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Acquisitions - Pro Forma Information (Details) - Cheminova - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2016 | [1] | Jun. 30, 2015 | [1] | Jun. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2015
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Pro forma Revenue | $ 810.3 | $ 945.0 | $ 1,609.1 | $ 1,908.0
Pro forma Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share) | $ 0.49 | $ 5.68 | $ 0.84 | $ 6.23
[1] | For the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, pro forma results and actual results are the same.

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