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Segment Information Acquisition Related Charges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total acquisition-related charges	[1]	$ 9.2	$ 7.4
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total acquisition-related charges	[1]	9.2	0.0
Cheminova | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total acquisition-related charges	[1]	$ 0.0	$ 7.4
[1] 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).

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This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 10
-Section 25
-Paragraph 23
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=73531572&loc=d3e1043-128460

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