XML 150 R75.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.19.1

Discontinued Operations - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions | Nov. 01, 2017 | Mar. 01, 2019
--- | --- | ---
FMC Health and Nutrition | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |
Gain on sale, before tax | $ 918 |
Gain on sale, net of tax | $ 727 |
Transitional services agreement, term | 24 months |
Transitional services agreement, extension option term | 6 months |
Livent |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |
Shares of common stock owned (in shares) |  | 123

X
- Definition Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration, Shares Transferred + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | fmc_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationConsiderationSharesTransferred
Namespace Prefix: | fmc_
Data Type: | xbrli:sharesItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operations, Transitional Services Agreement, Extension Term + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | fmc_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsTransitionalServicesAgreementExtensionTerm
Namespace Prefix: | fmc_
Data Type: | xbrli:durationItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operations, Transitional Services Agreement, Term + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | fmc_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsTransitionalServicesAgreementTerm
Namespace Prefix: | fmc_
Data Type: | xbrli:durationItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Amount after tax of gain (loss) not previously recognized resulting from the disposal of a discontinued operation. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 45 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109222160&loc=d3e957-107759 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109222650&loc=d3e1361-107760 Reference 3: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 45 -Paragraph 3B -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109222160&loc=SL51721525-107759 Reference 4: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5C -Subparagraph (b)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109222650&loc=SL51721675-107760 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Amount before tax of (gain) loss recognized for the (reversal of write-down) write-down to fair value, less cost to sell, of a discontinued operation. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 45 -Paragraph 3B -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109222160&loc=SL51721525-107759 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109222650&loc=d3e1361-107760 Reference 3: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 45 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109222160&loc=d3e957-107759 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationProvisionForLossGainOnDisposalBeforeIncomeTax
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis=fmc_FmcHealthAndNutritionMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationAxis=us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationsDisposedOfBySaleMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | srt_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis=fmc_LiventMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |