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Summary of Business Sales Segmentation as per Product (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2015
Net sales: |  |  |  |
Crop | $ 73,048 | $ 63,641 | $ 192,653 | $ 180,954
Non-crop | 9,399 | 8,845 | 31,992 | 24,620
Total net sales | 82,447 | 72,486 | 224,645 | 205,574
Insecticides |  |  |  |
Net sales: |  |  |  |
Crop | 25,478 | 23,539 | 89,496 | 85,484
Herbicides/Soil Fumigants/Fungicides |  |  |  |
Net sales: |  |  |  |
Crop | 34,242 | 32,682 | 80,009 | 71,973
Other, Including Plant Growth Regulators |  |  |  |
Net sales: |  |  |  |
Crop | $ 13,328 | $ 7,420 | $ 23,148 | $ 23,497

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