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Financial Information and Accounting Policies | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Financial Information and Accounting Policies | Financial Information and Accounting Policies In our opinion the condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) applicable to interim period financial statements and reflect all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, changes in equity for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, and our financial positions as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018. All such adjustments included herein are of a normal, recurring nature unless otherwise disclosed in the Notes. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the full year. The condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, and the related condensed consolidated statements of income (loss) and condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, and condensed consolidated statements of changes in equity for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 have been reviewed by our independent registered public accountants. The review is described more fully in their report included herein. Our accounting policies are set forth in detail in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements included with our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the year ended December 31, 2018 (the “2018 Form 10-K”). However, see below on changes in the composition of our segments since the 2018 Form 10-K. In March 2017, we announced our intention to separate the FMC Lithium segment (subsequently renamed Livent Corporation, or "Livent") into a publicly traded company. The initial step of the separation, the initial public offering ("IPO") of Livent, closed on October 15, 2018. In connection with the IPO, Livent had granted the underwriters an option to purchase additional shares of common stock to cover over-allotments at the IPO price, less the underwriting discount. On November 8, 2018, the underwriters exercised in full their option to purchase additional shares. After completion of the IPO and the underwriters' exercise to purchase additional shares of common stock, we owned 123 million shares of Livent's common stock, representing approximately 84 percent of the total outstanding shares of Livent's common stock. On March 1, 2019, we completed the previously announced distribution of 123 million shares of common stock of Livent as a pro rata dividend on shares of FMC common stock outstanding at the close of business on the record date of February 25, 2019. We have recast all the data within this filing to present FMC Lithium as a discontinued operation retrospectively for all periods presented. As a result of the FMC Lithium separation, we now operate as a single business segment providing innovative solutions to growers around the world with a robust product portfolio fueled by a market-driven discovery and development pipeline in crop protection, plant health, and professional pest and turf management. We develop, market and sell all three major classes of crop protection chemicals: insecticides, herbicides and fungicides. These products are used in agriculture to enhance crop yield and quality by controlling a broad spectrum of insects, weeds and disease, as well as in non-agricultural markets for pest control. The business is also supported by global corporate staff functions. The determination of a single segment (i.e., total company basis) is consistent with the financial information regularly reviewed by the chief executive officer for purposes of evaluating performance, allocating resources, setting incentive compensation targets and planning and forecasting future periods. Refer to Note 3 for further information on product and regional revenues.

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