diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/FluentIterable.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/FluentIterable.java
index d3d77f779..91e604592 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/FluentIterable.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/FluentIterable.java
@@ -23,19 +23,25 @@ import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 
 /**
- * A FluentIterable provides a powerful yet simple API for manipulating Iterable instances in a fluent manner.
+ * A FluentIterable provides a powerful yet simple API for manipulating
+ * Iterable instances in a fluent manner.
  * <p>
- * A FluentIterable can be created either from an Iterable or from a set of elements.
- * The following types of methods are provided:
+ * A FluentIterable can be created either from an Iterable or from a set
+ * of elements. The following types of methods are provided:
  * <ul>
- *   <li>fluent methods which return a new {@code FluentIterable} instance
- *   <li>conversion methods which copy the FluentIterable's contents into a new collection or array (e.g. toList())
- *   <li>utility methods which answer questions about the FluentIterable's contents (e.g. size(), anyMatch(Predicate))
+ *   <li>fluent methods which return a new {@code FluentIterable} instance,
+ *       providing a view of the original iterable (e.g. filter(Predicate));
+ *   <li>conversion methods which copy the FluentIterable's contents into a
+ *       new collection or array (e.g. toList());
+ *   <li>utility methods which answer questions about the FluentIterable's
+ *       contents (e.g. size(), anyMatch(Predicate)).
  *   <li> 
  * </ul>
  * <p>
- * The following example outputs the first 3 even numbers in the range [1, 10] into a list:
+ * The following example outputs the first 3 even numbers in the range [1, 10]
+ * into a list:
  * <pre>
+ * List&lt;String&gt; result =
  *   FluentIterable
  *       .of(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
  *       .filter(new Predicate<Integer>() {
@@ -47,6 +53,8 @@ import java.util.List;
  *       .limit(3)
  *       .toList();
  * </pre>
+ * The resulting list will contain the following elements:
+ * <pre>[2, 4, 6]</pre>
  *
  * @param <E>  the element type
  * @since 4.1
@@ -54,16 +62,38 @@ import java.util.List;
  */
 public class FluentIterable<E> implements Iterable<E> {
 
+    /** A reference to the wrapped iterable. */
     private final Iterable<E> iterable;
 
     // Static factory methods
     // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    public static <T> FluentIterable<T> of(T... elements) {
+    /**
+     * Creates a new FluentIterable from the provided elements.
+     * <p>
+     * The returned iterable's iterator does not support {@code remove()}.
+     *
+     * @param <T>  the element type
+     * @param elements  the elements to be contained in the FluentIterable
+     * @return a new FluentIterable containing the provided elements
+     */
+    public static <T> FluentIterable<T> of(final T... elements) {
         return of(Arrays.asList(elements));
     }
-    
-    public static <T> FluentIterable<T> of(Iterable<T> iterable) {
+
+    /**
+     * Construct a new FluentIterable from the provided iterable. If the
+     * iterable is already an instance of FluentIterable, the instance
+     * will be returned instead.
+     * <p>
+     * The returned iterable's iterator supports {@code remove()} when the
+     * corresponding input iterator supports it.
+     *
+     * @param <T>  the element type
+     * @param iterable  the iterable to wrap into a FluentIterable
+     * @return a new FluentIterable wrapping the provided iterable
+     */
+    public static <T> FluentIterable<T> of(final Iterable<T> iterable) {
         if (iterable == null) {
             throw new NullPointerException("Iterable must not be null");
         }
@@ -77,6 +107,17 @@ public class FluentIterable<E> implements Iterable<E> {
     // Constructor
     // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+    /**
+     * Package-private constructor, used by IterableUtils.
+     */
+    FluentIterable() {
+        this.iterable = this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new FluentIterable by wrapping the provided iterable.
+     * @param iterable  the iterable to wrap
+     */
     private FluentIterable(final Iterable<E> iterable) {
         this.iterable = iterable;
     }
@@ -84,38 +125,114 @@ public class FluentIterable<E> implements Iterable<E> {
     // fluent construction methods
     // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a new FluentIterable whose iterator will first traverse
+     * the elements of the current iterable, followed by the provided
+     * elements.
+     *
+     * @param elements  the elements to append to the iterable
+     * @return a new iterable, combining this iterable with the elements
+     */
     public FluentIterable<E> append(final E... elements) {
         return append(Arrays.asList(elements));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a new FluentIterable whose iterator will first traverse
+     * the elements of the current iterable, followed by the elements
+     * of the provided iterable.
+     * <p>
+     * A <code>null</code> iterable will be treated as an empty iterable.
+     *
+     * @param other  the other iterable to combine, may be null
+     * @return a new iterable, combining this iterable with other
+     */
     public FluentIterable<E> append(final Iterable<E> other) {
         return of(IterableUtils.chainedIterable(iterable, other));
     }
-    
+
+    /**
+     * This method fully traverses an iterator of this iterable and returns
+     * a new iterable with the same contents, but without any reference
+     * to the originating iterables and/or iterators.
+     * <p>
+     * Calling this method is equivalent to:
+     * <pre>
+     *   FluentIterable<E> someIterable = ...;
+     *   FluentIterable.of(someIterable.toList());
+     * </pre>
+     *
+     * @return a new iterable with the same contents as this iterable
+     */
     public FluentIterable<E> eval() {
         return of(toList());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a new FluentIterable whose iterator will only return
+     * elements from this iterable matching the provided predicate.
+     *
+     * @param predicate  the predicate used to filter elements
+     * @return a new iterable, providing a filtered view of this iterable
+     * @throws NullPointerException if predicate is null
+     */
     public FluentIterable<E> filter(final Predicate<E> predicate) {
         return of(IterableUtils.filteredIterable(iterable, predicate));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a new FluentIterable whose iterator will return at most
+     * the provided maximum number of elements from this iterable.
+     *
+     * @param maxSize  the maximum number of elements
+     * @return a new iterable, providing a bounded view of this iterable
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if maxSize is negative
+     */
     public FluentIterable<E> limit(final int maxSize) {
         return of(IterableUtils.boundedIterable(iterable, maxSize));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a new FluentIterable whose iterator will loop infinitely
+     * over the elements from this iterable.
+     *
+     * @return a new iterable, providing a looping view of this iterable
+     */
     public FluentIterable<E> loop() {
         return of(IterableUtils.loopingIterable(iterable));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a new FluentIterable whose iterator will skip the first
+     * N elements from this iterable.
+     *
+     * @param elementsToSkip  the number of elements to skip
+     * @return a new iterable, providing a view of this iterable by skipping
+     *   the first N elements
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if elementsToSkip is negative
+     */
     public FluentIterable<E> skip(int elementsToSkip) {
         return of(IterableUtils.skippingIterable(iterable, elementsToSkip));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a new FluentIterable whose iterator will return all elements
+     * of this iterable transformed by the provided transformer.
+     *
+     * @param transformer  the transformer applied to each element
+     * @return a new iterable, providing a transformed view of this iterable
+     * @throws NullPointerException if transformer is null
+     */
     public <O> FluentIterable<O> transform(final Transformer<? super E, ? extends O> transformer) {
         return of(IterableUtils.transformedIterable(iterable, transformer));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a new FluentIterable whose iterator will return a unique view
+     * of this iterable.
+     *
+     * @return a new iterable, providing a unique view of this iterable
+     */
     public FluentIterable<E> unique() {
         return of(IterableUtils.uniqueIterable(iterable));
     }
@@ -123,38 +240,100 @@ public class FluentIterable<E> implements Iterable<E> {
     // convenience methods
     // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+    /** {@inheritDoc} */
     public Iterator<E> iterator() {
         return iterable.iterator();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns an Enumeration that will enumerate all elements contained
+     * in this iterable.
+     *
+     * @return an Enumeration over the elements of this iterable
+     */
     public Enumeration<E> asEnumeration() {
         return IteratorUtils.asEnumeration(iterator());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Checks if all elements contained in this iterable are matching the
+     * provided predicate.
+     * <p>
+     * A <code>null</code> or empty iterable returns true.
+     *
+     * @param predicate  the predicate to use, may not be null
+     * @return true if all elements contained in this iterable match the predicate,
+     *   false otherwise
+     * @throws NullPointerException if predicate is null
+     */
     public boolean allMatch(final Predicate<? super E> predicate) {
         return IterableUtils.matchesAll(iterable, predicate);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Checks if this iterable contains any element matching the provided predicate.
+     * <p>
+     * A <code>null</code> or empty iterable returns false.
+     *
+     * @param predicate  the predicate to use, may not be null
+     * @return true if at least one element contained in this iterable matches the predicate,
+     *   false otherwise
+     * @throws NullPointerException if predicate is null
+     */
     public boolean anyMatch(final Predicate<? super E> predicate) {
         return IterableUtils.matchesAny(iterable, predicate);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Checks if this iterable is empty.
+     *
+     * @return true if this iterable does not contain any elements, false otherwise
+     */
     public boolean isEmpty() {
         return IterableUtils.isEmpty(iterable);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Checks if the object is contained in this iterable.
+     * 
+     * @param object  the object to check
+     * @return true if the object is contained in this iterable, false otherwise
+     */
     public boolean contains(final Object object) {
         return IterableUtils.contains(iterable, object);
     }
 
-    public E get(int position) {
+    /**
+     * Returns the element at the provided position in this iterable.
+     * In order to return the element, an iterator needs to be traversed
+     * up to the requested position.
+     *
+     * @param position  the position of the element to return
+     * @return the element
+     * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the provided position is outside the
+     *   valid range of this iterable: [0, size)
+     */
+    public E get(final int position) {
         return IterableUtils.get(iterable, position);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the number of elements that are contained in this iterable.
+     * In order to determine the size, an iterator needs to be traversed.
+     *
+     * @return the size of this iterable
+     */
     public int size() {
         return IterableUtils.size(iterable);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Traverses an iterator of this iterable and adds all elements
+     * to the provided collection.
+     *
+     * @param collection  the collection to add the elements
+     * @throws NullPointerException if collection is null
+     */
     public void copyInto(final Collection<? super E> collection) {
         if (collection == null) {
             throw new NullPointerException("Collection must not be null");
@@ -165,14 +344,31 @@ public class FluentIterable<E> implements Iterable<E> {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns an array containing all elements of this iterable by traversing
+     * its iterator.
+     *
+     * @param arrayClass  the class of array to create 
+     * @return an array of the iterable contents
+     * @throws ClassCastException if arrayClass is invalid
+     */
     public E[] toArray(final Class<E> arrayClass) {
         return IteratorUtils.toArray(iterator(), arrayClass);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a list containing all elements of this iterable by traversing
+     * its iterator.
+     * <p>
+     * The returned list is mutable.
+     *
+     * @return a list of the iterable contents
+     */
     public List<E> toList() {
         return IteratorUtils.toList(iterator());
     }
 
+    /** {@inheritDoc} */
     @Override
     public String toString() {
         return IterableUtils.toString(iterable);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/IterableUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/IterableUtils.java
index de5ae84b6..6bccbd64c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/IterableUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/IterableUtils.java
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public class IterableUtils {
      * @return a new iterable, combining the provided iterables
      */
     public static <E> Iterable<E> chainedIterable(final Iterable<? extends E>... iterables) {
-        return new AbstractIterable<E>() {
+        return new FluentIterable<E>() {
             @Override
             public Iterator<E> iterator() {
                 return new LazyIteratorChain<E>() {
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public class IterableUtils {
             throw new NullPointerException("predicate must not be null.");
         }
 
-        return new AbstractIterable<E>() {
+        return new FluentIterable<E>() {
             @Override
             public Iterator<E> iterator() {
                 return IteratorUtils.filteredIterator(emptyIteratorIfNull(iterable), predicate);
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ public class IterableUtils {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("maxSize parameter must not be negative.");
         }
 
-        return new AbstractIterable<E>() {
+        return new FluentIterable<E>() {
             @Override
             public Iterator<E> iterator() {
                 return IteratorUtils.boundedIterator(emptyIteratorIfNull(iterable), maxSize);
@@ -211,14 +211,14 @@ public class IterableUtils {
      * @return a view of the iterable, providing an infinite loop over its elements
      */
     public static <E> Iterable<E> loopingIterable(final Iterable<E> iterable) {
-        return new AbstractIterable<E>() {
+        return new FluentIterable<E>() {
             @Override
             public Iterator<E> iterator() {
                 return new LazyIteratorChain<E>() {
                     @Override
                     protected Iterator<? extends E> nextIterator(int count) {
                         if (iterable != null) {
-                            if (isEmpty(iterable)) {
+                            if (IterableUtils.isEmpty(iterable)) {
                                 return null;
                             } else {
                                 return iterable.iterator();
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ public class IterableUtils {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("elementsToSkip parameter must not be negative.");
         }
 
-        return new AbstractIterable<E>() {
+        return new FluentIterable<E>() {
             @Override
             public Iterator<E> iterator() {
                 return IteratorUtils.skippingIterator(emptyIteratorIfNull(iterable), elementsToSkip);
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ public class IterableUtils {
             throw new NullPointerException("transformer must not be null.");
         }
 
-        return new AbstractIterable<O>() {
+        return new FluentIterable<O>() {
             @Override
             public Iterator<O> iterator() {
                 return IteratorUtils.transformedIterator(emptyIteratorIfNull(iterable), transformer);
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ public class IterableUtils {
      * @return a unique view of the specified iterable
      */
     public static <E> Iterable<E> uniqueIterable(final Iterable<E> iterable) {
-        return new AbstractIterable<E>() {
+        return new FluentIterable<E>() {
             @Override
             public Iterator<E> iterator() {
                 return new UniqueFilterIterator<E>(emptyIteratorIfNull(iterable));
@@ -490,13 +490,4 @@ public class IterableUtils {
                                       transformer, delimiter, prefix, suffix);
     }
 
-    // Inner classes
-    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-    private static abstract class AbstractIterable<E> implements Iterable<E> {
-        @Override
-        public String toString() {
-            return IterableUtils.toString(this);
-        }
-    }
 }