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Litigation and Environmental - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands						1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2016 Case	Aug. 05, 2014 Case	Apr. 07, 2014 Case	Sep. 19, 2013 Case	May 31, 2012 Case Person Plaintiff	Jan. 31, 2017 USD ($) Case	Dec. 31, 2016 Case	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) a Case Plaintiff Investigator
United States Lawsuits
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits								4
Louisiana And Delaware
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of pending claims							2	2
U.S. State District Court Abad Castillo And Marquinez
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits filed					2
Number of claimants \| Person					2,700
U.S. State District Court Abad Castillo \| Hendler Law Firm
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs required to be dismissed \| Plaintiff					22
Number of plaintiffs dismissed				14
Superior Court Abad Castillo And Marquinez
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits filed		57
U.S. State District Court, Delaware
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claimants \| Person					230
Number of consolidated cases					1
Galvan Matter
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits filed			7
Number of claims granted							1
DeChene Farms
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of acres of red Norland potatoes \| a								300
Number of independent investigators retained \| Investigator								2
Harold Reed v. AMVAC et al.
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits filed	2
Reed \| Subsequent Event
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency damages sought, value \| $						$ 250
Jem Holdings \| Subsequent Event
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency damages sought, value \| $						60
Van Giessen Growers, Inc. \| Subsequent Event
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency estimate of possible loss \| $						$ 400
Cross Claims \| Subsequent Event
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits filed						4
Chin Coulee Farms \| Subsequent Event
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency estimate of possible loss \| $						$ 530
Houweling Farms \| Subsequent Event
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency estimate of possible loss \| $						$ 4,300
Nicaraguan
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claimants \| Plaintiff								3,592
Nicaraguan \| Special Law
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits filed								2
Nicaraguan \| Public Law
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of Lawsuits Filed							85	85
Nicaraguan \| Compensatory Damages
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Value of claims paid \| $								$ 1,000
Nicaraguan \| Punitive Damages
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Value of claims paid \| $								$ 5,000