %
Cash and cash equivalents5.0 %— %
Total100.0 %100.0 %
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(1)    The majority of the Company’s non-U.S. pension fund investments are related to the Company’s pension plan in the United Kingdom.
(2)    The overall U.S. and non-U.S. pension funds invest in a broad diversification of assets types.
Reconciliation of Significant Unobservable Inputs, Changes in Plan Assets The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets as of December 31, 2019 (in millions):
TotalAlternative InvestmentsMiscellaneous Funds
Beginning balance as of December 31, 2018$30.5 $2.3 $28.2 
Actual return on plan assets:
(a) Relating to assets still held at reporting date1.9 (0.1)2.0 
(b) Relating to assets sold during period— — — 
Purchases, sales and /or settlements1.3 0.1 1.2 
Foreign currency exchange rate changes(0.6)— (0.6)
Ending balance as of December 31, 2019$33.1 $2.3 $30.8 
Pension Benefits  
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]  
Assumptions Used The weighted average assumptions used to determine the net annual pension costs for the Company’s defined benefit pension plans and ENPP for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 are as follows:
202020192018
All plans:
Weighted average discount rate2.0 %2.8 %2.5 %
Weighted average expected long-term rate of return on plan assets4.1 %4.6 %5.4 %
Rate of increase in future compensation
1.8%-5.0%
1.8%-5.0%
1.8%-5.0%
U.S.-based plans:
Weighted average discount rate3.45 %4.35 %3.70 %
Weighted average expected long-term rate of return on plan assets(1)
5.0 %5.5 %6.0 %
Rate of increase in future compensation(2)
5.0 %5.0 %5.0 %
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(1)    Applicable for U.S. funded, qualified plans.
(2)    Applicable for U.S. unfunded, nonqualified plan.
The weighted average assumptions used to determine the benefit obligation for the Company’s defined benefit pension plans and ENPP as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:
20202019
All plans:
Weighted average discount rate1.5 %2.0 %
Rate of increase in future compensation
1.50%-5.0%
1.75%-5.0%
U.S.-based plans:
Weighted average discount rate2.75 %3.45 %
Rate of increase in future compensation(1)
5.0 %5.0 %
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(1)    Applicable for U.S. unfunded, nonqualified plan.
Net Pension And Postretirement Cost Net annual pension costs for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 for the Company’s defined benefit pension plans and ENPP are set forth below (in millions):
Pension benefits202020192018
Service cost$16.2 $15.5 $16.6 
Interest cost16.5 20.7 19.9 
Expected return on plan assets(28.4)(28.1)(34.0)
Amortization of net actuarial losses15.5 14.3 13.8 
Amortization of prior service cost2.1 1.6 1.2 
Net loss recognized due to settlement0.2 0.5 0.9 
Net annual pension cost$22.1 $24.5 $18.4 
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) The following table summarizes the activity in accumulated other comprehensive loss related to the Company’s ENPP and defined pension and postretirement benefit plans during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 (in millions):
Before-Tax
Amount
Income
Tax
After-Tax
Amount
Accumulated other comprehensive loss as of December 31, 2018$(379.8)$(97.4)$(282.4)
Prior service cost arising during the year(4.7)— (4.7)
Net loss recognized due to settlement0.6 — 0.6 
Net actuarial loss arising during the year(25.3)(2.0)(23.3)
Amortization of prior service cost 1.7 0.1 1.6 
Amortization of net actuarial losses14.3 2.5 11.8 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss as of December 31, 2019$(393.2)$(96.8)$(296.4)
Prior service cost arising during the year0.3 — 0.3 
Net loss recognized due to settlement0.3 — 0.3 
Net actuarial loss arising during the year(37.8)(5.1)(32.7)
Amortization of prior service cost 2.2 0.1 2.1 
Amortization of net actuarial losses 15.7 2.6 13.1 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss as of December 31, 2020$(412.5)$(99.2)$(313.3)
Expected Benefit Payments At December 31, 2020, the aggregate expected benefit payments for the Company’s defined benefit pension plans and ENPP are as follows (in millions):
2021$50.5 
202251.0 
202351.9 
202451.4 
202552.6 
2026 through 2030283.6 
$541.0 
Allocation of Plan Assets The fair value of the Company’s pension assets as of December 31, 2020 is as follows (in millions):
TotalLevel 1Level 2Level 3
Equity securities:
Global equities$235.3 $156.5 $78.8 $— 
Non-U.S. equities4.7 4.7 — — 
U.K. equities65.2 65.2 — — 
U.S. large cap equities5.2 5.2 — — 
U.S. small cap equities3.9 3.9 — — 
Total equity securities314.3 235.5 78.8 — 
Fixed income:
Aggregate fixed income162.9 162.9 — — 
International fixed income249.5 249.5 — — 
Total fixed income share(1)
412.4 412.4 — — 
Alternative investments:
Private equity fund2.1 — — 2.1 
Hedge funds measured at net asset value(4)
38.5 — — — 
Total alternative investments(2)
40.6 — — 2.1 
Miscellaneous funds(3)
36.6 — — 36.6 
Cash and equivalents measured at net asset value(4)
4.7 — — — 
Total assets$808.6 $647.9 $78.8 $38.7 
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(1)    44% of “fixed income” securities are in investment-grade corporate bonds; 20% are in government treasuries; 11% are in high-yield securities; 10% are in foreign securities; 6% are in asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities; and 9% are in other various fixed income securities.
(2)    42% of “alternative investments” are in relative value funds; 25% are in long-short equity funds; 14% are in event-driven funds; 14% are in credit funds; and 5% are distributed in hedged and non-hedged funds.
(3)    “Miscellaneous funds” is comprised of insurance contracts in Finland, Norway and Switzerland.
(4)    Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy.
Reconciliation of Significant Unobservable Inputs, Changes in Plan Assets The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets as of December 31, 2020 (in millions):
TotalAlternative InvestmentsMiscellaneous Funds
Beginning balance as of December 31, 2019$33.1 $2.3 $30.8 
Actual return on plan assets:
(a) Relating to assets still held at reporting date0.1 (0.2)0.3 
(b) Relating to assets sold during period— — — 
Purchases, sales and /or settlements2.4 — 2.4 
Foreign currency exchange rate changes3.1 — 3.1 
Ending balance as of December 31, 2020$38.7 $2.1 $36.6 
Postretirement Benefits  
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]  
Net Pension And Postretirement Cost Net annual postretirement benefit costs, and the weighted average discount rate used to determine them, for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 are set forth below (in millions, except percentages):
Postretirement benefits202020192018
Service cost$0.1 $0.1 $0.1 
Interest cost1.2 1.3 1.4 
Amortization of net actuarial losses0.1 — 0.1 
Amortization of prior service cost0.1 0.1 0.2 
Net annual postretirement benefit cost$1.5 $1.5 $1.8 
Weighted average discount rate4.5 %5.2 %4.9 %
Expected Benefit Payments At December 31, 2020, the aggregate expected benefit payments for the Company’s U.S. and Brazilian postretirement benefit plans are as follows (in millions):
2021$1.5 
20221.5 
20231.6 
20241.6 
20251.6 
2026 through 20307.8 
$15.6 
Foreign Plan [Member] | Pension Benefits  
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]  
Allocation of Plan Assets The weighted average asset allocation of the Company’s non-U.S. pension benefit plans as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:
Asset Category20202019
Equity securities41 %39 %
Fixed income securities53 %54 %
Other investments%%
Total100 %100 %
UNITED STATES | Pension Benefits  
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]  
Allocation of Plan Assets The weighted average asset allocation of the Company’s U.S. pension benefit plans as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:
Asset Category20202019
Equity securities36 %34 %
Fixed income securities57 %59 %
Other investments%%
Total100 %100 %