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Summary of Business Sales Segmentation as per Location (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2012 | Jun. 30, 2012 | Mar. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2011 | Jun. 30, 2011 | Mar. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010
Net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total crop |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 329,540 | $ 272,068 | $ 203,393
Non-crop |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36,650 | 29,012 | 23,466
Total Sales | 104,262 | 89,836 | 84,837 | 87,255 | 81,776 | 73,209 | 80,062 | 66,033 | 366,190 | 301,080 | 226,859
Gross profit | 45,776 | 39,625 | 38,346 | 37,378 | 33,912 | 30,565 | 31,681 | 26,910 | 161,125 | 123,068 | 86,321
Crop |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 142,019 | 110,348 | 77,916
Non-crop |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,106 | 12,720 | 8,405
Insecticides |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total crop |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 194,060 | 137,460 | 84,500
Herbicides |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total crop |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 89,899 | 90,782 | 86,780
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total crop |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 45,581 | $ 43,826 | $ 32,113

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