Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	Basis of Presentation These unaudited interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related information have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP for interim financial information and in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC. Accordingly, they do not include all of the disclosures required in connection with annual financial statements. These unaudited interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements reflect all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, normal, recurring and necessary for a fair statement of the results of operations. These unaudited interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and the related notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report.
Equity Securities	Equity Securities Equity securities that have a readily determinable fair value are classified as available for sale and are carried at fair value. Unrealized holding gains and losses are recorded in other comprehensive income. Equity securities which do not have readily determinable fair values are recorded at cost and are evaluated whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying values of such investments may be impaired.
Financial Guarantees and Factoring of Accounts Receivable	Financial Guarantees and Factoring of Accounts Receivable Guarantees provided to financial institutions on vendor and customer loans used to settle outstanding accounts receivable balances are recorded as liabilities until such time when the guarantee periods have elapsed, at which time the accounts receivable balances and the related financial guarantees are reversed. Factoring arrangements, where substantially all economic risks and rewards associated with trade receivables are transferred to a third party, are accounted for by derecognizing the trade receivables upon receipt of cash proceeds from the factoring arrangement. Factoring arrangements, whereby some, but not substantially all, economic risks and rewards are transfered to a third party and the assets subject to the factoring arrangement remain under the Company's control are accounted for by not derecognizing the trade receivables and recognizing any related obligations to the third party.
Product Registration	Product Registrations Product registrations represent external costs incurred to obtain distribution rights from regulatory bodies for certain products in our Agricultural Solutions segment. These costs include laboratory testing, legal, regulatory filing and other costs. Only costs associated with products that are probable of generating future cash flows are capitalized. The capitalized costs are amortized over the useful life of the registrations and are included in "Selling, technical, general and administrative" expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and are evaluated for impairment in the same manner as other finite-lived intangible assets.
Equity Method Investments	Equity Method Investments Investments over which the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence, but which the Company does not control, are accounted for under the equity method of accounting and are included in "other assets" on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Significant influence generally exists when the Company holds between 20% and 50% of the voting power of another entity. Investments are initially recognized at cost. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the Company's share of net earnings or losses from the date that significant influence commences until the date that significant influence ceases. When the Company's share of losses exceeds its interest in an equity investment, the carrying amount of that interest is reduced to zero, and the recognition of further losses is discontinued, except to the extent that the Company has an obligation or has made payments on behalf of the investee.
Revenue Recognition	Revenue Recognition The Company recognizes revenue, including freight charged to customers, net of applicable rebates, estimates for sales returns and allowances and discounts, when the earnings process is complete. This occurs when products have been shipped to or received by the customer, in accordance with the terms of the agreement by and between the Company and such customer, title and risk of loss has been transferred, pricing is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured. The Company allows certain distributors within the Agricultural Solutions segment one-time, non-repeatable extensions of credit on a limited portion of purchases made during a purchasing cycle, which remain in the distributor’s inventory. The extension of credit is not a right to return, and distributors must pay unconditionally when the extended credit period expires.
Accounting Policies Recently Adopted and Pending Pronouncements	Accounting Policies Recently Adopted and Pending Pronouncements Business Combinations (Topic 805) - In September 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-16 “Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments.” Under the updated guidance, an entity is no longer required to retrospectively apply adjustments to provisional amounts recorded as a part of a business combination. Adjustments to provisional amounts identified during the measurement period continue to be calculated as of the acquisition date but are recognized in the period in which they are determined, including the effects of such adjustments on earnings. The guidance is effective prospectively for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted this ASU as of September 30, 2015. This ASU may have a material impact on the Company's future financial statements if material measurement period adjustments are recorded. Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) - In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14 “Deferral of the Effective Date,” which defers the effective date of ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)," for all entities by one year. As a result, the provisions of ASU No. 2014-09 will be effective prospectively for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. ASU No. 2014-09 (1) removes inconsistencies and weaknesses in revenue requirements, (2) provides a more robust framework for addressing revenue issues, (3) improves comparability of revenue recognition practices across entities, industries, jurisdictions, and capital markets, (4) provides more useful information to users of financial statements through improved disclosure requirements, and (5) simplifies the preparation of financial statements by reducing the number of requirements to which an entity must refer. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The Company continues to evaluate the impact of ASU 2014-09. Inventory (Topic 330) - In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-11, “Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory.” Under the updated guidance, an entity should measure inventory at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Net realizable value is defined as the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. The guidance is effective prospectively for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted this ASU as of October 1, 2015 by replacing its lower of cost or market test with a lower of cost and net realizable value test. This ASU did not have a material impact on the Company's financial statements. Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) - In May 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-07, “Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or Its Equivalent).” This update eliminates diversity in practice related to investments whose fair value is measured using net asset values as a practical expedient, and removes the requirement to categorize such investments within the fair value hierarchy. The guidance is effective retrospectively for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015, with early adoption permitted. The Company continues to evaluate the impact of this new ASU, which is not expected to have a material impact on its financial statements. Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40) - In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-05, “Customer's Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement.” This update provides explicit guidance to customers utilizing a cloud computing solution to help determine whether such an arrangement includes a software license, in which case the accounting applied would be similar to that of other software license arrangements. Otherwise, the arrangement would be accounted for as a service contract. The guidance is effective prospectively for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect this ASU to have a material impact on its financial statements. Interest - Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30) - In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, “Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs.” This update eliminates the difference in the presentation of debt issuance costs and debt discount and premiums by requiring that debt issuance costs be presented as deductions from the carrying value of the related debt, in a manner similar to debt discounts. The guidance is effective retroactively for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015, with early adoption permitted. The Company early adopted this ASU, and reclassified approximately $10.3 million of debt issuance costs related to term debt from assets to contra-liabilities as of December 31, 2014. Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815) - In November 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-16, “ Determining Whether the Host Contract in a Hybrid Financial Instrument Issued in the Form of a Share Is More Akin to Debt or to Equity (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force).” Under current practice, there were predominantly two methods used to evaluate whether the nature of the host contract in a hybrid financial instrument is more akin to debt or equity: one considered all the features including the embedded and the other excluded the embedded derivative in the consideration. This update eliminates the difference in practice by clarifying that the evaluation should be based on all the instrument’s features, including the embedded derivative, and that no single term or feature would necessarily determine the economic characteristics and risks of the host contract. The guidance is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015 and is applied in a modified retrospective basis to existing hybrid financial instruments issued in the form of a share as of the beginning of our fiscal year 2016. Early adoption, including in an interim period, is permitted. The Company adopted the provision of this ASU during the first quarter of 2015, with the issuance of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock. This ASU did not have a material impact on the Company's financial statements, as there were no hybrid financial instruments requiring retrospective application.

Disclosure of accounting policy for the equity method of accounting for investments in common stock or other interests including unconsolidated subsidiaries, corporate joint ventures, noncontrolling interests in real estate ventures, limited partnerships, and limited liability companies. The accounting policy may include information such as: (1) initially recording an investment in the stock of an investee at cost; (2) adjusting the carrying amount of the investment to recognize the investor's share of the earnings or losses of the investee after the date of acquisition; and (3) adjustments to reflect the investor's share of changes in the investee's capital (dividends). This disclosure may also include a detailed description of the policy for determining the amount of equity method losses recognized after an investment has been reduced to zero as a result of previous losses, reasons for not using the equity method when the investor company owns 20 percent or more of the voting stock of the investee's company (including identification of the significant investee), reasons for using the equity method when the ownership percentage is less than 20 percent, and discussion of recognition of equity method losses when an investor's total investment in an investee includes, in addition to an investment in common stock, other investments such as preferred stock and loans to the investee. An entity also may describe how such investments are assessed for impairment.

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Disclosure of accounting policy for revenue recognition. If the entity has different policies for different types of revenue transactions, the policy for each material type of transaction is generally disclosed. If a sales transaction has multiple element arrangements (for example, delivery of multiple products, services or the rights to use assets) the disclosure may indicate the accounting policy for each unit of accounting as well as how units of accounting are determined and valued. The disclosure may encompass important judgment as to appropriateness of principles related to recognition of revenue. The disclosure also may indicate the entity's treatment of any unearned or deferred revenue that arises from the transaction.

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