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Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue |  | $ 798.8 | $ 659.4
Operating profit before the items listed below |  | 127.3 | 123.0
Interest expense, net |  | (20.8) | (14.0)
Restructuring and other (charges) income |  | (12.4) | (22.3)
Non-operating pension and postretirement (charges) income | [1] | (1.0) | (6.2)
Acquisition related charges |  | (7.4) | (190.7)
(Provision) benefit for income taxes |  | (30.9) | 49.1
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes |  | (6.1) | 15.6
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests |  | (0.4) | (1.3)
Net income (loss) attributable to FMC stockholders |  | 48.3 | (46.8)
Acquisition-related charges |  | 7.4 | 190.7
Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |
Income from continuing operations before income taxes |  | 144.2 | 138.3
FMC Agricultural Solutions [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue |  | 546.1 | 392.4
Income from continuing operations before income taxes |  | 82.0 | 81.8
Restructuring and other (charges) income |  | (6.6) | (18.3)
FMC Health and Nutrition [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue |  | 192.4 | 211.0
Income from continuing operations before income taxes |  | 47.3 | 51.0
Restructuring and other (charges) income |  | (0.2) | (2.2)
FMC Lithium [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue |  | 60.3 | 56.0
Income from continuing operations before income taxes |  | 14.9 | 5.5
Restructuring and other (charges) income |  | (0.6) | (0.3)
Corporate and other [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |
Income from continuing operations before income taxes |  | (16.9) | (15.3)
Restructuring and other (charges) income |  | (5.0) | (1.5)
Cheminova [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |
(Gain)/loss on hedging purchase price |  |  | (180.1)
Acquisition-related charges |  | 7.4 | 190.7
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] | Cheminova [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |
Legal and professional fees | [2] | 7.4 | 10.6
(Gain)/loss on hedging purchase price | [2] | 0.0 | 180.1
Cost of Sales and Services [Member] | Cheminova [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |
Inventory fair value amortization | [3] | $ 0.0 | $ 0.0
[1] | Our non-operating pension and postretirement costs are defined as those costs related to interest, expected return on plan assets, amortized actuarial gains and losses and the impacts of any plan curtailments or settlements. These costs are primarily related to changes in pension plan assets and liabilities which are tied to financial market performance and we consider these costs to be outside our operational performance. We exclude these non-operating pension and postretirement costs from our segments as we believe that removing them provides a better understanding of the underlying profitability of our businesses, increased transparency and clarity in the performance of our retirement plans and enhances period-over-period comparability. We continue to include the service cost and amortization of prior service cost in the operating segments noted above. We believe these elements reflect the current year operating costs to our businesses for the employment benefits provided to active employees. These expenses are included as a component of the line item “Selling, general and administrative expenses” on the condensed consolidated statements of income (loss).
[2] | On the condensed consolidated statements of income (loss), these charges are included in “Selling, general and administrative expense.” For more information see Note 3.
[3] | On the condensed consolidated statements of income (loss), these charges are included in “Costs of sales and services.”

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