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Segment Information Acquisition Related Charges (Details) - Cheminova - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition-related charges | [1] | $ 4.4 | $ 43.0 | $ 16.8 | $ 274.0
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Legal and professional fees | [2] | 4.4 | 14.2 | 16.8 | 53.8
(Gain)/loss on hedging purchase price | [3] | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 172.1
Cost of Sales and Services |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Inventory fair value amortization | [4] | $ 0.0 | $ 28.8 | $ 0.0 | $ 48.1
[1] | Acquisition-related charges and restructuring charges to integrate Cheminova with Agricultural Solutions are expected to be completed in 2016.
[2] | Represents transaction costs, costs for transitional employees, other acquired employees related costs and integration-related legal and professional third-party fees. These charges are recorded as a component of “Selling, general and administrative expense" on the condensed consolidated statements of income (loss).
[3] | See "Cheminova Acquisition Hedge Costs" below for more information on these charges. These charges are recorded as a component of “Selling, general and administrative expense" on the condensed consolidated statements of income (loss).
[4] | On the condensed consolidated statements of income (loss), these charges are included in “Costs of sales and services.”

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