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Restructuring and Other Charges (Income) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2013
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Severance and Employee Benefits | $ 4.9 | [1] | $ 4.4 | [1]
Other Charges (Income) | 0.4 | [2] | 2.4 | [2]
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Loss (Gain) on Write-down | 0 | [3] | 1.0 | [3]
Restructuring Charges and Asset Disposals | 5.3 |  | 7.8 |
Environmental charges, net | 8.9 |  | 4.3 |
Other, net | 0 |  | 0.5 |
Other charges (income), net | 1.4 |  | 1.5 |
Total Restructuring and Other Charges | 6.7 | [4] | 9.3 | [4]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Beginning Balance | 6.1 | [5] |  |
Restructuring Charges and Asset Disposals | 6.7 | [6] |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Settled with Cash | (3.5) |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Translation Adjustment | 0 | [7] |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Ending Balance | 9.3 | [5] |  |
Health and Nutrition Restructuring [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Beginning Balance | 0 | [5] |  |
Restructuring Charges and Asset Disposals | 4.9 | [6] |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Settled with Cash | (1.2) |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Translation Adjustment | 0 | [7] |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Ending Balance | 3.7 | [5] |  |
Health and Nutrition Restructuring [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Severance and Employee Benefits | 4.9 | [1] |  |
Other Charges (Income) | 0 | [2] |  |
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Loss (Gain) on Write-down | 0 | [3] |  |
Restructuring Charges and Asset Disposals | 4.9 |  |  |
Lithium Restructuring [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Severance and Employee Benefits | 0 | [1] | 2.6 | [1]
Other Charges (Income) | 0.1 | [2] | 2.2 | [2]
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Loss (Gain) on Write-down | 0 | [3] | 1.0 | [3]
Restructuring Charges and Asset Disposals | 0.1 |  | 5.8 |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Beginning Balance | 0.3 | [5] |  |
Restructuring Charges and Asset Disposals | 0.1 | [6] |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Settled with Cash | (0.1) |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Translation Adjustment | 0 | [7] |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Ending Balance | 0.3 | [5] |  |
Other Restructuring Activities [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Severance and Employee Benefits | 0 | [1] | 1.8 | [1]
Other Charges (Income) | 0.3 | [2] | 0.2 | [2]
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Loss (Gain) on Write-down | 0 | [3] | 0 | [3]
Restructuring Charges and Asset Disposals | 0.3 |  | 2.0 |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Beginning Balance | 2.8 | [5],[8] |  |
Restructuring Charges and Asset Disposals | 0.3 | [6],[8] |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Settled with Cash | (0.6) | [8] |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Translation Adjustment | 0 | [7],[8] |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Ending Balance | 2.5 | [5] |  |
Discontinued Operations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Beginning Balance | 3.0 | [5],[9] |  |
Restructuring Charges and Asset Disposals | 1.4 | [6],[9] |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Settled with Cash | (1.6) | [9] |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Translation Adjustment | 0 | [7],[9] |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Ending Balance | 2.8 | [5],[9] |  |
Continuing Operations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Environmental charges, net | $ 1.4 | [10] | $ 1.0 | [10]
[1] | Represents severance and employee benefit charges. Income represents adjustments to previously recorded severance and employee benefits.
[2] | Primarily represents costs associated with accrued lease payments, contract terminations, and other miscellaneous exit costs. Other Income primarily represents favorable developments on previously recorded exit costs as well as recoveries associated with restructurings.
[3] | Primarily represents accelerated depreciation and impairment charges on long-lived assets, which were or are to be abandoned. To the extent incurred, the acceleration effect of re-estimating settlement dates and revised cost estimates associated with asset retirement obligations due to facility shutdowns are also included within the asset disposal charges, see Note 8.
[4] | See Note 7 for details of restructuring and other charges (income). Amounts for the three months ended March 31, 2014, relate to FMC Health and Nutrition of $4.9 million, FMC Minerals of $0.1 million and Corporate of $1.7 million. Amounts for the three months ended March 31, 2013, relate to FMC Agricultural Solutions of $0.6 million, FMC Health and Nutrition of $0.6 million, FMC Minerals of $5.8 million, and Corporate of $2.3 million.
[5] | Included in “Accrued and other liabilities” on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
[6] | Primarily severance, exited lease, contract termination and other miscellaneous exit costs. Any accelerated depreciation and impairment charges noted above impacted our property, plant and equipment balances and are not included in the above tables.
[7] | Primarily foreign currency translation adjustments.
[8] | Primarily severance costs related to workforce reductions and facility shutdowns noted in the “Other Items” sections above.
[9] | Cash spending associated with restructuring activities of discontinued operations is reported within Payments of other discontinued reserves, net of recoveries on the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.
[10] | Recorded as a component of “Restructuring and other charges (income)” on our condensed consolidated statements of income. See Note 7.

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- Definition The loss (gain) resulting from the write-down of the carrying value of assets classified as a disposal group, but one which is not further classified as a discontinued operation, to fair value less cost to sell. A (gain) results from a subsequent increase in fair value less cost to sell, but not in excess of the cumulative loss previously recognized. For example, the write-down of a disposal group subject to a plan of sale, which was not sold in the current period, to its held-for-sale value. The loss (gain) is included in income from continuing operations before income taxes in the income statement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3602-108585 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1361-107760 + Details
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