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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill |
| 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 |
Schedule of Other Intangible Assets |
| 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.

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