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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets | GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS Goodwill The following table summarizes changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, by reportable segment:
| Balance as of December 31, 2014 | Goodwill Adjustments and Acquisitions | Balance as of December 31, 2013 | Goodwill Adjustments and Acquisitions | Balance as of December 31, 2012
Agriculture | $ | 318 |  | $ | (12 | ) | $ | 330 |  | $ | 99 |  | $ | 231 |
Electronics & Communications | 149 |  | — |  | 149 |  | — |  | 149 |
Industrial Biosciences | 847 |  | (51 | ) | 898 |  | 8 |  | 890 |
Nutrition & Health | 2,193 |  | (122 | ) | 2,315 |  | 1 |  | 2,314 |
Performance Chemicals | 197 |  | (1 | ) | 198 |  | — |  | 198 |
Performance Materials | 375 |  | — |  | 375 |  | (13 | ) | 388 |
Safety & Protection | 450 |  | 2 |  | 448 |  | 2 |  | 446 |
Total | $ | 4,529 |  | $ | (184 | ) | $ | 4,713 |  | $ | 97 |  | $ | 4,616 |
Changes in goodwill in 2014 primarily relate to currency translation adjustments. Changes in g oodwill in 2013 primarily relate to goodwill associated with an acquisition in the Agriculture segment. In 2014 and 2013, the company performed impairment tests for goodwill and determined that no goodwill impairments existed. Other Intangible Assets The following table summarizes the gross carrying amounts and accumulated amortization of other intangible assets by major class:
| December 31, 2014 | December 31, 2013
| Gross | Accumulated Amortization | Net | Gross | Accumulated Amortization | Net
Intangible assets subject to amortization (Definite-lived) |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer lists | $ | 1,706 |  | $ | (470 | ) | $ | 1,236 |  | $ | 1,818 |  | $ | (393 | ) | $ | 1,425 |
Patents | 493 |  | (199 | ) | 294 |  | 519 |  | (160 | ) | 359 |
Purchased and licensed technology | 1,789 |  | (1,074 | ) | 715 |  | 1,999 |  | (1,129 | ) | 870 |
Trademarks | 31 |  | (14 | ) | 17 |  | 43 |  | (17 | ) | 26 |
Other 1 | 207 |  | (88 | ) | 119 |  | 242 |  | (106 | ) | 136 |
| 4,226 |  | (1,845 | ) | 2,381 |  | 4,621 |  | (1,805 | ) | 2,816 |
Intangible assets not subject to amortization (Indefinite-lived) |  |  |  |  |  |
In-process research and development | 29 |  | — |  | 29 |  | 43 |  | — |  | 43 |
Microbial cell factories 2 | 306 |  | — |  | 306 |  | 306 |  | — |  | 306 |
Pioneer germplasm 3 | 1,064 |  | — |  | 1,064 |  | 1,050 |  | — |  | 1,050 |
Trademarks/tradenames | 800 |  | — |  | 800 |  | 881 |  | — |  | 881 |
| 2,199 |  | — |  | 2,199 |  | 2,280 |  | — |  | 2,280 |
Total | $ | 6,425 |  | $ | (1,845 | ) | $ | 4,580 |  | $ | 6,901 |  | $ | (1,805 | ) | $ | 5,096 |
1. | Primarily consists of sales and grower networks, marketing and manufacturing alliances and noncompetition agreements.
2. | Microbial cell factories, derived from natural microbes, are used to sustainably produce enzymes, peptides and chemicals using natural metabolic processes. The company recognized the microbial cell factories as an intangible asset upon the acquisition of Danisco. This intangible asset is expected to contribute to cash flows beyond the foreseeable future and there are no legal, regulatory, contractual, or other factors which limit its useful life.
3. | Pioneer germplasm is the pool of genetic source material and body of knowledge gained from the development and delivery stage of plant breeding. The company recognized germplasm as an intangible asset upon the acquisition of Pioneer. This intangible asset is expected to contribute to cash flows beyond the foreseeable future and there are no legal, regulatory, contractual, or other factors which limit its useful life.
The aggregate pre-tax amortization expense from continuing operations for definite-lived intangible assets was $363, $323 and $312 for 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The estimated aggregate pre-tax amortization expense from continuing operations for 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 is $356, $352, $216, $201 and $197, respectively.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26713463&loc=d3e16323-109275 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26713463&loc=d3e16265-109275 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26713463&loc=d3e16373-109275 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13854-109267 + Details
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