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Acquisitions (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2017 | May 02, 2017 | Mar. 27, 2017
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company | Scenario, Forecast |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amount to be paid for assets acquired |  | $ 1,200,000,000 |  |
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fees incurred |  |  |  | $ 8,500,000
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | Commitment Letter | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Deferred fees |  |  | $ 3,800,000 |
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity | [1] |  |  | 1,500,000,000.0
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | Revolving Credit Facility | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity | [1] |  | 1,500,000,000.0 |
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | Term Loan Facility |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity | [1] |  |  | 750,000,000
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | Term Loan Facility | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity | [1] |  | $ 1,500,000,000.0 |
Bridge Loan | Citigroup Global Markets Inc. |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity | [1] |  |  | $ 1,500,000,000.0
[1] | Letters of credit outstanding under our Credit Facility totaled $128.8 million and available funds under this facility were $1,247.3 million at March 31, 2017.

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