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Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |
Allowance for trade receivables, beginning balance | $ 38.6 | $ 16.6
Additions — charged to expense | 58.0 | 8.4
Transfer from (to) allowance for credit losses | (17.3) | 9.5
Net recoveries, write-offs and other | (56.9) | 4.1
Allowance for trade receivables, ending balance | 22.4 | 38.6
Long term customer receivables | 84.5 |
Allowance for long term customer receivables [Roll Forward] |  |
Allowance for long term customer receivables, beginning | 47.1 | 49.1
Additions — charged to expense | 13.4 | 13.7
Transfer from (to) allowance for doubtful accounts | 17.3 | (9.5)
Net recoveries, write-offs and other | (13.2) | (6.2)
Foreign currency adjustments | (4.1) |
Allowance for long term customer receivables, ending | 60.5 | $ 47.1
DuPont Crop Restructuring |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |
Write-offs of accounts receivable | $ 42.0 |

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