XML 151 R50.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.19.3

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
--- | ---
Sep. 30, 2019
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block] |
(In millions) | Agriculture | Crop Protection | Seed | Total
Balance as of December 31, 2018 1 | $ | 10,193 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 10,193 |
Currency translation adjustment | (28 | ) | — |  | — |  | (28 | )
Other goodwill adjustments and acquisitions 2 | 14 |  | — |  | — |  | 14 |
Realignment of segments | (10,179 | ) | 4,726 |  | 5,453 |  | — |
Balance as of June 1, 2019 | — |  | 4,726 |  | 5,453 |  | 10,179 |
Currency translation adjustment | — |  | (5 | ) | (6 | ) | (11 | )
Balance as of September 30, 2019 | $ | — |  | $ | 4,721 |  | $ | 5,447 |  | $ | 10,168 |
1. | Net of accumulated impairment losses of $4,503 million.
2. | Primarily consists of the acquisition of a distributor in Greece.
Other Intangible Assets |
(In millions) | September 30, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | September 30, 2018
| Gross | Accumulated Amortization | Net | Gross | Accumulated Amortization | Net | Gross | Accumulated Amortization | Net
Intangible assets subject to amortization (Definite-lived): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer-related | $ | 1,969 |  | $ | (238 | ) | $ | 1,731 |  | $ | 1,985 |  | $ | (154 | ) | $ | 1,831 |  | $ | 1,987 |  | $ | (125 | ) | $ | 1,862 |
Developed technology 1,2 | 1,463 |  | (332 | ) | 1,131 |  | 974 |  | (163 | ) | 811 |  | 954 |  | (120 | ) | 834 |
Trademarks/trade names | 166 |  | (84 | ) | 82 |  | 180 |  | (92 | ) | 88 |  | 171 |  | (79 | ) | 92 |
Favorable supply contracts | 475 |  | (183 | ) | 292 |  | 475 |  | (111 | ) | 364 |  | 475 |  | (88 | ) | 387 |
Other 2,3 | 401 |  | (206 | ) | 195 |  | 538 |  | (300 | ) | 238 |  | 530 |  | (290 | ) | 240 |
Total other intangible assets with finite lives | 4,474 |  | (1,043 | ) | 3,431 |  | 4,152 |  | (820 | ) | 3,332 |  | 4,117 |  | (702 | ) | 3,415 |
Intangible assets not subject to amortization (Indefinite-lived): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
IPR&D 1,2 | 100 |  | — |  | 100 |  | 576 |  | — |  | 576 |  | 576 |  | — |  | 576 |
Germplasm 4 | 6,265 |  | — |  | 6,265 |  | 6,265 |  | — |  | 6,265 |  | 6,265 |  | — |  | 6,265 |
Trademarks / trade names | 1,871 |  | — |  | 1,871 |  | 1,871 |  | — |  | 1,871 |  | 1,871 |  | — |  | 1,871 |
Other | — |  | — |  | — |  | 11 |  | — |  | 11 |  | 11 |  | — |  | 11 |
Total other intangible assets | 8,236 |  | — |  | 8,236 |  | 8,723 |  | — |  | 8,723 |  | 8,723 |  | — |  | 8,723 |
Total | $ | 12,710 |  | $ | (1,043 | ) | $ | 11,667 |  | $ | 12,875 |  | $ | (820 | ) | $ | 12,055 |  | $ | 12,840 |  | $ | (702 | ) | $ | 12,138 |
1. | During the first quarter of 2019, the company announced an expanded launch of its Qrome® corn hybrids following the receipt of regulatory approval from China. As a result, the company reclassified the amounts from indefinite-lived IPR&D to developed technology.
2. | Refer to discussion of interim impairment analysis completed below.
3. | Primarily consists of sales and farmer networks, marketing and manufacturing alliances and noncompetition agreements.
4. | Germplasm is the pool of genetic source material and body of knowledge gained from the development and delivery stage of plant breeding. 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.

X
- Definition Tabular disclosure of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite or indefinite life, by either major class or business segment. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | dd_ScheduleofFiniteandIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTableTextBlock
Namespace Prefix: | dd_
Data Type: | nonnum:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsDisclosureAbstract
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total which includes a rollforward schedule. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=108376223&loc=d3e13816-109267 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=108376223&loc=d3e13854-109267 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_ScheduleOfGoodwillTextBlock
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | nonnum:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration