Amount of business combination, contingent consideration, contractually defined redemption value, cap price.

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Amount of cash consideration at a contractually defined redemption value at the time of option of noncontrolling interest shareholders right to sell their voting rights percentage.

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The percentage of shares remaining that were included in the options provided to the non-controlling shareholders.

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Acquisitions - Hain (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions					12 Months Ended
Acquisitions - Hain (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2020 EUR (€)	Oct. 15, 2018 USD ($)	Oct. 15, 2018 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2022 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2020 EUR (€)
Acquisitions
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired \| $					$ 59.2	$ 90.0	$ 191.6
Carrying value of noncontrolling interest was accreted to redemption value \| $					$ 0.0	$ 0.0
Hain
Acquisitions
Remaining ownership percentage			20.00%	20.00%
Hain
Acquisitions
Ownership percentage acquired	20.00%	20.00%	80.00%	80.00%					20.00%
Purchase price	$ 22.2	€ 20.0	$ 76.4	€ 66.0
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired			$ 76.4	€ 66.0
Percentage of shares remaining that were included in the option provided to the non-controlling interest.			20.00%	20.00%
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life			15 years	15 years
Carrying value of noncontrolling interest was accreted to redemption value		€ 20.0
Redemption price, floor amount									€ 16.7
Redemption price, capped amount								€ 46.0
Increase in redemption price each year there after								€ 6.0