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Employee Separation / Asset Related Charges, Net (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2016
2016 Restructuring Program [Member] |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |
Schedule of Restructuring Program |
| Severance and Related Benefit Costs | Asset Related Charges | Other Non-Personnel Charges 1 | Total
Balance at December 31, 2015 | $ | 648 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 32 |  | $ | 680 |
Payments | (256 | ) | — |  | (24 | ) | (280 | )
Net translation adjustment | 3 |  | — |  | — |  | 3 |
Other adjustments | (134 | ) | 37 |  | 9 |  | (88 | )
Asset write-offs | — |  | (37 | ) | — |  | (37 | )
Balance as of June 30, 2016 | $ | 261 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 17 |  | $ | 278 |
1. | Other non-personnel charges consist of contractual obligation costs.
Restructuring Adjustment by Segment [Table Text Block] |
| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended
| June 30, | June 30,
| 2016 | 2016
Agriculture | $ | (5 | ) | $ | 16 |
Electronics & Communications | (8 | ) | (15 | )
Industrial Biosciences | (3 | ) | (4 | )
Nutrition & Health | (12 | ) | (13 | )
Performance Materials | (9 | ) | (5 | )
Protection Solutions | (7 | ) | (10 | )
Other | — |  | 3 |
Corporate expenses | (46 | ) | (60 | )
| $ | (90 | ) | $ | (88 | )
2014 Restructuring Program [Member] |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |
Schedule of Restructuring Program |
| Severance and Related Benefit Costs | Other Non-Personnel Charges 1 | Total
Balance at December 31, 2015 | $ | 76 |  | $ | 2 |  | $ | 78 |
Payments | (38 | ) | — |  | (38 | )
Balance as of June 30, 2016 | $ | 38 |  | $ | 2 |  | $ | 40 |
1. | Other non-personnel charges consist of contractual obligation costs.

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