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Acquisitions (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended
		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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