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Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2016
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable [Roll Forward] |  |
Beginning balance | $ 38.7 |
Additions - charged to expense | 13.0 | $ 8.4
Transfer from (to) allowance for credit losses (see below) | (16.8) | 9.5
Net recoveries, write-offs and other (1) | (14.9) | 3.2
Ending Balance | 20.0 | 17.6
Net long-term customer receivables | 81.2 |
Allowance for long term customer receivables [Roll Forward] |  |
Beginning balance | 47.1 |
Additions - charged to expense | 11.8 | 13.7
Transfer from (to) allowance for doubtful accounts (see above) | 16.8 | (9.5)
Foreign currency adjustments | (4.4) |
Net recoveries, write-offs and other | (8.7) | (6.2)
Ending balance | 62.6 | $ 49.1
DuPont Crop restructuring |  |
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable [Roll Forward] |  |
Write-offs | $ 5.2 |

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