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Restructuring and Other Charges (Income) - Activity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2015
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Severance and Employee Benefits | [1] | $ 2.2 | $ 4.4
Other Charges (Income) | [2] | (0.2) | (0.2)
Asset Disposal Charges | [3] | 1.2 | 1.2
Restructuring Charges and Asset Disposals |  | 3.2 | 5.4
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Beginning Balance | [4] | 15.6 |
Change in reserves | [5] | 2.0 |
Cash payments |  | (8.1) |
Other |  | (3.4) |
Restructuring Reserve, Ending Balance | [4] | 6.1 |
Environmental charges, net |  | 6.6 | 1.9
Argentina devaluation |  | 4.2 | 0.0
Other items, net |  | (1.6) | 15.0
Other charges (income), net |  | 9.2 | 16.9
Cheminova Restructuring [Member] |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Severance and Employee Benefits | [1] | 1.8 |
Other Charges (Income) | [2] | 0.0 |
Asset Disposal Charges | [3] | 1.2 |
Restructuring Charges and Asset Disposals |  | 3.0 |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Beginning Balance | [4] | 8.7 |
Change in reserves | [5] | 1.8 |
Cash payments |  | (5.9) |
Other |  | (2.9) |
Restructuring Reserve, Ending Balance | [4] | 1.7 |
Other Restructuring Activities [Member] |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Severance and Employee Benefits | [1] | 0.4 | 3.3
Other Charges (Income) | [2] | (0.2) | (0.3)
Asset Disposal Charges | [3] | 0.0 | 0.0
Restructuring Charges and Asset Disposals |  | 0.2 | 3.0
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Beginning Balance | [4],[6] | 6.5 |
Change in reserves | [5],[6] | 0.2 |
Cash payments | [6] | (2.2) |
Other | [6] | (0.5) |
Restructuring Reserve, Ending Balance | [4],[6] | 4.0 |
Health and Nutrition Restructuring [Member] |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Severance and Employee Benefits | [1] |  | 0.8
Other Charges (Income) | [2] |  | 0.1
Asset Disposal Charges | [3] |  | 1.2
Restructuring Charges and Asset Disposals |  |  | 2.1
Lithium Restructuring [Member] |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Severance and Employee Benefits | [1] |  | 0.3
Other Charges (Income) | [2] |  | 0.0
Asset Disposal Charges | [3] |  | 0.0
Restructuring Charges and Asset Disposals |  |  | $ 0.3
Discontinued Operations [Member] |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Beginning Balance | [4],[7] | 0.4 |
Change in reserves | [5],[7] | 0.0 |
Cash payments | [7] | 0.0 |
Other | [7] | 0.0 |
Restructuring Reserve, Ending Balance | [4],[7] | $ 0.4 |
[1] | Represents severance and employee benefit charges. Income represents adjustments to previously recorded severance and employee benefits.
[2] | Primarily represents costs associated with lease payments, contract terminations, and other miscellaneous exit costs. Other Income primarily represents favorable developments on previously recorded exit costs as recoveries associated with restructuring.
[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.
[4] | Included in “Accrued and other liabilities” on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
[5] | Primarily severance, exited lease, contract termination and other miscellaneous exit costs. Any accelerated depreciation and impairment charges noted above that impacted our property, plant and equipment balances and are not included in the above tables.
[6] | Primarily severance costs related to workforce reductions and facility shutdowns noted in the “Other Items” sections above.
[7] | Cash spending associated with restructuring activities of discontinued operations is reported within "Other discontinued reserves" on the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

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