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Disaggregation of Revenue and Long Lived Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | $ 8,681.7 | $ 8,906.3 | $ 9,587.3
Long-lived assets |  | 13,916.2 | 13,908.0 |
Goodwill |  | 1,173.0 | 1,156.9 | 1,707.5
Deferred Income Tax Assets, Net |  | 1,179.4 | 515.4 |
Phosphate Crop Nutrients | Transferred at Point in Time |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | 2,477.0 | 2,541.3 | 2,956.8
Potash Crop Nutrients | Transferred at Point in Time |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | 2,566.7 | 2,716.8 | 2,755.9
Crop Nutrient Blends | Transferred at Point in Time |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | 1,232.7 | 1,415.7 | 1,418.9
Specialty Products | Transferred at Point in Time |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |
Net sales | [1] | 1,370.8 | 1,193.6 | 1,438.8
Phosphate Rock | Transferred at Point in Time |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | 42.0 | 53.6 | 53.0
Other Product Types | Transferred at Point in Time |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |
Net sales | [2] | 992.5 | 985.3 | 963.9
Product |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | $ 8,681.7 | 8,906.3 | 9,587.3
Brazil |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |
Canpotex sales volumes by geography, percentage |  | 25.00% |  |
Long-lived assets |  | $ 1,904.1 | 1,934.6 |
Brazil | Transferred at Point in Time |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |
Net sales | [3] | 3,377.1 | 3,675.1 | 3,727.7
Canpotex |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | 795.2 | 952.5 | 820.1
Canpotex | Transferred at Point in Time |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |
Net sales | [3] | 795.2 | 952.5 | 820.2
Canada |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |
Long-lived assets |  | 4,998.5 | 4,553.7 |
Canada | Transferred at Point in Time |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |
Net sales | [3] | $ 547.5 | 602.0 | 639.0
India |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |
Canpotex sales volumes by geography, percentage |  | 14.00% |  |
India | Transferred at Point in Time |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |
Net sales | [3] | $ 318.4 | 347.1 | 304.4
China |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |
Canpotex sales volumes by geography, percentage |  | 22.00% |  |
China | Transferred at Point in Time |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |
Net sales | [3] | $ 334.2 | 225.3 | 231.7
Australia | Transferred at Point in Time |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |
Net sales | [3] | 85.1 | 91.3 | 136.0
Mexico | Transferred at Point in Time |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |
Net sales | [3] | 77.1 | 117.8 | 133.9
Colombia | Transferred at Point in Time |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |
Net sales | [3] | 93.4 | 82.8 | 101.5
Paraguay | Transferred at Point in Time |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |
Net sales | [3] | 94.3 | 102.9 | 100.7
Japan | Transferred at Point in Time |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |
Net sales | [3] | 58.8 | 33.0 | 92.2
Peru | Transferred at Point in Time |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |
Net sales | [3] | 62.0 | 89.3 | 82.6
Argentina | Transferred at Point in Time |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |
Net sales | [3] | 121.0 | 116.3 | 70.5
Honduras | Transferred at Point in Time |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |
Net sales | [3] | 31.0 | 11.7 | 28.7
Thailand | Transferred at Point in Time |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |
Net sales | [3] | 21.2 | 24.8 | 28.1
Other Foreign |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |
Long-lived assets |  | 1,324.8 | 1,476.1 |
Other Foreign | Transferred at Point in Time |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |
Net sales | [3] | 92.1 | 101.6 | 118.4
Total Foreign |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |
Long-lived assets |  | 8,227.4 | 7,964.4 |
Total Foreign | Transferred at Point in Time |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | 6,108.4 | 6,573.5 | 6,615.6
United States |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |
Long-lived assets |  | 5,688.8 | 5,943.6 |
United States | Transferred at Point in Time |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |
Net sales | [3] | $ 2,573.3 | 2,332.8 | 2,971.7
Indonesia |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |
Canpotex sales volumes by geography, percentage |  | 8.00% |  |
Other Countries |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |
Canpotex sales volumes by geography, percentage |  | 31.00% |  |
Total Geography |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | $ 8,681.7 | $ 8,906.3 | $ 9,587.3
[1] | Includes sales of MicroEssentials®, K-Mag®, and Aspire®.
[2] | Includes sales of industrial potash
[3] | Revenues are attributed to countries based on location of customer.

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