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Subsequent Events | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014
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Subsequent Events [Text Block] | Subsequent Events On April 15, 2014, the Company announced three significant actions in its portfolio management. The Company:
• | signed an agreement with The Mosaic Company to sell its fertilizer blending business in Brazil and Paraguay;
• | plans to pursue the sale of its chocolate processing assets while retaining the majority of the cocoa press operations; and
• | plans to acquire the remaining shares for full ownership of Alfred C. Toepfer International (Toepfer), currently an 80% owned global merchandiser of agricultural commodities and processed products.
The Company considered whether the fertilizer blending business should be classified as held for sale as of March 31, 2014, and determined that the requirements under the applicable authoritative accounting literature for held for sale accounting were not met. The fertilizer sale and the Toepfer transaction are contingent on customary regulatory approvals.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business. + References No definition available. + Details
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