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Acquisitions (Details) $ in Millions, DKK in Billions |  | 3 Months Ended | 8 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Apr. 21, 2015 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Apr. 21, 2015 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2016 DKK | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Sep. 08, 2014 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase to goodwill from measurement period adjustments |  |  |  |  | $ 20.4 |  |  |
Cheminova |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of voting interests acquired (percent) | 100.00% |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |
Aggregate purchase price | $ 1,200.0 |  |  |  |  | DKK 8.5 |  |
Hedge-related costs | $ 600.0 |  |  | $ 600.0 |  |  |  |
Revenue since the date of acquisition |  |  | $ 137.0 |  |  |  | $ 354.0 |
Income from continuing operations since date of acquisition |  |  | $ (3.0) |  |  |  | 24.0 |
Increase to goodwill from measurement period adjustments |  | $ 20.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Planned aggregate purchase price to acquire business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,470.0
Planned aggregate purchase price net of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 300.0
Gain (loss) on FX forward contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (172.1) |
Cheminova | United States of America, Dollars |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency exchange ratio | 1.00 |  |  | 1.00 |  |  |  | 1.00
Cheminova | Denmark, Kroner |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency exchange ratio | 6.96 |  |  | 6.96 |  |  |  | 5.77
Foreign currency exchange rate improvement for US dollar (percent) |  |  |  | 21.00% |  |  |  |

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