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Employee Separation / Asset Related Charges, Net (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2017
2017 Restructuring Program [Member] |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |
Restructuring Adjustment by Segment [Table Text Block] |
| Three Months Ended June 30, 2017 | Six Months Ended June 30, 2017
Electronics & Communications | $ | 1 |  | $ | 6 |
Industrial Biosciences | — |  | 6 |
Nutrition & Health | — |  | 2 |
Performance Materials | 2 |  | 13 |
Protection Solutions | 157 |  | 281 |
Corporate expenses | — |  | 4 |
| $ | 160 |  | $ | 312 |
Schedule of Restructuring Program |
| Severance and Related Benefit Costs | Asset Related Charges 1 | Total
Charges to income from continuing operations for the six months ended June 30, 2017 | $ | 33 |  | $ | 279 |  | $ | 312 |
Payments | (5 | ) | — |  | (5 | )
Asset write-offs | — |  | (279 | ) | (279 | )
Balance as of June 30, 2017 | $ | 28 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 28 |
1. | Includes accelerated depreciation related to site closure. Charge for accelerated depreciation represents the difference between the depreciation expense to be recognized over the revised useful life of the site, based upon the anticipated date the site will be closed and depreciation expense as determined utilizing the useful life prior to the restructuring action.
2016 Restructuring Program [Member] |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |
Restructuring Adjustment by Segment [Table Text Block] |
| Three Months Ended June 30, 2016 | Six Months Ended June 30, 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 | )
Schedule of Restructuring Program |
| Severance and Related Benefit Costs | Other Non-Personnel Charges 1 | Total
Balance at December 31, 2016 | $ | 100 |  | $ | 22 |  | $ | 122 |
Payments | (69 | ) | (11 | ) | (80 | )
Net translation adjustment | 2 |  | — |  | 2 |
Balance as of June 30, 2017 | $ | 33 |  | $ | 11 |  | $ | 44 |
1. | Other non-personnel charges consist of contractual obligation costs.

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