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Pro Forma Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Pro Forma Information [Abstract] |
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block] | Accordingly, these unaudited pro forma results are presented for informational purposes only and are not necessarily indicative of what the actual results of operations of the combined companies would have been had the Acquisition occurred at the beginning of the period being presented, nor are they indicative of future results of operations.
| Year Ended
| December 31,
| 2017
Net sales | $ | 8,605.7 |
Net earnings attributable to Mosaic | $ | (43.3 | )
Basic net earnings per share attributable to Mosaic | $ | (0.11 | )
Diluted net earnings per share attributable to Mosaic | $ | (0.11 | )

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