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Segment Information | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Segment Information | SEGMENT INFORMATION The company consists of 12 businesses which are aggregated into 7 reportable segments based on similar economic characteristics, the nature of the products and production processes, end-use markets, channels of distribution and regulatory environment. The company's reportable segments are Agriculture, Electronics & Communications, Industrial Biosciences, Nutrition & Health, Performance Chemicals, Performance Materials and Safety & Protection. The company includes certain embryonic businesses not included in the reportable segments, such as pre-commercial programs, and nonaligned businesses in Other. Major products by segment include: Agriculture (corn hybrids and soybean varieties, herbicides, fungicides and insecticides); Electronics & Communications (photopolymers and electronic materials); Industrial Biosciences (enzymes and bio-based materials); Nutrition & Health (cultures, emulsifiers, texturants, natural sweeteners and soy-based food ingredients); Performance Chemicals (fluorochemicals, fluoropolymers, specialty and industrial chemicals, and white pigments); Performance Materials (engineering polymers, packaging and industrial polymers, films and elastomers); and Safety & Protection (nonwovens, aramids and solid surfaces). The company operates globally in substantially all of its product lines. In general, the accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in Note 1. Exceptions are noted as follows and are shown in the reconciliations below. Segment sales include transfers to another business segment. Products are transferred between segments on a basis intended to reflect, as nearly as practicable, the market value of the products. Segment net assets includes net working capital, net property, plant and equipment, and other noncurrent operating assets and liabilities of the segment. Affiliate net assets (pro rata share) excludes borrowing and other long-term liabilities. Depreciation and amortization includes depreciation on research and development facilities and amortization of other intangible assets, excluding write-down of assets. Prior years' data have been reclassified to reflect the current organizational structure. The earnings from the previous Pharmaceuticals segment are insignificant in 2014 and therefore the results are reported within Other. Viton® fluoroelastomer products (Viton®) will be included in the Performance Chemicals separation and therefore the results are reported within Performance Chemicals. Viton® was previously reported within Performance Materials. Reclassifications of prior year data have been made to conform to current year classifications. Segment pre-tax operating income (loss) (PTOI) is defined as income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes excluding non-operating pension and other postretirement employee benefit costs, exchange gains (losses), corporate expenses and interest.
| Agriculture | Electronics & Communications | Industrial Biosciences | Nutrition & Health | Performance Chemicals | Performance Materials |  | Safety & Protection | Other | Total
2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment sales | $ | 11,304 |  | $ | 2,393 |  | $ | 1,258 |  | $ | 3,529 |  | $ | 6,497 |  | $ | 6,129 |  |  | $ | 3,896 |  | $ | 5 |  | $ | 35,011 |
Less: Transfers | 8 |  | 12 |  | 14 |  | — |  | 180 |  | 70 |  |  | 4 |  | — |  | 288 |
Net sales | 11,296 |  | 2,381 |  | 1,244 |  | 3,529 |  | 6,317 |  | 6,059 |  |  | 3,892 |  | 5 |  | 34,723 |
PTOI | 2,668 |  | 271 |  | 198 |  | 365 |  | 913 |  | 1,590 |  |  | 742 |  | (391 | ) | 6,356 |
Depreciation and amortization | 436 |  | 97 |  | 85 |  | 264 |  | 245 |  | 139 |  |  | 187 |  | 2 |  | 1,455 |
Equity in earnings of affiliates | 32 |  | 22 |  | 8 |  | — |  | 26 |  | (82 | ) |  | 27 |  | (43 | ) | (10 | )
Segment net assets | 6,652 |  | 1,344 |  | 2,518 |  | 5,923 |  | 4,559 |  | 3,338 |  |  | 3,039 |  | 397 |  | 27,770 |
Affiliate net assets | 251 |  | 142 |  | 46 |  | 7 |  | 160 |  | 419 |  |  | 103 |  | 21 |  | 1,149 |
Purchases of property, plant and equipment | 407 |  | 52 |  | 90 |  | 112 |  | 525 |  | 134 |  |  | 105 |  | 200 |  | 1,625 |
2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment sales | $ | 11,739 |  | $ | 2,549 |  | $ | 1,224 |  | $ | 3,473 |  | $ | 6,932 |  | $ | 6,239 |  |  | $ | 3,884 |  | $ | 6 |  | $ | 36,046 |
Less: Transfers | 11 |  | 15 |  | 13 |  | — |  | 196 |  | 73 |  |  | 4 |  | — |  | 312 |
Net sales | 11,728 |  | 2,534 |  | 1,211 |  | 3,473 |  | 6,736 |  | 6,166 |  |  | 3,880 |  | 6 |  | 35,734 |
PTOI | 2,132 |  | 203 |  | 170 |  | 305 |  | 941 |  | 1,264 |  |  | 694 |  | (340 | ) | 5,369 |
Depreciation and amortization | 358 |  | 105 |  | 81 |  | 271 |  | 253 |  | 162 |  |  | 198 |  | 1 |  | 1,429 |
Equity in earnings of affiliates | 36 |  | 22 |  | 2 |  | — |  | 19 |  | (16 | ) |  | 23 |  | (49 | ) | 37 |
Segment net assets | 5,883 |  | 1,435 |  | 2,640 |  | 6,455 |  | 4,116 |  | 3,541 |  | 1 |  | 3,138 |  | 153 |  | 27,361 |
Affiliate net assets | 281 |  | 145 |  | 48 |  | 7 |  | 169 |  | 492 |  |  | 106 |  | 21 |  | 1,269 |
Purchases of property, plant and equipment | 485 |  | 73 |  | 77 |  | 138 |  | 429 |  | 179 |  |  | 109 |  | 112 |  | 1,602 |
2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment sales | $ | 10,426 |  | $ | 2,701 |  | $ | 1,180 |  | $ | 3,422 |  | $ | 7,450 |  | $ | 6,185 |  |  | $ | 3,825 |  | $ | 5 |  | $ | 35,194 |
Less: Transfers | 5 |  | 17 |  | 11 |  | — |  | 248 |  | 90 |  |  | 11 |  | — |  | 382 |
Net sales | 10,421 |  | 2,684 |  | 1,169 |  | 3,422 |  | 7,202 |  | 6,095 |  |  | 3,814 |  | 5 |  | 34,812 |
PTOI | 1,669 |  | 222 |  | 159 |  | 270 |  | 1,826 |  | 1,073 |  |  | 562 |  | (412 | ) | 5,369 |
Depreciation and amortization | 337 |  | 113 |  | 79 |  | 288 |  | 256 |  | 171 |  |  | 197 |  | 1 |  | 1,442 |
Equity in earnings of affiliates | 30 |  | 19 |  | 1 |  | — |  | 28 |  | 42 |  |  | 32 |  | (53 | ) | 99 |
Segment net assets | 4,756 |  | 1,622 |  | 2,602 |  | 6,641 |  | 4,095 |  | 3,585 |  |  | 3,153 |  | 59 |  | 26,513 |
Affiliate net assets | 389 |  | 151 |  | 53 |  | 8 |  | 180 |  | 567 |  |  | 106 |  | 14 |  | 1,468 |
Purchases of property, plant and equipment | 432 |  | 71 |  | 80 |  | 148 |  | 394 |  | 181 |  |  | 118 |  | 7 |  | 1,431 |
1. | Includes assets held for sale related to GLS/Vinyls of $228 as of December 31, 2013. See Note 2 for additional information.
Reconciliation to Consolidated Financial Statements
PTOI to income from continuing operations before income taxes | 2014 | 2013 | 2012
Total segment PTOI | $ | 6,356 |  | $ | 5,369 |  | $ | 5,369 |
Non-operating pension and other postretirement employee benefit costs | (124 | ) | (539 | ) | (654 | )
Net exchange gains (losses), including affiliates | 135 |  | (128 | ) | (215 | )
Corporate expenses | (999 | ) | (765 | ) | (948 | )
Interest expense | (377 | ) | (448 | ) | (464 | )
Income from continuing operations before income taxes | $ | 4,991 |  | $ | 3,489 |  | $ | 3,088 |
Segment net assets to total assets at December 31, | 2014 | 2013 | 2012
Total segment net assets | $ | 27,770 |  | $ | 27,361 |  | $ | 26,513 |
Corporate assets 1 | 12,679 |  | 13,498 |  | 10,261 |
Liabilities included in segment net assets | 9,427 |  | 10,640 |  | 10,009 |
Assets related to discontinued operations 2 | — |  | — |  | 3,076 |
Total assets | $ | 49,876 |  | $ | 51,499 |  | $ | 49,859 |
1. | Pension assets are included in corporate assets.
2. | See Note 1 for additional information on the presentation of the Performance Coatings which met the criteria for discontinued operations during 2012.
Other items 1 | Segment Totals | Adjustments | Consolidated Totals
2014 |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization | $ | 1,455 |  | $ | 162 |  | $ | 1,617 |
Equity in earnings of affiliates | (10 | ) | — |  | (10 | )
Affiliate net assets | 1,149 |  | (263 | ) | 886 |
Purchases of property, plant and equipment | 1,625 |  | 395 |  | 2,020 |
2013 |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization | $ | 1,429 |  | $ | 174 |  | $ | 1,603 |
Equity in earnings of affiliates | 37 |  | 4 |  | 41 |
Affiliate net assets | 1,269 |  | (258 | ) | 1,011 |
Purchases of property, plant and equipment | 1,602 |  | 280 |  | 1,882 |
2012 |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization | $ | 1,442 |  | $ | 271 |  | $ | 1,713 |
Equity in earnings of affiliates | 99 |  | 3 |  | 102 |
Affiliate net assets | 1,468 |  | (305 | ) | 1,163 |
Purchases of property, plant and equipment | 1,431 |  | 362 |  | 1,793 |
1. | See Note 1 for additional information on the presentation of the Performance Coatings business which met the criteria for discontinued operations during 2012.
Additional Segment Details 2014 included the following pre-tax benefits (charges):
Agriculture 1,2,3 | $ | 316 |
Electronics & Communications 1 | (84 | )
Industrial Biosciences 1 | (13 | )
Nutrition & Health 1 | (15 | )
Performance Chemicals 1 | (21 | )
Performance Materials 1,4 | 292 |
Safety & Protection 1 | (52 | )
Other 1 | (22 | )
| $ | 401 |
1. | Included a $(440) restructuring charge associated with the 2014 restructuring program consisting of $(375) recorded in employee separation/asset related charges, net, and $(65) recorded in other income, net. The pre-tax charges by segment are: Agriculture - $(134), Electronics & Communications - $(84), Industrial Biosciences - $(13), Nutrition & Health - $(15), Performance Chemicals - $(21), Performance Materials - $(99), Safety & Protection - $(52), and Other - $(22). See Note 3 for additional information.
2. | Included income of $210 for insurance recoveries, recorded in other operating charges, associated with the company's process to fairly resolve claims related to the use of Imprelis®. See Note 15 for additional information.
3. | Included a gain of $240 recorded in other income, net associated with the sale of the copper fungicide and land management businesses, both within the Agriculture segment.
4. | Included a gain of $391 recorded in other income, net associated with the sale of Glass Laminating Solutions/Vinyls. See Note 2 for additional information.
2013 included the following pre-tax benefits (charges):
Agriculture 1,3 | $ | (351 | )
Electronics & Communications 3,4 | (131 | )
Industrial Biosciences 3 | 1 |
Nutrition & Health 3 | 6 |
Performance Chemicals 2,3 | (74 | )
Performance Materials 3 | (16 | )
Safety & Protection 3 | 4 |
Other 3 | 5 |
| $ | (556 | )
1. | Included charges of $(425), offset by $73 of insurance recoveries, recorded in other operating charges associated with the company's process to fairly resolve claims related to the use of Imprelis®. See Note 15 for additional information.
2. | Included a $(72) charge recorded in other operating charges related to the titanium dioxide antitrust litigation.
3. | Included a net $(3) restructuring adjustment consisting of a $16 benefit associated with prior year restructuring programs and a $(19) charge associated with restructuring actions related to a joint venture. The majority of the $16 net reduction recorded in employee separation/asset related charges, net was due to the achievement of work force reductions through non-severance programs associated with the 2012 restructuring program. The charge of $(19) included $(9) recorded in employee separation/asset related charges, net and $(10) recorded in other income, net and was the result of restructuring actions related to a joint venture within the Performance Materials segment. Pre-tax amounts by segment were: Agriculture - $1, Electronics & Communications - $(2), Industrial Biosciences - $1, Nutrition & Health - $6, Performance Chemicals - $(2), Performance Materials - $(16), Safety & Protection - $4; and Other - $5. See Note 3 for additional information.
4. | Included a $(129) impairment charge recorded in employee separation/asset related charges, net related to an asset grouping within the Electronics & Communications segment. See Note 3 for additional information.
2012 included the following pre-tax benefits (charges):
Agriculture 1,2,3 | $ | (469 | )
Electronics & Communications 3,4,5 | (37 | )
Industrial Biosciences 3 | (3 | )
Nutrition & Health 3 | (49 | )
Performance Chemicals 3,5 | (36 | )
Performance Materials 3,5 | (104 | )
Safety & Protection 3 | (58 | )
Other 3,6 | (126 | )
| $ | (882 | )
1. | Included a $(575) charge recorded in other operating charges associated with the company's process to fairly resolve claims related to the use of Imprelis®. See Note 15 for additional information.
2. | Included a $117 gain recorded in other income, net associated with the sale of a business.
3. | Included a $(134) restructuring charge recorded in employee separation/asset related charges, net primarily as a result of the company's plan to eliminate corporate costs previously allocated to Performance Coatings and cost-cutting actions to improve competitiveness, partially offset by a reversal of prior year restructuring accruals. Charges by segment were: Agriculture - $(11); Electronics & Communications - $(9); Industrial Biosciences - $(3); Nutrition & Health - $(49); Performance Chemicals - $(3); Performance Materials - $(12); Safety & Protection - $(58); and Other - $11. See Note 3 for additional information.
4. | Included a $122 gain recorded in other income, net associated with the sale of an equity method investment.
5. | Included a $(275) impairment charge recorded in employee separation/asset related charges, net related to asset groupings, which impacted the segments as follows: Electronics & Communications - $(150); Performance Chemicals - $(33); and Performance Materials - $(92). See Note 3 for additional information.
6. | Included a $(137) charge in other operating charges primarily related to the company's settlement of the 2008 lawsuit filed by subsidiaries of Koch Industries, Inc. (INVISTA).

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