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Document and Entity Information
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Jul. 25, 2012
Document and Entity Information    
Entity Registrant Name WORLD FUEL SERVICES CORP  
Entity Central Index Key 0000789460  
Document Type 10-Q  
Document Period End Date Jun. 30, 2012  
Amendment Flag true  
Amendment Description World Fuel Services Corporation (the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 (this “Form 10-Q/A”) solely to amend the XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) information in Exhibit 101. The XBRL information submitted in our timely filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2012 was for the quarterly reporting period ended March 31, 2012 due to an error by our filing agent. This Form 10-Q/A does not otherwise update or amend any financial information or any other exhibits as originally filed. Accordingly, this Form 10-Q/A should be read in conjunction with the original filing of our Quarterly Report for the period ended June 30, 2012, which was filed on August 1, 2012. Exhibit 101 to this Form 10-Q/A furnishes the following materials from our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2012, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language); (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.  
Current Fiscal Year End Date --12-31  
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes  
Entity Filer Category Large Accelerated Filer  
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   72,063,000
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2012  
Document Fiscal Period Focus Q2