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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Goodwill Balances Attributable To Consolidated Businesses And Investments In Affiliates, By Segment | Goodwill balances attributable to consolidated businesses, by segment, are set forth in the following table.
| December 31, 2017 | December 31, 2016
| (In millions)
Agricultural Services | $ | 88 |  |  | $ | 63 |
Corn Processing | 280 |  |  | 260 |
Oilseeds Processing | 132 |  |  | 92 |
Wild Flavors and Specialty Ingredients | 1,870 |  |  | 1,822 |
Other | 4 |  |  | 9 |
Total | $ | 2,374 |  |  | $ | 2,246 |
Schedule of other intangible assets | The following table sets forth the other intangible assets:
|  |  | December 31, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016
| Useful |  | Gross |  | Accumulated |  |  |  | Gross |  | Accumulated |  |
| Life |  | Amount |  | Amortization |  | Net |  | Amount |  | Amortization |  | Net
| (In years) |  | (In millions)
Intangible assets with indefinite lives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks/brands |  |  | $ | 235 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 235 |  |  | $ | 218 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 218 |
Other |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Intangible assets with definite lives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks/brands | 20 |  | 28 |  |  | (9 | ) |  | 19 |  |  | 25 |  |  | (8 | ) |  | 17 |
Customer lists | 3 to 20 |  | 829 |  |  | (183 | ) |  | 646 |  |  | 793 |  |  | (128 | ) |  | 665 |
Patents | 15 to 20 |  | 54 |  |  | (32 | ) |  | 22 |  |  | 44 |  |  | (31 | ) |  | 13 |
Computer software | 2 to 8 |  | 389 |  |  | (239 | ) |  | 150 |  |  | 298 |  |  | (199 | ) |  | 99 |
Land rights | 2 to 50 |  | 147 |  |  | (17 | ) |  | 130 |  |  | 132 |  |  | (12 | ) |  | 120 |
Recipes and other | 3 to 15 |  | 519 |  |  | (178 | ) |  | 341 |  |  | 467 |  |  | (143 | ) |  | 324 |
Total |  |  | $ | 2,202 |  |  | $ | (658 | ) |  | $ | 1,544 |  |  | $ | 1,978 |  |  | $ | (521 | ) |  | $ | 1,457 |

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