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Unrecognized compensation expense Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Not yet Recognized, Stock Options Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract] Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block] Acquisitions Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block] Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] Contingent consideration Financial and Nonfinancial Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure Notional amount Derivative, Notional Amount Fair value amounts of foreign exchange derivative contracts, net assets (liabilities) Foreign Currency Cash Flow Hedge Derivative at Fair Value, Net Foreign exchange contracts, maturities Maximum Remaining Maturity of Foreign Currency Derivatives Discontinued foreign exchange hedges Number Of Foreign Exchange Hedges Discontinued Number of foreign exchange hedges discontinued Accounting Policies [Abstract] Basis of Presentation Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block] Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Table] Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Table] Antidilutive Securities [Axis] Antidilutive Securities [Axis] Antidilutive Securities, Name [Domain] Antidilutive Securities, Name [Domain] Stock Based Awards [Member] Employee Stock Option [Member] Restricted Stock [Member] Restricted Stock [Member] Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (shares) Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract] Property, Plant and Equipment [Table] Property, Plant and Equipment [Table] Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Axis] 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Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities. This element also includes charges incurred due to restructuring initiatives implemented during the period. Accounting review costs Professional Fees Operating income Interest and other financing expense, net Interest and Other Expenses, Net Interest and Other Expenses, Net Other (income)/expense, net Other Nonoperating Income (Expense) Income before income taxes and equity in net income of equity-method investees Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Equity Method Investments, Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest Provision for income taxes Income Tax Expense (Benefit) Net income Net income per common share: Weighted average common shares outstanding: Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted [Abstract] Basic (shares) Diluted (shares) Schedule of Correction of Immaterial Errors to Prior Period Financial Statements Schedule of Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments [Table Text Block] Segment Information Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block] Number of Shares and Units Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other 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Stock, Shares Property, Plant And Equipment, Net Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block] Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Table] Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Table] Equity Method Investee, Name [Axis] Investment, Name [Axis] Equity Method Investee, Name [Domain] Investment, Name [Domain] Hutchison Hain Organic Holdings Limited [Member] Hutchison Hain Organic Holdings Limited [Member] Hutchison Hain Organic Holdings Limited [Member] Chop't [Member] Chop't [Member] Chop't [Member] Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] Ownership percentage Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage Equity method investments Equity Method Investments Advances to affiliate Advances to Affiliate Ownership percentage diluted basis Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage Diluted Basis Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage Diluted Basis Number of Options Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward] Options outstanding and exercisable at June 30, 2016 (shares) Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number Exercised (shares) Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period Options outstanding and exercisable at September 30, 2016 (shares) Weighted Average Exercise Price Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price [Abstract] Options outstanding and exercisable at June 30, 2016 (USD per share) Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price Exercised (USD per share) Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price Options outstanding and exercisable at September 30, 2016 (USD per share) Weighted Average Contractual Life Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term Aggregate Intrinsic Value Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Exercisable, Aggregate Intrinsic Value Compensation cost (included in selling, general and administrative expense) Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense Related income tax benefit Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Benefit from Compensation Expense Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block] Compensation Cost And Related Income Tax Benefits Recognized Schedule of Compensation Cost for Share-based Payment Arrangements, Allocation of Share-based Compensation Costs by Plan [Table Text Block] Summary Of Stock Option Activity Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block] Non-Vested Restricted Stock And Restricted Share Unit Awards Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Activity [Table Text Block] Restricted Stock Grant Information Restricted stock grant information [Table Text Block] Restricted stock grant information [Table Text Block]. 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