Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Feb. 28, 2011 GROWMARK product
Related party transactions
Number of dry product warehouses sold			4
Proceeds from sale of assets	$ 51.3	$ 12.7	$ 38.1
Pre-tax gain on sale of assets	$ (7.4)	$ 0.1	$ 32.5

The cash inflow from the sale of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale.

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