CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Total
Total SPX FLOW, Inc. Shareholders' Equity
Common Stock
Paid-In Capital
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)
Former Parent Company Investment
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Common Stock in Treasury
Noncontrolling Interests
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2014 $ 1,938.8 $ 1,925.4 $ 0.0 $ 0.0   $ 2,144.6 $ (219.2)   $ 13.4
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014     0            
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]                  
Net income (loss) 65.6 66.4       66.4     (0.8)
Other comprehensive loss, net (136.9) (135.2)         (135.2)   (1.7)
Net transfers to former parent (597.2) (597.2)       (597.2)      
Dividends attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.2)               (0.2)
Reclassification of former parent company investment to common stock and paid-in capital     $ 0.4 1,613.4   (1,613.8)      
Reclassification of former parent company investment to common stock and paid-in capital (in shares)     41,300,000            
Ending balance at Sep. 26, 2015 1,270.1 1,259.4 $ 0.4 1,613.4   $ 0.0 (354.4)   10.7
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 26, 2015     41,300,000            
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2015 $ 1,270.6 1,259.1 $ 0.4 1,621.7 $ 21.1   (382.7) $ (1.4) 11.5
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2015 41,386,740   41,400,000            
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]                  
Net income (loss) $ (388.6) (388.6)     (388.6)       0.0
Other comprehensive loss, net (52.7) (53.3)         (53.3)   0.6
Incentive plan activity 5.2 5.2   5.2          
Incentive plan activity (in shares)     300,000            
Stock-based compensation expense 14.0 14.0   14.0          
Restricted stock and restricted stock unit vesting, including related tax provision of $3.2 and net of tax withholdings (6.4) (6.4)   (3.5)       (2.9)  
Restricted stock and restricted stock unit vesting, including related tax provision of $3.2 and net of tax withholdings (in shares)     200,000            
Adjustment to mezzanine equity and reclassification from noncontrolling interests (20.6) (10.9)     (10.9)       (9.7)
Dividends attributable to noncontrolling interests (1.2)               (1.2)
Ending balance at Oct. 01, 2016 $ 820.3 $ 819.1 $ 0.4 $ 1,637.4 $ (378.4)   $ (436.0) $ (4.3) $ 1.2
Ending balance (in shares) at Oct. 01, 2016 41,868,949   41,900,000