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Discontinued Operations (Narrative) (Details)	0 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Discontinued Operations (Narrative) (Details)	Aug. 02, 2010	Apr. 08, 2010	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 RUB	Apr. 08, 2010 Carey Agri International Poland [Member]	Aug. 02, 2010 Eurocash [Member] PLN	Dec. 31, 2011 Eurocash [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Eurocash [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Eurocash [Member] PLN	Dec. 31, 2009 Eurocash [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 08, 2010 Eurocash [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 08, 2010 Eurocash [Member] PLN
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Percent of distribution business divested					100.00%
Cash paid to acquire business											$ 137,000,000	400,000,000
Deposition rate in escrow account	75.00%
Impairment charge related to goodwill							0	28,168,000	80,800,000	0
Sale of distribution business, purchase price						378,600,000
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations			$ (7,400,000)	(221,600,000)			$ 0	$ 35,165,000		$ 0
Distribution agreement period, in years		6
Maximum percent of sales through transferred distribution network			10.00%	10.00%

Gain (loss) after tax expense or benefit, not previously recognized and resulting from the sale of a business component, which is recognized at the date of sale. A gain (loss) reflects the amount by which the consideration received exceeds (is exceeded by) the net carrying amount (reflecting previous provisions for loss on disposal, if any) of the disposal group.

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The cash inflow associated with the sale of equity method investments, which are investments in joint ventures and entities in which the entity has an equity ownership interest normally of 20 to 50 percent and exercises significant influence.

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