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Revenue Recognition - Disaggregation of Revenue By Major Product Category (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers	$ 1,035.6	$ 3,508.6
FMC Agricultural Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers	923.6	3,185.9
FMC Agricultural Solutions | Insecticides
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers	572.7	1,816.4
FMC Agricultural Solutions | Herbicides
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers	220.1	948.7
FMC Agricultural Solutions | Fungicides
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers	49.2	192.9
FMC Agricultural Solutions | Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers	81.6	227.9
FMC Lithium
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers	112.0	322.7
FMC Lithium | Lithium Hydroxide
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers	52.8	155.5
FMC Lithium | Butyllithium
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers	26.3	75.5
FMC Lithium | High Purity Lithium Metal and Other Specialty Compounds
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers	14.5	47.8
FMC Lithium | Lithium Carbonate and Lithium Chloride
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers	$ 18.4	$ 43.9

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