Segment Information - Acquisition Related Charges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total acquisition-related charges	$ 48.8	$ 4.4	$ 78.7	$ 16.8
DuPont \| Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total acquisition-related charges	48.8	0.0	78.7	0.0
Cheminova \| Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total acquisition-related charges	$ 0.0	$ 4.4	$ 0.0	$ 16.8

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.

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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