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Financial Instruments, Risk Management and Fair Value Measurements - Nonrecurring Fair Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Derivative [Line Items]
Net assets of discontinued operations held for sale	$ (170.9)	$ (1.0)
FMC Agricultural Solutions
Derivative [Line Items]
Impairment charge		1.0
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement
Derivative [Line Items]
Net assets of discontinued operations held for sale	37.0	5.9
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring
Derivative [Line Items]
Net assets of discontinued operations held for sale	0.0	0.0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring
Derivative [Line Items]
Net assets of discontinued operations held for sale	0.0	0.0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring
Derivative [Line Items]
Net assets of discontinued operations held for sale	$ 37.0	$ 5.9

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66006027&loc=d3e16373-109275

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