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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Percent Of Common Stock Issued And Outstanding

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Amount before tax of gain (loss) not previously recognized resulting from the disposal of a discontinued operation.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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Discontinued Operations - Additional Information (Details) - Arysta - Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Jul. 20, 2018
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Percent of issued and outstanding common stock								100.00%
Proceeds from the sale of business	$ 4,280.0
Gain (loss) on Arysta Sale, included in discontinued operations		$ (18.8)	$ 0.0	$ 2.5	$ 0.0	$ (448.0)
Estimated impairment loss							$ 450.0