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Revenue Recognition - Disaggregation of Revenue By Major Product Category (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers	$ 1,206.1	$ 1,154.4	$ 2,398.2	$ 2,262.3
Insecticides
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers	710.3	654.4	1,413.7	1,243.7
Herbicides
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers	349.4	342.9	711.0	728.6
Fungicides
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers	58.2	64.7	128.7	143.7
Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers	$ 88.2	$ 92.4	$ 144.8	$ 146.3

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