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Acquisitions of Businesses (Details 3) € in Millions, $ in Millions | Dec. 01, 2015 USD ($) | Oct. 28, 2015 USD ($) | Feb. 13, 2015 USD ($) | Nov. 03, 2014 USD ($) | Oct. 01, 2014 USD ($) | Oct. 01, 2014 EUR (€) | Oct. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
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Identifiable Assets acquired and Liabilities Assumed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,021.9 | $ 2,842.0 | $ 1,405.3
MacDermid [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 97.5 |
Total Consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,800.0 |  |  |
Agriphar [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash, net |  |  |  |  | $ 350.2 |  |  |  |  |
Equity Instruments |  |  |  |  | 16.6 |  |  |  |  |
Derivative liability |  |  |  |  | 3.5 |  |  |  |  |
Total Consideration |  |  |  |  | 370.3 | € 300 |  |  |  |
Acquisition costs |  |  |  |  | 3.2 |  |  |  |  |
Identifiable Assets acquired and Liabilities Assumed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable - contractual |  |  |  |  | 62.7 |  |  |  |  |
- less uncollectible |  |  |  |  | (2.6) |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable - fair value |  |  |  |  | 60.1 |  |  |  |  |
Inventories |  |  |  |  | 42.7 |  |  |  |  |
Other current assets |  |  |  |  | 0.4 |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  | 31.7 |  |  |  |  |
Identifiable intangible assets |  |  |  |  | 183.0 |  |  |  |  |
Other assets |  |  |  |  | 4.5 |  |  |  |  |
Current Liabilities |  |  |  |  | (47.5) |  |  |  |  |
Non-current deferred tax liability |  |  |  |  | (64.9) |  |  |  |  |
Other long term liabilities |  |  |  |  | (9.0) |  |  |  |  |
Total identifiable net assets |  |  |  |  | 201.0 |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | 169.3 |  |  |  |  |
Total purchase price |  |  |  |  | 370.3 |  |  |  |  |
CAS [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash, net |  |  |  | $ 983.1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Instruments |  |  |  | 52.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative liability |  |  |  | 0.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Consideration |  |  |  | 1,035.1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition costs |  |  |  | 23.6 |  |  |  |  |  |
Identifiable Assets acquired and Liabilities Assumed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable - contractual |  |  |  | 172.2 |  |  |  |  |  |
- less uncollectible |  |  |  | (18.0) |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable - fair value |  |  |  | 154.2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Inventories |  |  |  | 132.1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Other current assets |  |  |  | 19.1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  |  | 24.8 |  |  |  |  |  |
Identifiable intangible assets |  |  |  | 534.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Other assets |  |  |  | 11.4 |  |  |  |  |  |
Current Liabilities |  |  |  | (69.7) |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-current deferred tax liability |  |  |  | (26.7) |  |  |  |  |  |
Other long term liabilities |  |  |  | (13.4) |  |  |  |  |  |
Total identifiable net assets |  |  |  | 765.8 |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  | 269.3 |  |  |  |  |  |
Total purchase price |  |  |  | 1,035.1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Arysta [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash, net |  |  | $ 2,856.2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Instruments |  |  | 645.9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative liability |  |  | 0.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Consideration |  |  | 3,502.1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition costs |  |  | 30.2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Identifiable Assets acquired and Liabilities Assumed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable - contractual |  |  | 738.9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
- less uncollectible |  |  | (51.6) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable - fair value |  |  | 687.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inventories |  |  | 298.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other current assets |  |  | 126.9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  | 123.6 |  |  |  |  | 13.6 |  |
Identifiable intangible assets |  |  | 1,773.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other assets |  |  | 41.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current Liabilities |  |  | (581.2) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-current deferred tax liability |  |  | (518.4) |  |  |  |  | $ (25.7) |  |
Other long term liabilities |  |  | (120.4) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non controlling interest |  |  | (125.2) | $ 0.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Total identifiable net assets |  |  | 1,704.6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 1,797.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total purchase price |  |  | $ 3,502.1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
OMG [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash, net |  | $ 236.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Instruments |  | 0.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative liability |  | 0.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Consideration |  | 236.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition costs |  | 7.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Identifiable Assets acquired and Liabilities Assumed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable - contractual |  | 33.1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
- less uncollectible |  | (1.6) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable - fair value |  | 31.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inventories |  | 13.2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other current assets |  | 1.6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  | 35.1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Identifiable intangible assets |  | 77.9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other assets |  | 0.2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current Liabilities |  | (21.5) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-current deferred tax liability |  | (13.6) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other long term liabilities |  | (4.0) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non controlling interest |  | 0.0 |  |  | $ 0.0 |  |  |  |  |
Total identifiable net assets |  | 120.4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 116.1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total purchase price |  | $ 236.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Alent [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash, net | $ 1,507.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Instruments | 231.4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative liability | 0.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Consideration | 1,738.4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition costs | 21.1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Identifiable Assets acquired and Liabilities Assumed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable - contractual | 178.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
- less uncollectible | (1.8) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable - fair value | 176.2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inventories | 116.1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other current assets | 29.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment | 193.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Identifiable intangible assets | 682.9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other assets | 33.9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current Liabilities | (178.6) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-current deferred tax liability | (139.6) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other long term liabilities | (317.0) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non controlling interest | 0.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total identifiable net assets | 596.2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 1,142.2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total purchase price | $ 1,738.4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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