XML 92 R81.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.21.2

Commitments and Contingent Liabilities Environmental (Details) $ in Millions | Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)
--- | ---
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |
Indemnification Asset | $ 213 |
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies | 454 | [1]
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies, Potential Exposure in Excess of Accrual | 586 | [1]
Chemours related obligation subject to indemnification [Member] |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |
Indemnification Asset | 156 | [2],[3]
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies | 156 | [1],[2],[3]
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies, Potential Exposure in Excess of Accrual | 266 | [1],[2],[3]
Discontinued Operations [Member] |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |
Indemnification Asset | 10 | [2]
Other discontinued or divested business obligations [Member] |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies | 77 | [1],[2]
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies, Potential Exposure in Excess of Accrual | 187 | [1],[2]
Environmental remediation liabilities primarily related to DuPont - subject to indemnity from DuPont [Member] |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |
Indemnification Asset | 38 | [3]
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies | 38 | [1],[3]
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies, Potential Exposure in Excess of Accrual | 64 | [1],[3]
Not subject to indemnification [Member] |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |
Indemnification Asset | 0 |
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies | 72 | [1]
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies, Potential Exposure in Excess of Accrual | 49 | [1]
Indemnification liabilities related to the MOU |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |
Indemnification Asset | 9 | [4]
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies | 111 | [1],[4]
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies, Potential Exposure in Excess of Accrual | 20 | [1],[2],[4]
DuPont de Nemours [Member] | DuPont de Nemours [Member] |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |
Stray liability threshold | 200 |
Superfund Sites [Member] |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies | 67 |
Superfund Sites [Member] | Chemours [Member] | Indemnification Agreement [Member] |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |
Indemnification Asset | $ 40 |
[1] | Accrual balance represents management’s best estimate of the costs of remediation and restoration, although it is reasonably possible that the potential exposure, as indicated, could range above the amounts accrued, as there are inherent uncertainties in these estimates. Accrual balances includes $67 million for remediation of Superfund sites.4.Represents liabilities that are subject to the $150 million thresholds and sharing agreements as discussed on page 23, under the header "Chemours / Performance Chemicals."
[2] | Represents liabilities that are subject to the $200 million thresholds and sharing arrangements as discussed on page 24, under the header "Corteva Separation Agreement."
[3] | The company has recorded an indemnification asset related to these accruals, including $40 million related to the Superfund sites.
[4] | Represents liabilities that are subject to the $150 million thresholds and sharing agreements as discussed on page 23, under the header "Chemours / Performance Chemicals."

X
- Definition Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies, Potential Exposure in Excess of Accrual + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | dd_AccrualforEnvironmentalLossContingenciesPotentialExposureinExcessofAccrual
Namespace Prefix: | dd_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Indemnification asset for indemnified liabilities related to environmental remediation. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | dd_IndemnificationAsset
Namespace Prefix: | dd_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Amount over and above specified amounts of liability, for which Corteva and DuPont are responsible for strays. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | dd_Strayliabilitythreshold
Namespace Prefix: | dd_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Total costs accrued as of the balance sheet date for environmental loss contingencies. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 450 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121557415&loc=d3e14326-108349 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 450 -SubTopic 20 -Section 25 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6395460&loc=d3e13647-108346 Reference 3: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 410 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 7 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6393242&loc=d3e13207-110859 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_LossContingenciesLineItems
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Details
Name: | dd_EnvironmentalRemediationStrayLiabilitiesAxis=dd_ChemoursrelatedobligationsubjecttoindemnificationMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | dd_EnvironmentalRemediationStrayLiabilitiesAxis=us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | dd_EnvironmentalRemediationStrayLiabilitiesAxis=dd_OtherdiscontinuedordivestedbusinessobligationsMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | dd_EnvironmentalRemediationStrayLiabilitiesAxis=dd_EnvironmentalremediationliabilitiesprimarilyrelatedtoDuPontsubjecttoindemnityfromDuPontMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | dd_EnvironmentalRemediationStrayLiabilitiesAxis=dd_NotsubjecttoindemnificationMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | dd_EnvironmentalRemediationStrayLiabilitiesAxis=dd_IndemnificationLiabilitiesRelatedToTheMOUMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | dei_LegalEntityAxis=dd_DuPontdeNemoursMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | srt_CounterpartyNameAxis=dd_DuPontdeNemoursMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationSiteAxis=dd_SuperfundSitesMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | srt_CounterpartyNameAxis=dd_ChemoursMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis=us-gaap_IndemnificationGuaranteeMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |