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Proposed Merger with Dow Chemical | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
Proposed Merger with Dow Chemical [Abstract] |
Proposed Merger with Dow Chemical | Proposed Merger with Dow Chemical On December 11, 2015, DuPont and The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) announced entry into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement), under which the companies will combine in an all-stock merger of equals. The companies anticipate that the merger will close and become effective (the Effective Time), in the second half of 2016 and the combined company will be named DowDuPont. Following the consummation of the merger, DuPont and Dow intend to pursue, subject to the receipt of approval by the board of directors of DowDuPont, the separation of the combined company’s agriculture business, specialty products business and material science business through a series of tax-efficient transactions (collectively, the Business Separations.) Additional information about the Merger Agreement is set forth in the company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 11, 2015 and the company’s 2015 Annual Report filed with the SEC on February 4, 2016. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the company incurred $24 of costs in connection with the planned merger with Dow. These costs were recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses in the company's interim Consolidated Income Statements and primarily include financial advisory, legal, accounting, consulting and other advisory fees and expenses.

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