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Acquisitions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Business Combinations [Abstract] |
Schedule of acquisition costs | The following table summarizes the costs incurred associated with these activities:
| Year Ended December 31,
(in Millions) | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
DuPont Crop Protection Business Acquisition |  |  |  |  |
Legal and professional fees (1) | $ | 53.3 |  |  | $ | 77.8 |  |  | $ | 86.9 |
Inventory fair value amortization (2) | — |  |  | — |  |  | 69.6 |
Total transaction-related charges | $ | 53.3 |  |  | $ | 77.8 |  |  | $ | 156.5 |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  |  |
DuPont Crop restructuring (3) | $ | 40.2 |  |  | $ | 26.4 |  |  | $ | 108.3 |
Total restructuring charges | $ | 40.2 |  |  | $ | 26.4 |  |  | $ | 108.3 |
____________________ (1)Represents transaction costs, costs for transitional employees, other acquired employees related costs, and transactional-related costs such as legal and professional third-party fees. These charges are recorded as a component of "Selling, general and administrative expense" on the consolidated statements of income (loss). (2)These charges are included in "Costs of sales and services" on the consolidated statements of income (loss). (3)See Note 9 for more information. These charges are recorded as a component of "Restructuring and other charges (income)" on the consolidated statements of income (loss).

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