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Segment Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information |
| Agriculture | Electronics & Communications | Industrial Biosciences | Nutrition & Health | Performance Materials |  | Safety & Protection | Other | Total
2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ | 9,798 |  | $ | 2,070 |  | $ | 1,171 |  | $ | 3,256 |  | 5,305 |  |  | $ | 3,527 |  | $ | 3 |  | $ | 25,130 |
Operating earnings | 1,646 |  | 359 |  | 203 |  | 373 |  | 1,216 |  |  | 704 |  | (258 | ) | 4,243 |
Depreciation and amortization | 453 |  | 100 |  | 84 |  | 236 |  | 125 |  |  | 175 |  | 4 |  | 1,177 |
Equity in earnings of affiliates | 31 |  | 24 |  | 7 |  | — |  | (8 | ) |  | 23 |  | (30 | ) | 47 |
Segment net assets | 6,751 |  | 1,323 |  | 2,443 |  | 5,457 |  | 2,918 |  |  | 3,045 |  | 219 |  | 22,156 |
Affiliate net assets | 234 |  | 139 |  | 41 |  | 9 |  | 171 |  |  | 73 |  | 21 |  | 688 |
Purchases of property, plant and equipment | 334 |  | 45 |  | 77 |  | 120 |  | 159 |  |  | 105 |  | 130 |  | 970 |
2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ | 11,296 |  | $ | 2,381 |  | $ | 1,244 |  | $ | 3,529 |  | $ | 6,059 |  |  | $ | 3,892 |  | $ | 5 |  | $ | 28,406 |
Operating earnings | 2,352 |  | 336 |  | 192 |  | 369 |  | 1,267 |  |  | 772 |  | (256 | ) | 5,032 |
Depreciation and amortization | 436 |  | 97 |  | 85 |  | 264 |  | 139 |  |  | 187 |  | 6 |  | 1,214 |
Equity in earnings of affiliates | 31 |  | 20 |  | 8 |  | — |  | (77 | ) |  | 27 |  | (46 | ) | (37 | )
Segment net assets | 6,696 |  | 1,359 |  | 2,529 |  | 5,942 |  | 3,125 |  |  | 3,100 |  | 267 |  | 23,018 |
Affiliate net assets | 240 |  | 137 |  | 45 |  | 7 |  | 238 |  |  | 80 |  | 14 |  | 761 |
Purchases of property, plant and equipment | 407 |  | 52 |  | 90 |  | 112 |  | 134 |  |  | 105 |  | 200 |  | 1,100 |
2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ | 11,728 |  | $ | 2,534 |  | $ | 1,211 |  | $ | 3,473 |  | $ | 6,166 |  |  | $ | 3,880 |  | $ | 6 |  | $ | 28,998 |
Operating earnings | 2,480 |  | 314 |  | 151 |  | 286 |  | 1,249 |  |  | 664 |  | (238 | ) | 4,906 |
Depreciation and amortization | 358 |  | 105 |  | 81 |  | 271 |  | 162 |  |  | 198 |  | 6 |  | 1,181 |
Equity in earnings of affiliates | 37 |  | 20 |  | 2 |  | — |  | (9 | ) |  | 21 |  | (48 | ) | 23 |
Segment net assets | 5,919 |  | 1,448 |  | 2,640 |  | 6,472 |  | 3,334 |  | 1 |  | 3,196 |  | 75 |  | 23,084 |
Affiliate net assets | 272 |  | 141 |  | 48 |  | 7 |  | 318 |  |  | 83 |  | 19 |  | 888 |
Purchases of property, plant and equipment | 485 |  | 73 |  | 77 |  | 138 |  | 179 |  |  | 109 |  | 114 |  | 1,175 |
1. | Includes assets held for sale related to GLS/Vinyls of $228 as of December 31, 2013. See Note 3 for additional information.
Reconciliation of Segment operating earnings to income from continuing operations before income taxes |
Segment operating earnings to income from continuing operations before income taxes | 2015 | 2014 | 2013
Total segment operating earnings | $ | 4,243 |  | $ | 5,032 |  | $ | 4,906 |
Significant pre-tax (charges) benefits not included in segment operating earnings | (38 | ) | 434 |  | (486 | )
Non-operating pension and other postretirement employee benefit costs | (374 | ) | (128 | ) | (533 | )
Net exchange gains (losses), including affiliates | 30 |  | 196 |  | (101 | )
Corporate expenses | (928 | ) | (844 | ) | (772 | )
Interest expense | (342 | ) | (377 | ) | (448 | )
Income from continuing operations before income taxes | $ | 2,591 |  | $ | 4,313 |  | $ | 2,566 |
Schedule of Reconciliation of Segment Net Assets to Total Assets |
Segment net assets to total assets at December 31, | 2015 | 2014 | 2013
Total segment net assets | $ | 22,156 |  | $ | 23,018 |  | $ | 23,084 |
Corporate assets 1 | 11,163 |  | 12,889 |  | 13,884 |
Liabilities included in segment net assets | 7,847 |  | 8,356 |  | 9,462 |
Assets related to discontinued operations 2 | — |  | 6,227 |  | 5,712 |
Total assets | $ | 41,166 |  | $ | 50,490 |  | $ | 52,142 |
1. | Pension assets are included in corporate assets.
2. | See Note 1 for additional information on the presentation of Performance Chemicals which met the criteria for discontinued operations
Reconciliation of Other Significant Reconciling Items from Segments to Consolidated |
Other items | Segment Totals | Adjustments 1 | Consolidated Totals
2015 |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization | $ | 1,177 |  | $ | 289 |  | $ | 1,466 |
Equity in earnings of affiliates | 47 |  | 2 |  | 49 |
Affiliate net assets | 688 |  | — |  | 688 |
Purchases of property, plant and equipment | 970 |  | 659 |  | 1,629 |
2014 |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization | $ | 1,214 |  | $ | 403 |  | $ | 1,617 |
Equity in loss of affiliates | (37 | ) | 1 |  | (36 | )
Affiliate net assets | 761 |  | 1 |  | 762 |
Purchases of property, plant and equipment | 1,100 |  | 920 |  | 2,020 |
2013 |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization | $ | 1,181 |  | $ | 422 |  | $ | 1,603 |
Equity in earnings of affiliates | 23 |  | (1 | ) | 22 |
Affiliate net assets | 888 |  | 3 |  | 891 |
Purchases of property, plant and equipment | 1,175 |  | 707 |  | 1,882 |
1. | Adjustments include amounts related to the Performance Chemicals and Performance Coatings businesses which met the criteria for discontinued operations during 2015 and 2012, respectively. See Note 1 for additional information on the presentation of discontinued operations and See Note 3 for depreciation, amortization and purchases of property, plant and equipment related to Performance Chemicals for 2015, 2014 and 2013.
Schedule of Additional Segment Details | Additional Segment Details 2015 included the following significant pre-tax benefits (charges) which are excluded from segment operating earnings:
Agriculture 1,2,5 | $ | 148 |
Electronics & Communications 1,5 | (78 | )
Industrial Biosciences 1,5 | (52 | )
Nutrition & Health 1,5 | (50 | )
Performance Materials 1,5 | (62 | )
Safety & Protection 1,3,5 | 96 |
Other 1,4,5 | (40 | )
| $ | (38 | )
1. | Included a $10 net restructuring benefit recorded in employee separation/asset related charges, net, associated with the 2014 restructuring program. These adjustments were primarily due to the identification of additional projects in certain segments, offset by lower than estimated individual severance costs and workforce reductions achieved through non-severance programs. The net reduction related to segments as follows: Agriculture - $(3), Electronics & Communications - $15, Industrial Biosciences - $(1), Nutrition & Health - $(3), Performance Materials - $(1), Safety & Protection $4 and Other - $(1). See Note 4 for additional information.
2. | Included $182 of net insurance recoveries recorded in other operating charges for recovery of costs for customer claims related to the use of the Imprelis® herbicide. Included a benefit of $130 in other operating charges for reduction in the accrual for customer claims related to the use of the Imprelis® herbicide. At December 31, 2015, the company had an accrual balance of $41 which represents the company’s best estimate associated with resolving the remaining claims for this matter. See Note 16 for additional information.
3. | Included a gain of $145, net of legal expenses, recorded in other income, net related to the company's settlement of a legal claim.
4. | Included a $(37) pre-tax impairment charge recorded in employee separation / asset related charges, net for a cost basis investment. See Note 4 for additional information.
5. | Included a $(468) restructuring charge consisting of $(463) recorded in employee separation/asset related charges, net and $(5) recorded in other income, net associated with structural actions across all businesses and staff functions globally to operate more efficiently by further consolidating businesses and aligning staff functions more closely with the businesses. The charge included $(351) of severance and related benefit costs, $(103) of asset related charges, and $(14) of contract termination costs. Pre-tax charges by segment are: Agriculture - $(161), Electronics & Communications - $(93), Industrial Biosciences - $(51), Nutrition & Health - $(47), Performance Materials - $(61), Safety & Protection - $(53), and Other - $(2).
2014 included the following significant pre-tax benefits (charges) which are excluded from segment operating earnings:
Agriculture 1,2,3 | $ | 316 |
Electronics & Communications 1 | (84 | )
Industrial Biosciences 1 | (13 | )
Nutrition & Health 1 | (15 | )
Performance Materials 1,4 | 292 |
Safety & Protection 1 | (52 | )
Other 1 | (10 | )
| $ | 434 |
1. | Included a $(407) restructuring charge associated with the 2014 restructuring program consisting of $(342) recorded in employee separation / asset related charges, net and $(65) recorded in other income, net. The pre-tax charges by segment were: Agriculture - $(134), Electronics & Communications - $(84), Industrial Biosciences - $(13), Nutrition & Health - $(15), Performance Materials - $(99), Safety & Protection - $(52); and Other - $(10). See Note 4 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 16 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 3 for additional information.
2013 included the following significant pre-tax benefits (charges) which are excluded from segment operating earnings:
Agriculture 1,2 | $ | (351 | )
Electronics & Communications 2,3 | (131 | )
Industrial Biosciences 2 | 1 |
Nutrition & Health 2 | 6 |
Performance Materials 2 | (16 | )
Safety & Protection 2 | 4 |
Other 2 | 1 |
| $ | (486 | )
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 16 for additional information.
2. | Included a net $(5) restructuring adjustment consisting of a $14 benefit associated with prior year restructuring programs and a $(19) charge associated with the restructuring actions related to a joint venture. The majority of the $14 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 Materials - $(16); Safety & Protection - $4; and Other - $1. See Note 4 for additional information.
3. | 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 4 for additional information.

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