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Divestitures and Other Transactions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract] |
Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Disclosure [Text Block] | DIVESTITURES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS Separation Agreements In connection with the Distributions, DuPont, Corteva, and Dow (together, the “Parties” and each a “Party”) entered into certain agreements to effect the separation, provide for the allocation of DowDuPont’s assets, employees, liabilities and obligations (including its investments, property and employee benefits and tax-related assets and liabilities) among the Parties, and provide a framework for Corteva's relationship with Dow and DuPont following the separations and Distributions (collectively, the "Separation Agreements"). The Parties entered into, among other agreements, the following agreements: •Separation and Distribution Agreement - Effective April 1, 2019, the Parties entered into an agreement that sets forth, among other things, the agreements among the Parties regarding the principal transactions necessary to effect the Distributions. It also sets forth other agreements that govern certain aspects of the Parties’ ongoing relationships after the completion of the Distributions (the "Corteva Separation Agreement"). •Tax Matters Agreement - The Parties entered into an agreement effective as of April 1, 2019 as amended on June 1, 2019 that governs their respective rights, responsibilities and obligations with respect to tax liabilities and benefits, tax attributes, the preparation and filing of tax returns, the control of audits and other tax proceedings and other matters regarding taxes. •Employee Matters Agreement - The Parties entered into an agreement that identifies employees and employee-related liabilities (and attributable assets) to be allocated (either retained, transferred and accepted, or assigned and assumed, as applicable) to the Parties as part of the Distributions and describes when and how the relevant transfers and assignments will occur. •Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement - Effective as of April 1, 2019 Corteva and Dow, and effective June 1, 2019 Corteva and DuPont entered into Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreements. The Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreements set forth the terms and conditions under which the applicable Parties may use in their respective businesses, following each of the Distributions, certain know-how (including trade secrets), copyrights, and software, and certain patents and standards, allocated to another Party pursuant to the Corteva Separation Agreement. •Letter Agreement - DuPont and Corteva entered into a Letter Agreement. The Letter Agreement sets forth certain additional terms and conditions related to the Separation, including certain limitations on each party’s ability to transfer certain businesses and assets to third parties without assigning certain of such party’s indemnification obligations under the Corteva Separation Agreement to the other party to the transferee of such businesses and assets or meeting certain other alternative conditions. DuPont Pursuant to the Separation Agreements, DuPont and Corteva indemnifies the other against certain litigation, environmental, tax, workers' compensation and other liabilities that arose prior to the Corteva Distribution. The term of this indemnification is generally indefinite and includes defense costs and expenses, as well as monetary and non-monetary settlements and judgments. In connection with the recognition of liabilities related to these matters, the company records an indemnification asset when recovery is deemed probable. At December 31, 2020, the indemnification assets are $27 million within accounts and notes receivable - net and $51 million within other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. At December 31, 2020, the indemnification liabilities are $5 million within accrued and other current liabilities and $79 million within other noncurrent obligations in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Dow Pursuant to the Separation Agreements, Dow and Corteva indemnifies the other against certain litigation, environmental, tax and other liabilities that arose prior to the Corteva Distribution. The term of this indemnification is generally indefinite and includes defense costs and expenses, as well as monetary and non-monetary settlements and judgments. In connection with the recognition of liabilities related to these matters, the company records an indemnification asset when recovery is deemed probable. At December 31, 2020, the indemnification assets are $5 million within accounts and notes receivable - net in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. At December 31, 2020, the indemnification liabilities are $87 million within accrued and other current liabilities and $13 million within other noncurrent obligations in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. EID ECP Divestiture As discussed in Note 1 - Background and Basis of Presentation, on April 1, 2019, EID completed the transfer of the entities and related assets and liabilities of EID ECP to DowDuPont. As a result, the financial results of EID ECP are reflected as discontinued operations, as summarized below:
| For the Year Ended December 31,
(In millions) | 2019 | 2018
Net sales | $ | 362 |  | $ | 1,564 |
Cost of goods sold | 259 |  | 1,082 |
Research and development expense | 4 |  | 23 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 9 |  | 43 |
Amortization of intangibles | 23 |  | 96 |
Restructuring and asset related charges - net | 2 |  | 12 |
Integration and separation costs | 44 |  | 135 |
Other income - net | 2 |  | 13 |
Income from discontinued operations before income taxes | 23 |  | 186 |
Provision for income taxes on discontinued operations | 4 |  | 35 |
Income from discontinued operations after income taxes | $ | 19 |  | $ | 151 |
The following table presents the depreciation, amortization of intangibles, and capital expenditures of the discontinued operations related to EID ECP:
| For the Year Ended December 31,
(In millions) | 2019 | 2018
Depreciation | $ | 28 |  | $ | 133 |
Amortization of intangibles | 23 |  | 96 |
Capital expenditures | 16 |  | 77 |
EID Specialty Products Divestiture As discussed in Note 1 - Background and Basis of Presentation, on May 1, 2019, the company completed the transfer of the entities and related assets and liabilities of the EID Specialty Products Entities to DowDuPont. As a result, the financial results of the EID Specialty Products Entities are reflected as discontinued operations, as summarized below:
| For the Year Ended December 31,
(In millions) | 2019 | 2018
Net sales | $ | 5,030 |  | $ | 15,711 |
Cost of goods sold | 3,352 |  | 10,533 |
Research and development expense | 204 |  | 626 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 573 |  | 1,599 |
Amortization of intangibles | 267 |  | 815 |
Restructuring and asset related charges - net | 115 |  | 97 |
Integration and separation costs | 253 |  | 340 |
Goodwill impairment | 1,102 |  | — |
Other income - net | 57 |  | 241 |
(Loss) income from discontinued operations before income taxes | (779) |  | 1,942 |
Provision for income taxes on discontinued operations | 80 |  | 340 |
(Loss) income from discontinued operations after income taxes | $ | (859) |  | $ | 1,602 |
EID Specialty Products Impairment As a result of the Merger and related acquisition method of accounting, Historical DuPont's assets and liabilities were measured at fair value resulting in increases to the company’s goodwill and other intangible assets. The fair value valuation increased the risk that any declines in financial projections, including changes to key assumptions, could have a material, negative impact on the fair value of the company’s reporting units and assets, and therefore could result in an impairment. As a result of the Internal Reorganization, in the second quarter of 2019, EID assessed the recoverability of the goodwill within the electronics and communications, protection solutions, nutrition and health, transportation and advanced polymers, packaging and specialty plastics, industrial biosciences, and clean technologies reporting units, and the overall carrying value of the net assets in the disposal group that was distributed to DowDuPont on May 1, 2019. As a result of this analysis, the company determined that the fair value of certain reporting units related to the EID specialty products businesses were below carrying value resulting in pre-tax, non-cash goodwill impairment charges totaling $1,102 million reflected in loss from discontinued operations after income taxes. Revised financial projections reflect unfavorable market conditions, driven by slowed demand in the biomaterials business unit, coupled with challenging conditions in U.S. bioethanol markets. These revised financial projections resulted in a reduction in the long-term forecasts of sales and profitability as compared to prior projections. The company’s analyses above using discounted cash flow models (a form of the income approach) utilized Level 3 unobservable inputs. The company’s significant assumptions in these analyses include, but are not limited to, future cash flow projections, the weighted average cost of capital, the terminal growth rate, and the tax rate. The company’s estimates of future cash flows are based on current regulatory and economic climates, recent operating results, and planned business strategies. These estimates could be negatively affected by changes in federal, state, or local regulations or economic downturns. Future cash flow estimates are, by their nature, subjective and actual results may differ materially from the company’s estimates. The company also used a form of the market approach (utilizes Level 3 unobservable inputs), which is derived from metrics of publicly traded companies or historically completed transactions of comparable businesses. The selection of comparable businesses is based on the markets in which the reporting units operate giving consideration to risk profiles, size, geography, and diversity of products and services. As such, the company believes the current assumptions and estimates utilized are both reasonable and appropriate. In addition, the company performed an impairment analysis related to the equity method investments held by the EID specialty products businesses, as of May 1, 2019. The company applied the net asset value method under the cost approach to determine the fair value of the equity method investments in the EID specialty products businesses. Based on updated projections, the company determined the fair value of an equity method investment was below the carrying value and had no expectation the fair value would recover in the short-term due to the current economic environment. As a result, management concluded the impairment was other-than-temporary and recorded an impairment charge of $63 million, reflected in loss from discontinued operations after income taxes. Additionally, this impairment is reflected within restructuring and asset related charges - net in the year ended December 31, 2019, within the table above. The following table presents the depreciation, amortization of intangibles, and capital expenditures of the discontinued operations related to the EID Specialty Products Entities:
| For the Year Ended December 31,
(In millions) | 2019 | 2018
Depreciation | $ | 281 |  | $ | 837 |
Amortization of intangibles | 267 |  | 815 |
Capital expenditures | 481 |  | 911 |
Merger Remedy - Divested Ag Business As a condition of the regulatory approval for the Merger, including by the European Commission, EID was required to divest (the “Divested Ag Business”) certain assets related to its crop protection business and research and development ("R&D") organization, specifically EID’s Cereal Broadleaf Herbicides and Chewing Insecticides portfolios, including Rynaxypyr®, Cyazypyr® and Indoxacarb as well as the crop protection R&D pipeline and organization, excluding seed treatment, nematicides, and late-stage R&D programs. On March 31, 2017, EID and FMC Corporation (“FMC”) entered into a definitive agreement (the "FMC Transaction Agreement"), and on November 1, 2017 FMC acquired the Divested Ag Business. As a result of the agreement, EID entered into favorable contracts with FMC of $495 million, which were recorded as intangible assets recognized at the fair value of off-market contracts. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the company recorded income from discontinued operations after income taxes related to the Divested Ag Business of $80 million related to changes in accruals for certain prior year tax positions. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the company recorded a loss from discontinued operations before income taxes related to the Divested Ag Business of $(10) million, $(5) million after tax. Performance Chemicals On July 1, 2015, Historical DuPont completed the separation of its Performance Chemicals segment through the spin-off of all of the issued and outstanding stock of The Chemours Company (the "Chemours Separation"). In connection with the Chemours Separation, Historical DuPont and The Chemours Company ("Chemours") entered into a Separation Agreement (as amended, the "Chemours Separation Agreement"), discussed below, a Tax Matters Agreement and certain ancillary agreements, including an employee matters agreement, agreements related to transition and site services, and intellectual property cross licensing arrangements. In addition, the companies have entered into certain supply agreements. Separation Agreement The Chemours Separation Agreement sets forth, among other things, the agreements between the company and Chemours regarding the principal transactions necessary to effect the Chemours Separation and also sets forth ancillary agreements that govern certain aspects of the company’s relationship with Chemours after the separation. Among other matters, the Chemours Separation Agreement and the ancillary agreements provide for the allocation between Historical DuPont and Chemours of assets, employees, liabilities and obligations (including investments, property and employee benefits and tax-related assets and liabilities) attributable to periods prior to, at and after the completion of the Chemours Separation. Pursuant to the Chemours Separation Agreement, Chemours indemnifies the company against certain litigation, environmental, workers' compensation and other liabilities that arose prior to the distribution. The term of this indemnification is generally indefinite and includes defense costs and expenses, as well as monetary and non-monetary settlements and judgments. In 2017, EID and Chemours amended the Chemours Separation Agreement to provide for a limited sharing of potential future perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”) liabilities for a period of five years beginning July 6, 2017. In January 2021, Chemours, DuPont and Corteva entered into a binding memorandum of understanding ("MOU") amending the Chemours Separation Agreement, and thereby replacing the 2017 amendment. In connection with the recognition of liabilities related to these matters, the company records an indemnification asset when recovery is deemed probable. At December 31, 2020, the indemnified assets are $66 million within accounts and notes receivable - net and $257 million within other assets (along with the corresponding liabilities within accrued and other current liabilities and other noncurrent obligations on the Consolidated Balance Sheet). Additionally, at December 31, 2020 the company recorded indemnification liabilities related to the MOU, primarily associated with environmental remediation related to PFAS, of $8 million within accrued and other current liabilities and $31 million within other noncurrent obligations in the Consolidated Balance Sheet with corresponding charges to (loss) income from discontinued operations after income taxes, during the year ended December 31, 2020. In addition, in January 2021 Chemours, DuPont and Corteva agreed to settle approximately 95 matters, as well as unfiled matters remaining in the Ohio MDL, for $83 million, with Chemours contributing $29 million to the settlement, and DuPont and Corteva contributing $27 million each. The company has recorded a liability for its share of the settlement, with a charge to (loss) income from discontinued operations after income taxes, during the year ended December 31, 2020. See Note 18 - Commitments and Contingent Liabilities, to the Consolidated Financial Statements, for further discussion of the amendment to the Chemours Separation Agreement, memorandum of understanding and certain litigation and environmental matters indemnified by Chemours. Other Discontinued Operations Activity For the year ended December 31, 2020, the company recorded income from discontinued operations after income taxes of $10 million related to the adjustment of certain prior year tax positions for previously divested businesses. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the company recorded income from discontinued operations after income taxes of $89 million related to the adjustment of certain unrecognized tax benefits for positions taken on items from prior years from previously divested businesses.

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