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Acquisitions (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2017
Business Combinations [Abstract] |
Acquisition costs | The following table summarizes the costs incurred associated with these combined activities.
| Three Months Ended June 30 |  | Six Months Ended June 30
(in Millions) | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Acquisition-related charges - DuPont |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal and professional fees (1) | $ | 20.7 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 29.9 |  |  | $ | — |
Acquisition-related charges - Cheminova (2) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal and professional fees (1) | — |  |  | 5.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 12.4 |
Total acquisition-related charges (3) | $ | 20.7 |  |  | $ | 5.0 |  |  | $ | 29.9 |  |  | $ | 12.4 |
Restructuring charges and asset disposals |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cheminova restructuring | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5.9 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 8.9 |
Total Cheminova restructuring charges (3) (4) | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5.9 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 8.9 |
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(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).
(2) | For more information on the acquisition-related charges for Cheminova, refer to Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements included with our 2016 Form 10-K.
(3) | Acquisition-related charges and restructuring charges to integrate Cheminova with FMC Agricultural Solutions were completed at the end of 2016.
(4) | See Note 8 for more information. These charges are recorded as a component of “Restructuring and other charges (income)” on the condensed consolidated statements of income (loss).
Charges relate to the expensing of the integration related legal and professional third-party fees associated with the planned or completed acquisitions. Amounts represent the following:
| Three Months Ended June 30 |  | Six Months Ended June 30
(in Millions) | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Acquisition-related charges - DuPont |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal and professional fees (1) | $ | 20.7 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 29.9 |  |  | $ | — |
Acquisition-related charges - Cheminova (2) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal and professional fees (1) | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5.0 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 12.4 |
Total acquisition-related charges | $ | 20.7 |  |  | $ | 5.0 |  |  | $ | 29.9 |  |  | $ | 12.4 |
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(1) | On the condensed consolidated statements of income (loss), these charges are included in “Selling, general and administrative expenses.” For more information see Note 3.
(2) | Acquisition-related charges to integrate Cheminova with FMC Agricultural Solutions were completed at the end of 2016.

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