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Business Segments - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) segment	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments | segment			2
Net sales	$ 1,240.3	$ 1,408.8	$ 3,429.0	$ 4,421.9
Cost of product sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	1,005.7	1,076.7	2,719.3	3,342.5
Intersegment elimination
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	(1.7)	(2.1)	(4.3)	(14.9)
Cost of product sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	(1.7)	(1.5)	(4.6)	(14.0)
Intersegment elimination | Petroleum
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	0.4	1.7	1.3	5.9
Cost of product sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	1.2	0.5	2.9	9.0
Intersegment elimination | Nitrogen Fertilizer
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	1.2	0.5	2.9	9.0
Cost of product sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	$ 0.5	$ 1.1	$ 1.7	$ 5.0

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1(a))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=63488584&loc=d3e20235-122688

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