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Business Segments (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Jan. 01, 2018
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |  |
Long-lived assets |  | $ 13,830.9 | $ 12,068.7 |  |
Goodwill |  | 1,707.5 | 1,693.6 | $ 1,630.9 |
Deferred income taxes |  | $ 343.8 | 254.6 |  | $ 253.3
Brazil |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |  |
Canpotex sales volumes by geography, percentage |  | 24.00% |  |  |
Long-lived assets |  | $ 1,886.0 | 326.0 |  |
Canpotex |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | 820.1 | 700.6 | 604.5 |
Canada |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |  |
Long-lived assets |  | $ 4,764.8 | 5,457.1 |  |
India |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |  |
Canpotex sales volumes by geography, percentage |  | 10.00% |  |  |
China |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |  |
Canpotex sales volumes by geography, percentage |  | 18.00% |  |  |
Other Foreign [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |  |
Long-lived assets |  | $ 123.2 | 103.7 |  |
Total Foreign |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |  |
Long-lived assets |  | 6,774.0 | 5,886.8 |  |
United States |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |  |
Long-lived assets |  | $ 7,056.9 | 6,181.9 |  |
INDONESIA |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |  |
Canpotex sales volumes by geography, percentage |  | 10.00% |  |  |
Other Countries [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |  |
Canpotex sales volumes by geography, percentage |  | 38.00% |  |  |
Total Geography [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | $ 9,587.3 | 7,409.4 | 7,162.8 |
Transferred at Point in Time [Member] | Brazil |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | [1] | 3,727.7 | 2,199.0 | 2,127.0 |
Transferred at Point in Time [Member] | Canpotex |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | [1],[2] | 820.2 | 700.6 | 604.5 |
Transferred at Point in Time [Member] | Canada |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | [1] | 639.0 | 508.9 | 498.2 |
Transferred at Point in Time [Member] | India |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | [1] | 304.4 | 305.2 | 296.7 |
Transferred at Point in Time [Member] | China |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | [1] | 231.7 | 206.4 | 171.2 |
Transferred at Point in Time [Member] | Australia |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | [1] | 136.0 | 147.0 | 121.0 |
Transferred at Point in Time [Member] | Mexico |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | [1] | 133.9 | 131.8 | 125.0 |
Transferred at Point in Time [Member] | Colombia |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | [1] | 101.5 | 86.9 | 104.9 |
Transferred at Point in Time [Member] | Paraguay |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | [1] | 100.7 | 113.8 | 106.6 |
Transferred at Point in Time [Member] | Japan |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | [1] | 92.2 | 71.7 | 82.7 |
Transferred at Point in Time [Member] | Peru |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | [1] | 82.6 | 56.9 | 68.3 |
Transferred at Point in Time [Member] | Argentina |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | [1] | 70.5 | 53.1 | 67.1 |
Transferred at Point in Time [Member] | HONDURAS |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | [1] | 28.7 | 20.6 | 25.6 |
Transferred at Point in Time [Member] | THAILAND |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | [1] | 28.1 | 20.9 | 21.2 |
Transferred at Point in Time [Member] | Other Foreign [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | [1] | 118.4 | 105.6 | 65.1 |
Transferred at Point in Time [Member] | Total Foreign |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | [1] | 6,615.6 | 4,728.4 | 4,485.1 |
Transferred at Point in Time [Member] | United States |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | [1] | $ 2,971.7 | $ 2,681.0 | $ 2,677.7 |
[1] | Revenues are attributed to countries based on location of customer.
[2] | Canpotex is the export association of the Saskatchewan potash producers. Canpotex sells approximately 24% of its sales volumes to Brazil, 18% to China, 10% to India, 10% to Indonesia and 38% to the rest of the world.

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