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DIVESTITURES (Notes)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]  
Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Disclosure [Text Block] DIVESTITURES
Separation Agreements
In connection with the Dow Distribution and the Corteva Distribution, the Company entered into certain agreements that, among other things, effected the separations, provides for the allocation of assets, employees, liabilities and obligations (including its investments, property and employee benefits and tax-related assets and liabilities) among DuPont, Dow, and Corteva (together, the “Parties” and each a “Party”), and provides a framework for DuPont’s relationship with Dow and Corteva following the Distributions. Effective April 1, 2019, the Parties entered into the following agreements: the Separation and Distribution Agreement; the Tax Matters Agreement; the Employee Matters Agreement; and the Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement (the “DuPont-Dow IP Cross-License Agreement”). In addition to the agreements above, DuPont has entered into certain various supply agreements with Dow. These agreements provide for different pricing than the historical intercompany and intracompany practices prior to the Distributions.

Effective June 1, 2019, in connection with the Corteva Distribution, DuPont and Corteva entered into the following agreements: the Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement (the “DuPont-Corteva IP Cross-License Agreement”); the Letter Agreement; and the Amended and Restated Tax Matters Agreement.

Materials Science Division
On April 1, 2019, DowDuPont completed the separation of its Materials Science businesses, including the businesses and operations that comprised the Company's former Performance Materials & Coating, Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure and the Packaging & Specialty Plastics segments, (the "Materials Science Division") through the consummation of the Dow Distribution.

On April 1, 2019, prior to the Dow Distribution, the Company contributed $2,024 million in cash to Dow.

The results of operations of the Materials Science Division are presented as discontinued operations as summarized below:
 
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2019
In millions
Net sales
$
10,867

Cost of sales
8,917

Research and development expenses
163

Selling, general and administrative expenses
329

Amortization of intangibles
116

Restructuring and asset related charges - net
157

Integration and separation costs
44

Equity in earnings of nonconsolidated affiliates
(13
)
Sundry income (expense) - net
99

Interest expense
240

Income from discontinued operations before income taxes
987

Provision for income taxes on discontinued operations
261

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
726

Income from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax
37

Income from discontinued operations attributable to DuPont stockholders, net of tax
$
689



The following table presents depreciation, amortization, and capital expenditures of the discontinued operations related to the Materials Science Division:
 
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2019
In millions
Depreciation and amortization
$
744

Capital expenditures
$
597



Agriculture Division
On June 1, 2019, the Company completed the separation of its Agriculture business, including the businesses and operations that comprised the Company's former Agriculture segment (the "Agriculture Division"), through the consummation of the Corteva Distribution.

In 2019, prior to the distribution of Corteva, the Company contributed $7,139 million in cash to Corteva, a portion of which was used to retire indebtedness of Historical EID.

The results of operations of the Agriculture Division are presented as discontinued operations as summarized below:
 
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2019
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2019
In millions
Net sales
$
3,776

$
7,144

Cost of sales
2,026

4,218

Research and development expenses
183

470

Selling, general and administrative expenses
677

1,294

Amortization of intangibles
74

176

Restructuring and asset related charges - net
58

117

Integration and separation costs
272

430

Equity in earnings of nonconsolidated affiliates
(3
)
(4
)
Sundry income (expense) - net 
(7
)
58

Interest expense
28

91

Income from discontinued operations before income taxes
448

402

Provision for income taxes on discontinued operations 
48

82

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
400

320

Income from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax
25

35

Income from discontinued operations attributable to DuPont stockholders, net of tax
$
375

$
285



The following table presents depreciation, amortization, and capital expenditures of the discontinued operations related to the Agriculture Division:
 
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2019
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2019
In millions
Depreciation and amortization
$
136

$
385

Capital expenditures
$
161

$
383



Indemnifications
In connection with the Distributions, Dow and Corteva indemnify the Company against, and DuPont indemnifies Dow and Corteva against certain litigation, environmental, income taxes, workers' compensation and other liabilities that arose prior to the Distributions, as applicable. The term of this indemnification is indefinite and includes defense costs and expenses, as well as monetary and non-monetary settlements and judgments. At June 30, 2020, indemnified assets were $142 million within "Accounts and notes receivable, net" and $135 million within "Deferred charges and other assets" and indemnified liabilities were $81 million within "Accrued and other current liabilities" and $96 million within "Other noncurrent obligations."

Refer to Note 13 for additional information regarding treatment of litigation and environmental related matters under the Separation and Distribution Agreement and the Letter Agreement.

Sale of Compound Semiconductor Solutions
In the first quarter of 2020, the Company completed the sale of its Compound Semiconductor Solutions business unit, a part of the Electronics & Imaging segment, to SK Siltron. The proceeds received in the first quarter of 2020 related to the sale of the business were approximately $420 million. The sale resulted in a pre-tax gain of $197 million ($102 million net of tax) recorded in "Sundry income (expense) - net" in the Company's interim Consolidated Statements of Operations for the six months ended June 30, 2020.

Other Discontinued Operations Activity
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company recorded "Income from discontinued operations, net of tax" of $86 million related to the adjustment of certain unrecognized tax benefits for positions taken on items from prior years from previously divested businesses and $80 million related to changes in accruals for certain prior year tax positions related to the divested crop protection business and research and development assets of Historical EID.

Integration and Separation Costs
Integration and separation costs for continuing operations through June 30, 2020, primarily have consisted of financial advisory, information technology, legal, accounting, consulting, and other professional advisory fees associated with the preparation and execution of activities related to the Merger, post-Merger integration, the Distributions, and beginning in the fourth quarter of 2019, the intended separation of the Nutrition & Biosciences business.

These costs are recorded within "Integration and separation costs" within the interim Consolidated Statements of Operations.
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
Six Months Ended June 30,
In millions
2020
2019
2020
2019
Integration and separation costs
$
145

$
347

$
342

$
958