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Summary of Business Sales Segmentation as per Product (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Net Sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total crop |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 258,090 | $ 267,710 | $ 346,514
Non-crop |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31,292 | 30,924 | 34,507
Net sales | $ 83,808 | $ 72,486 | $ 66,523 | $ 66,565 | $ 77,591 | $ 71,635 | $ 68,313 | $ 81,095 | 289,382 | 298,634 | 381,021
Gross profit | $ 30,698 | $ 31,433 | $ 25,121 | $ 24,650 | $ 31,238 | $ 28,293 | $ 26,060 | $ 28,905 | 111,902 | 114,496 | 171,347
Crop |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 97,198 | 101,633 | 155,275
Non-crop |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,704 | 12,863 | 16,072
Insecticides |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total crop |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 117,180 | 135,705 | 193,623
Herbicides/Soil Fumigants/Fungicides |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total crop |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 111,897 | 101,785 | 121,042
Other, Including Plant Growth Regulators |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total crop |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 29,013 | $ 30,220 | $ 31,849

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