after completion of the ipo and the underwriters ' exercise to purchase additional shares of common stock , fmc owned 123 million shares of livent 's common stock , representing approximately 84 percent of the total outstanding shares of livent 's common stock . fmc presently intends to distribute the remaining livent shares on march 1 , 2019. we will continue to consolidate livent as the fmc lithium reporting segment until the full separation date . at that time , results of livent will move to discontinued operations . we began and advanced the implementation of the sap s/4 hana platform during 2018 as part of our transformation process . 2019 outlook 20 our 2019 expectation for the overall global crop protection market growth is that it will be flat to up low-single digits in u.s. dollars . we expect that fmc 's above-market growth in 2019 will be driven by the continued strength in global demand for our diamides , pre-emergent herbicide growth , sales expansions in brazil , sulfonylurea herbicide growth in key european countries as well as new product introductions . we expect north america , emea and asia will also be flat to up low-single digits - driven by a variety of factors - and latin america will grow in the low- to mid-single digits . in north america , growth will come from an increase in corn acreage and normalized pest pressures . we expect 2019 revenue for fmc will be in the range of approximately $ 4.45 billion to $ 4.55 billion , up approximately 5 percent at the midpoint year over year versus 2018 sales , excluding fmc lithium . we also expect total company adjusted ebitda ( 1 ) of $ 1.165 billion to $ 1.205 billion , which represents 7 percent growth at the midpoint versus 2018 recast results , excluding fmc lithium ( 2 ) . 2019 adjusted earnings are expected to be in the range of $ 5.55 to $ 5.75 per diluted share ( 1 ) , up 8 percent at the midpoint versus recast 2018 , excluding any impact from share repurchases in 2019 ( 2 ) . ( 1 ) although we provide forecasts for adjusted earnings per share and total company adjusted ebitda ( non-gaap financial measures ) , we are not able to forecast the most directly comparable measures calculated and presented in accordance with gaap . certain elements of the composition of the gaap amounts are not predictable , making it impractical for us to forecast . such elements include , but are not limited to , restructuring , acquisition charges , and discontinued operations . as a result , no gaap outlook is provided . ( 2 ) recast calculations for 2018 exclude the lithium segment entirely , as we intend to show a true year-over-year comparable metric for the 2019 periods . the recast represents our best estimate at this time . due to complexities including u.s. tax reform , the full recasting is not yet completed . the completed recast results will be filed on a form 8-k in march 2019 . 21 results of operations — 2018 , 2017 and 2016 overview the following presents a reconciliation of our segment ebitda to net income ( loss ) attributable to fmc stockholders as seen through the eyes of our management . for management purposes , we report the operating performance of each of our business segments based on earnings before interest , income taxes and depreciation and amortization excluding corporate expenses , other income ( expense ) , net and corporate special income ( charges ) . replace_table_token_4_th ( 1 ) see note 8 to the consolidated financial statements included within this form 10-k for details of restructuring and other ( charges ) income by segment : replace_table_token_5_th ( 2 ) our non-operating pension and postretirement charges ( income ) are defined as those costs ( benefits ) related to interest , expected return on plan assets , amortized actuarial gains and losses and the impacts of any plan curtailments or settlements . these are excluded from our segments results and are primarily related to changes in pension plan assets and liabilities which are tied to financial market performance and we consider these costs to be outside our operational performance . we continue to include the service cost and amortization of prior service cost in our segments results noted above . these elements reflect the current year operating costs to our businesses for the employment benefits provided to active employees . ( 3 ) charges relate to the expensing of the inventory fair value step-up resulting from the application of purchase accounting , transaction costs , costs for transitional employees , other acquired employee related costs , integration related legal and professional third-party fees . amounts represent the following : 22 replace_table_token_6_th ( 1 ) represents transaction costs , costs for transitional employees , other acquired employees related costs , and transactional-related costs such as legal and professional third-party fees . these charges are recorded as a component of “ selling , general and administrative expense `` on the consolidated statements of income ( loss ) . ( 2 ) these charges are included in “ costs of sales and services ” on the consolidated statements of income ( loss ) . ( 3 ) acquisition-related charges and restructuring charges to integrate cheminova with fmc agricultural solutions were completed at the end of 2016. adjusted earnings reconciliation the following chart , which is provided to assist the readers of our financial statements , depicts certain after-tax charges ( gains ) . these items are excluded from the measures we use to evaluate business performance and determine certain performance-based compensation . these after-tax items are discussed in detail within the “ other results of operations ” section that follows . story_separator_special_tag amounts also include miscellaneous restructuring charges of $ 0.8 million . other charges ( income ) , net in 2017 consisted of a $ 42.1 million impairment on certain indefinite-lived intangible assets from the acquired dupont crop protection business acquisition as a result of a triggering event due to the act . other charges ( income ) also includes $ 16.6 million for continuing environmental sites treated as corporate charges . additionally , we incurred exit costs of $ 4.8 million resulting from the termination and de-consolidation of our interest in a variable interest entity that was previously consolidated and was part of our fmc agricultural solutions segment . we had other miscellaneous charges , net of approximately $ 1.6 million . 2016 restructuring and asset disposal charges in 2016 totaled $ 43.4 million . included in this were final charges totaling $ 42.3 million associated with the integration of cheminova into our existing fmc agricultural solutions segment . this amount included final adjustments to severances , long lived asset write offs , contract termination costs and other miscellaneous items . there were miscellaneous restructuring charges of $ 1.1 million . other charges ( income ) , net in 2016 consisted of $ 36.8 million for continuing environmental sites treated as corporate charges , $ 13.2 million associated with a license agreement to obtain certain technology and intellectual property rights for new compounds still under development and $ 4.2 million as a result of the argentina government 's action to devalue its currency . these charges were partially offset by other miscellaneous income of $ 2.6 million . non-operating pension and postretirement ( charges ) income non-operating pension and postretirement ( charges ) income are included in “ selling , general and administrative expenses ” on our consolidated statements of income ( loss ) . 2018 vs. 2017 the charge for 2018 was $ 3.8 million compared to $ 18.2 million in 2017 . 2017 included $ 35.7 million of settlement charges primarily related to the termination of our u.k. plan . the decrease in settlements was partially offset by lower expected return on plan assets due to the shift to a primarily fixed income investment portfolio of $ 15.5 million versus 2017. see note 14 for more information . 2017 vs. 2016 the charge for 2017 was $ 18.2 million compared to $ 23.4 million in 2016. the decrease was the result of $ 22.8 million lower amortization of net actuarial losses as a result of a change in estimate in fiscal 2017 to amortize the gains and losses over the expected life time of the inactive population rather than the average remaining service period of the active participants which was partially offset by an increase of $ 15.4 million for recognized losses due to plan settlements . see note 14 for more information . transaction-related charges a detailed description of the transaction related charges is included in note 20 to the consolidated financial statements included within this form 10-k and in the segment results reconciliation above within the `` results of operations `` section of the management 's discussion and analysis . provision for income taxes a significant amount of our earnings is generated by our foreign subsidiaries ( e.g . , singapore and hong kong ) , which tax earnings at lower rates than the united states federal statutory rate . our future effective tax rates may be materially impacted by numerous items including : a future change in the composition of earnings from foreign and domestic tax jurisdictions , as earnings in foreign jurisdictions are typically taxed at more favorable rates than the united states federal statutory rate ; accounting for uncertain tax positions ; business combinations ; expiration of statute of limitations or settlement of tax audits ; changes in valuation allowance ; 28 changes in tax law ; and the potential decision to repatriate certain future foreign earnings on which united states or foreign withholding taxes have not been previously accrued . provision for income taxes for 2018 was expense of $ 88.8 million resulting in an effective tax rate of 11.9 percent . provision for income taxes for 2017 was expense of $ 264.1 million resulting in an effective tax rate of 146.1 percent primarily attributable to the $ 315.9 million of provisional tax expense associated with the act . provision for income taxes for 2016 was $ 50.1 million resulting in an effective tax rate of 27.7 percent . note 12 to the consolidated financial statements included in this form 10-k includes more details on the drivers of the gaap effective rate and year-over-year changes . we believe showing the reconciliation below of our gaap to non-gaap effective tax rate provides investors with useful supplemental information about our tax rate on the core underlying business . replace_table_token_13_th _ ( 1 ) tax adjustments in 2018 and 2017 are materially attributable to the effects of the act and primarily relate to the one-time transition tax , the decrease in the u.s. federal tax rate , and the realizability of certain u.s. state deferred tax assets . tax adjustments in 2017 were primarily associated with the provisional income tax expense recorded as a result of the enactment of the act in december 2017. see note 12 to the consolidated financial statements included within this form 10-k for additional discussion . tax adjustments in 2016 were primarily associated with valuation allowance adjustments to u.s. state deferred tax balances . the primary drivers for the decrease in the year-to-date effective tax rate for 2018 compared to 2017 and 2017 compared to 2016 are shown in the table above . the remaining change for 2017 compared to 2016 was due to reduced domestic earnings in our fmc agricultural solutions business and the impact of the full integration of cheminova into our global supply chain . discontinued operations , net of income taxes our discontinued operations , in periods up to its sale , represent our discontinued fmc

liquidity and capital resources cash and cash equivalents at december 31 , 2018 and 2017 , were $ 161.7 million and $ 283.0 million , respectively . of the cash and cash equivalents balance at december 31 , 2018 , $ 107.2 million was held by our foreign subsidiaries . as a result of the act , in 2017 we recognized a one-time transition tax on the deemed repatriation of foreign earnings and the remeasurement of the company 's u.s. net deferred tax asset . see note 12 to the consolidated financial statements included within this form 10-k for more information . the cash held by foreign subsidiaries for permanent reinvestment is generally used to finance the subsidiaries ' operating activities and future foreign investments . we have not provided income taxes for any additional outside basis differences inherent in our investments in subsidiaries because the investments and related unremitted earnings are essentially permanent in duration or we have concluded that no additional tax liability will arise upon disposal . see note 12 to the consolidated financial statements included within this form 10-k for more information . pursuant to the terms of the separation and distribution agreement , on october 18 , 2018 , we received a net distribution of approximately $ 317 million from livent representing the proceeds from the sale of its common stock as part of the ipo , net of underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering related expenses .


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     ```liquidity and capital resources cash and cash equivalents at december 31 , 2018 and 2017 , were $ 161.7 million and $ 283.0 million , respectively . of the cash and cash equivalents balance at december 31 , 2018 , $ 107.2 million was held by our foreign subsidiaries . as a result of the act , in 2017 we recognized a one-time transition tax on the deemed repatriation of foreign earnings and the remeasurement of the company 's u.s. net deferred tax asset . see note 12 to the consolidated financial statements included within this form 10-k for more information . the cash held by foreign subsidiaries for permanent reinvestment is generally used to finance the subsidiaries ' operating activities and future foreign investments . we have not provided income taxes for any additional outside basis differences inherent in our investments in subsidiaries because the investments and related unremitted earnings are essentially permanent in duration or we have concluded that no additional tax liability will arise upon disposal . see note 12 to the consolidated financial statements included within this form 10-k for more information . pursuant to the terms of the separation and distribution agreement , on october 18 , 2018 , we received a net distribution of approximately $ 317 million from livent representing the proceeds from the sale of its common stock as part of the ipo , net of underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering related expenses .
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 Suspicious Activity Report : after completion of the ipo and the underwriters ' exercise to purchase additional shares of common stock , fmc owned 123 million shares of livent 's common stock , representing approximately 84 percent of the total outstanding shares of livent 's common stock . fmc presently intends to distribute the remaining livent shares on march 1 , 2019. we will continue to consolidate livent as the fmc lithium reporting segment until the full separation date . at that time , results of livent will move to discontinued operations . we began and advanced the implementation of the sap s/4 hana platform during 2018 as part of our transformation process . 2019 outlook 20 our 2019 expectation for the overall global crop protection market growth is that it will be flat to up low-single digits in u.s. dollars . we expect that fmc 's above-market growth in 2019 will be driven by the continued strength in global demand for our diamides , pre-emergent herbicide growth , sales expansions in brazil , sulfonylurea herbicide growth in key european countries as well as new product introductions . we expect north america , emea and asia will also be flat to up low-single digits - driven by a variety of factors - and latin america will grow in the low- to mid-single digits . in north america , growth will come from an increase in corn acreage and normalized pest pressures . we expect 2019 revenue for fmc will be in the range of approximately $ 4.45 billion to $ 4.55 billion , up approximately 5 percent at the midpoint year over year versus 2018 sales , excluding fmc lithium . we also expect total company adjusted ebitda ( 1 ) of $ 1.165 billion to $ 1.205 billion , which represents 7 percent growth at the midpoint versus 2018 recast results , excluding fmc lithium ( 2 ) . 2019 adjusted earnings are expected to be in the range of $ 5.55 to $ 5.75 per diluted share ( 1 ) , up 8 percent at the midpoint versus recast 2018 , excluding any impact from share repurchases in 2019 ( 2 ) . ( 1 ) although we provide forecasts for adjusted earnings per share and total company adjusted ebitda ( non-gaap financial measures ) , we are not able to forecast the most directly comparable measures calculated and presented in accordance with gaap . certain elements of the composition of the gaap amounts are not predictable , making it impractical for us to forecast . such elements include , but are not limited to , restructuring , acquisition charges , and discontinued operations . as a result , no gaap outlook is provided . ( 2 ) recast calculations for 2018 exclude the lithium segment entirely , as we intend to show a true year-over-year comparable metric for the 2019 periods . the recast represents our best estimate at this time . due to complexities including u.s. tax reform , the full recasting is not yet completed . the completed recast results will be filed on a form 8-k in march 2019 . 21 results of operations — 2018 , 2017 and 2016 overview the following presents a reconciliation of our segment ebitda to net income ( loss ) attributable to fmc stockholders as seen through the eyes of our management . for management purposes , we report the operating performance of each of our business segments based on earnings before interest , income taxes and depreciation and amortization excluding corporate expenses , other income ( expense ) , net and corporate special income ( charges ) . replace_table_token_4_th ( 1 ) see note 8 to the consolidated financial statements included within this form 10-k for details of restructuring and other ( charges ) income by segment : replace_table_token_5_th ( 2 ) our non-operating pension and postretirement charges ( income ) are defined as those costs ( benefits ) related to interest , expected return on plan assets , amortized actuarial gains and losses and the impacts of any plan curtailments or settlements . these are excluded from our segments results and are primarily related to changes in pension plan assets and liabilities which are tied to financial market performance and we consider these costs to be outside our operational performance . we continue to include the service cost and amortization of prior service cost in our segments results noted above . these elements reflect the current year operating costs to our businesses for the employment benefits provided to active employees . ( 3 ) charges relate to the expensing of the inventory fair value step-up resulting from the application of purchase accounting , transaction costs , costs for transitional employees , other acquired employee related costs , integration related legal and professional third-party fees . amounts represent the following : 22 replace_table_token_6_th ( 1 ) represents transaction costs , costs for transitional employees , other acquired employees related costs , and transactional-related costs such as legal and professional third-party fees . these charges are recorded as a component of “ selling , general and administrative expense `` on the consolidated statements of income ( loss ) . ( 2 ) these charges are included in “ costs of sales and services ” on the consolidated statements of income ( loss ) . ( 3 ) acquisition-related charges and restructuring charges to integrate cheminova with fmc agricultural solutions were completed at the end of 2016. adjusted earnings reconciliation the following chart , which is provided to assist the readers of our financial statements , depicts certain after-tax charges ( gains ) . these items are excluded from the measures we use to evaluate business performance and determine certain performance-based compensation . these after-tax items are discussed in detail within the “ other results of operations ” section that follows . story_separator_special_tag amounts also include miscellaneous restructuring charges of $ 0.8 million . other charges ( income ) , net in 2017 consisted of a $ 42.1 million impairment on certain indefinite-lived intangible assets from the acquired dupont crop protection business acquisition as a result of a triggering event due to the act . other charges ( income ) also includes $ 16.6 million for continuing environmental sites treated as corporate charges . additionally , we incurred exit costs of $ 4.8 million resulting from the termination and de-consolidation of our interest in a variable interest entity that was previously consolidated and was part of our fmc agricultural solutions segment . we had other miscellaneous charges , net of approximately $ 1.6 million . 2016 restructuring and asset disposal charges in 2016 totaled $ 43.4 million . included in this were final charges totaling $ 42.3 million associated with the integration of cheminova into our existing fmc agricultural solutions segment . this amount included final adjustments to severances , long lived asset write offs , contract termination costs and other miscellaneous items . there were miscellaneous restructuring charges of $ 1.1 million . other charges ( income ) , net in 2016 consisted of $ 36.8 million for continuing environmental sites treated as corporate charges , $ 13.2 million associated with a license agreement to obtain certain technology and intellectual property rights for new compounds still under development and $ 4.2 million as a result of the argentina government 's action to devalue its currency . these charges were partially offset by other miscellaneous income of $ 2.6 million . non-operating pension and postretirement ( charges ) income non-operating pension and postretirement ( charges ) income are included in “ selling , general and administrative expenses ” on our consolidated statements of income ( loss ) . 2018 vs. 2017 the charge for 2018 was $ 3.8 million compared to $ 18.2 million in 2017 . 2017 included $ 35.7 million of settlement charges primarily related to the termination of our u.k. plan . the decrease in settlements was partially offset by lower expected return on plan assets due to the shift to a primarily fixed income investment portfolio of $ 15.5 million versus 2017. see note 14 for more information . 2017 vs. 2016 the charge for 2017 was $ 18.2 million compared to $ 23.4 million in 2016. the decrease was the result of $ 22.8 million lower amortization of net actuarial losses as a result of a change in estimate in fiscal 2017 to amortize the gains and losses over the expected life time of the inactive population rather than the average remaining service period of the active participants which was partially offset by an increase of $ 15.4 million for recognized losses due to plan settlements . see note 14 for more information . transaction-related charges a detailed description of the transaction related charges is included in note 20 to the consolidated financial statements included within this form 10-k and in the segment results reconciliation above within the `` results of operations `` section of the management 's discussion and analysis . provision for income taxes a significant amount of our earnings is generated by our foreign subsidiaries ( e.g . , singapore and hong kong ) , which tax earnings at lower rates than the united states federal statutory rate . our future effective tax rates may be materially impacted by numerous items including : a future change in the composition of earnings from foreign and domestic tax jurisdictions , as earnings in foreign jurisdictions are typically taxed at more favorable rates than the united states federal statutory rate ; accounting for uncertain tax positions ; business combinations ; expiration of statute of limitations or settlement of tax audits ; changes in valuation allowance ; 28 changes in tax law ; and the potential decision to repatriate certain future foreign earnings on which united states or foreign withholding taxes have not been previously accrued . provision for income taxes for 2018 was expense of $ 88.8 million resulting in an effective tax rate of 11.9 percent . provision for income taxes for 2017 was expense of $ 264.1 million resulting in an effective tax rate of 146.1 percent primarily attributable to the $ 315.9 million of provisional tax expense associated with the act . provision for income taxes for 2016 was $ 50.1 million resulting in an effective tax rate of 27.7 percent . note 12 to the consolidated financial statements included in this form 10-k includes more details on the drivers of the gaap effective rate and year-over-year changes . we believe showing the reconciliation below of our gaap to non-gaap effective tax rate provides investors with useful supplemental information about our tax rate on the core underlying business . replace_table_token_13_th _ ( 1 ) tax adjustments in 2018 and 2017 are materially attributable to the effects of the act and primarily relate to the one-time transition tax , the decrease in the u.s. federal tax rate , and the realizability of certain u.s. state deferred tax assets . tax adjustments in 2017 were primarily associated with the provisional income tax expense recorded as a result of the enactment of the act in december 2017. see note 12 to the consolidated financial statements included within this form 10-k for additional discussion . tax adjustments in 2016 were primarily associated with valuation allowance adjustments to u.s. state deferred tax balances . the primary drivers for the decrease in the year-to-date effective tax rate for 2018 compared to 2017 and 2017 compared to 2016 are shown in the table above . the remaining change for 2017 compared to 2016 was due to reduced domestic earnings in our fmc agricultural solutions business and the impact of the full integration of cheminova into our global supply chain . discontinued operations , net of income taxes our discontinued operations , in periods up to its sale , represent our discontinued fmc

