Acquisitions of Businesses (Details 3) € in Millions, $ in Millions					3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Feb. 13, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 03, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2014 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Consideration
Transaction related costs					$ 15.0	$ 7.7	$ 70.4	$ 18.4
Identifiable Assets acquired and Liabilities Assumed
Goodwill					2,842.0		2,842.0		$ 1,405.3
Agriphar [Member]
Consideration
Cash, net			$ 350.2
Equity Instruments			16.6
Derivative liability			3.5
Total Consideration			370.3	€ 300
Transaction related costs			5.1
Identifiable Assets acquired and Liabilities Assumed
Accounts receivable			60.1
Inventories			42.7
Other current assets			0.4
Property, plant and equipment			31.7
Identifiable intangible assets			183.0
Other assets			4.5
Current Liabilities			(47.5)
Non-current deferred tax liability			(64.9)
Other long term liabilities			(9.0)
Non-controlling interest			0.0
Total identifiable net assets			201.0
Goodwill			169.3
Total purchase price			$ 370.3
Arysta [Member]
Consideration
Cash, net	$ 2,856.2
Equity Instruments	645.9
Derivative liability	0.0
Total Consideration	3,502.1
Transaction related costs	38.6				$ 4.4		$ 32.2
Identifiable Assets acquired and Liabilities Assumed
Accounts receivable	674.5
Inventories	295.7
Other current assets	132.2
Property, plant and equipment	110.0
Identifiable intangible assets	1,638.9
Other assets	38.2
Current Liabilities	(574.0)
Non-current deferred tax liability	(488.5)
Other long term liabilities	(74.2)
Non-controlling interest	(31.0)
Total identifiable net assets	1,721.8
Goodwill	1,780.3
Total purchase price	$ 3,502.1
CAS [Member]
Consideration
Cash, net		$ 983.1
Equity Instruments		52.0
Derivative liability		0.0
Total Consideration		1,035.1
Transaction related costs		45.4
Identifiable Assets acquired and Liabilities Assumed
Accounts receivable		154.2
Inventories		132.1
Other current assets		19.1
Property, plant and equipment		24.8
Identifiable intangible assets		534.0
Other assets		11.4
Current Liabilities		(69.7)
Non-current deferred tax liability		(26.7)
Other long term liabilities		(13.4)
Non-controlling interest		0.0
Total identifiable net assets		765.8
Goodwill		269.3
Total purchase price		$ 1,035.1