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Segment Disclosures (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Summary of segment data for sales, cost of sales and gross margin

Segment data for sales, cost of sales and gross margin for 2021, 2020 and 2019 are presented in the table below.

			Ammonia(1)						Granular Urea(2)						UAN(2)						AN(2)						Other(2)						Consolidated
			(in millions)
Year ended December 31, 2021
Net sales			$	1,787					$	1,880					$	1,788					$	510					$	573					$	6,538
Cost of sales			1,162						992						1,119						475						403						4,151
Gross margin			$	625					$	888					$	669					$	35					$	170					2,387
Total other operating costs and expenses(3)																																	705
Equity in earnings of operating affiliate																																	47
Operating earnings																																	$	1,729
Year ended December 31, 2020
Net sales			$	1,020					$	1,248					$	1,063					$	455					$	338					$	4,124
Cost of sales			850						847						949						390						287						3,323
Gross margin			$	170					$	401					$	114					$	65					$	51					801
Total other operating costs and expenses																																	189
Equity in earnings of operating affiliate																																	11
Operating earnings																																	$	623
Year ended December 31, 2019
Net sales			$	1,113					$	1,342					$	1,270					$	506					$	359					$	4,590
Cost of sales			878						861						981						399						297						3,416
Gross margin			$	235					$	481					$	289					$	107					$	62					1,174
Total other operating costs and expenses																																	166
Equity in loss of operating affiliate																																	(5)
Operating earnings																																	$	1,003

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(1)Cost of sales and gross margin for the Ammonia segment for the year ended December 31, 2021 include a $112 million gain on the net settlement of certain natural gas contracts with our suppliers. See Note 16—Derivative Financial Instruments for additional information.

(2)The cost of ammonia that is upgraded into other products is transferred at cost into the upgraded product results.

(3)Total other operating costs and expenses for the year ended December 31, 2021 includes long-lived and intangible asset impairment charges of $236 million and goodwill impairment charges of $285 million.

Schedule of segment depreciation, depletion and amortization

			Ammonia						Granular Urea						UAN						AN						Other												Corporate						Consolidated
			(in millions)
Depreciation and amortization
Year ended December 31, 2021			$	209					$	235					$	259					$	77					$	87											$	21					$	888
Year ended December 31, 2020			176						270						256						100						68												22						892
Year ended December 31, 2019			167						264						251						88						72												33						875

Schedule of enterprise-wide data by geographic region

Enterprise-wide data by geographic region is as follows:

			Year ended December 31,
			2021						2020						2019
			(in millions)
Sales by geographic region (based on destination of shipments):
United States			$	5,086					$	3,036					$	3,387
Foreign:
Canada			568						397						410
North America, excluding U.S. and Canada			79						54						53
United Kingdom			464						332						413
Other foreign			341						305						327
Total foreign			1,452						1,088						1,203
Consolidated			$	6,538					$	4,124					$	4,590

			December 31,
			2021						2020						2019
			(in millions)
Property, plant and equipment—net by geographic region:
United States			$	6,211					$	6,527					$	6,991
Foreign:
Canada			485						525						558
United Kingdom			385						580						621
Total foreign			870						1,105						1,179
Consolidated			$	7,081					$	7,632					$	8,170

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