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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
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, 2018 | December 31, 2017
| (In millions)
Origination | $ | 54 |  |  | $ | 55 |
Oilseeds | 131 |  |  | 133 |
Carbohydrate Solutions | 265 |  |  | 281 |
Nutrition | 2,042 |  |  | 1,901 |
Other | 4 |  |  | 4 |
Total | $ | 2,496 |  |  | $ | 2,374 |
Schedule of other intangible assets | The following table sets forth the other intangible assets:
|  |  | December 31, 2018 |  | December 31, 2017
| Useful |  | Gross |  | Accumulated |  |  |  | Gross |  | Accumulated |  |
| Life |  | Amount |  | Amortization |  | Net |  | Amount |  | Amortization |  | Net
| (In years) |  | (In millions)
Intangible assets with indefinite lives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks/brands |  |  | $ | 248 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 248 |  |  | $ | 235 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 235 |
Other |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Intangible assets with definite lives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks/brands | 20 |  | 28 |  |  | (10 | ) |  | 18 |  |  | 28 |  |  | (9 | ) |  | 19 |
Customer lists | 3 to 30 |  | 876 |  |  | (228 | ) |  | 648 |  |  | 829 |  |  | (183 | ) |  | 646 |
Patents | 4 to 20 |  | 60 |  |  | (35 | ) |  | 25 |  |  | 54 |  |  | (32 | ) |  | 22 |
Computer software | 2 to 8 |  | 411 |  |  | (272 | ) |  | 139 |  |  | 389 |  |  | (239 | ) |  | 150 |
Land rights | 2 to 50 |  | 173 |  |  | (25 | ) |  | 148 |  |  | 147 |  |  | (17 | ) |  | 130 |
Recipes and other | 3 to 20 |  | 525 |  |  | (207 | ) |  | 318 |  |  | 519 |  |  | (178 | ) |  | 341 |
Total |  |  | $ | 2,322 |  |  | $ | (777 | ) |  | $ | 1,545 |  |  | $ | 2,202 |  |  | $ | (658 | ) |  | $ | 1,544 |

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