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DIVESTITURES (Notes)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 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 DWDP Distributions. Effective April 1, 2019, the Parties entered into the following agreements referred herein as: the DWDP Separation and Distribution Agreement; the DWDP Tax Matters Agreement; the DWDP 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 DWDP 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 DWDP Tax Matters Agreement.

In connection with the DWDP Distributions, Dow and Corteva indemnify the Company against, and DuPont indemnifies Dow and Corteva against certain litigation, environmental, income taxes, and other liabilities that arose prior to the DWDP Distributions, as applicable. The term of this indemnification is generally indefinite and includes defense costs and expenses, as well as monetary and non-monetary settlements and judgments. Refer to Note 13 for additional information regarding treatment of litigation and environmental related matters under the DWDP Separation and Distribution Agreement and the Letter 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:
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
In millions
Net sales$10,867 
Cost of sales8,917 
Research and development expenses163 
Selling, general and administrative expenses329 
Amortization of intangibles116 
Restructuring and asset related charges - net157 
Integration and separation costs44 
Equity in earnings of nonconsolidated affiliates(13)
Sundry income (expense) - net 1
17 
Interest expense240 
Income from discontinued operations before income taxes905 
Provision for income taxes on discontinued operations 1
176 
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax729 
Income from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax37 
Income from discontinued operations attributable to DuPont stockholders, net of tax$692 
1.The three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 includes $82 million of expense in "Sundry income (expense) - net" and a benefit of $85 million in "Provision for income taxes on discontinued operations" related to certain unrecognized tax benefits for positions taken on items from prior years.
The following table presents depreciation, amortization, and capital expenditures of the discontinued operations related to the Materials Science Division:
Nine Months Ended September 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:
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
In millions
Net sales$7,144 
Cost of sales4,218 
Research and development expenses470 
Selling, general and administrative expenses1,294 
Amortization of intangibles176 
Restructuring and asset related charges - net117 
Integration and separation costs430 
Equity in earnings of nonconsolidated affiliates(4)
Sundry income (expense) - net 1
52 
Interest expense91 
Income from discontinued operations before income taxes396 
Provision for income taxes on discontinued operations 1
74 
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax322 
Income from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax35 
Income from discontinued operations attributable to DuPont stockholders, net of tax$287 
1.The three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 includes $6 million of expense in "Sundry income (expense) - net" and a benefit of $8 million in "Provision for income taxes on discontinued operations" related to certain unrecognized tax benefits for positions taken on items from prior years.

The following table presents depreciation, amortization, and capital expenditures of the discontinued operations related to the Agriculture Division:
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
In millions
Depreciation and amortization$385 
Capital expenditures$383 

Assets Held for Sale
In October 2020, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell its biomaterials business unit, which includes the Company's equity method investment in DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products, for $240 million. The sale is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the first half of 2021. The Company determined that the assets and liabilities associated with the biomaterials business unit, which are reported in Non-Core, met the held for sale criteria as of September 30, 2020.

In addition, certain other assets and liabilities within Non-Core are expected to be disposed of within one year and met the held for sale criteria during the third quarter of 2020. The following table summarizes the carrying value of the major assets and liabilities of the biomaterials business unit, as well as these certain other assets and liabilities within Non-Core classified as held for sale as of September 30, 2020 (collectively, the “Non-Core Held for Sale Disposal Groups”):
In millionsSeptember 30, 2020
Assets
Accounts and notes receivable - net$61 
Inventories96 
Other current assets40 
Investments in nonconsolidated affiliates166 
Property, plant and equipment - net 32 
Goodwill267 
Other intangible assets169 
Deferred charges and other assets
     Assets held for sale$835 
Liabilities
Accounts payable$29 
Income taxes payable
Accrued and other current liabilities48 
Deferred income tax liabilities 30 
Pension and other post-employment benefits - noncurrent
Other noncurrent obligations18 
     Liabilities related to assets held for sale$127 

In connection with the held for sale classification, the Non-Core Held for Sale Disposal Groups were measured at fair value less estimated cost to sell. As a result, the Company recorded a $25 million pre-tax goodwill impairment charge during the third quarter of 2020 which is reflected in “Goodwill impairment charges” in the Company’s interim Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Sale of TCS/HSC Disposal Group
In the third quarter of 2020, the Company completed the sale of its trichlorosilane business (“TCS Business”) along with its equity ownership interest in DC HSC Holdings LLC and Hemlock Semiconductor L.L.C. (the "HSC Group,” and together with the TCS Business, the “TCS/HSC Disposal Group” and the sale of the TCS/HSC Disposal Group, the “TCS/HSC Disposal”) to the HSC Group, both of which were part of the Non-Core segment. In connection with the TCS/HSC Disposal, the Company received $550 million in cash at closing, subject to certain claw-back provisions, and will receive an additional $175 million in equal installments over the course of the next three years associated with the settlement of an existing supply agreement dispute with the HSC Group. The TCS/HSC Disposal resulted in a net pre-tax benefit of $393 million ($232 million net of tax), including the settlement of the supply agreement dispute and after allocation of goodwill to the TCS Business. The net pre-tax benefit is recorded in “Sundry income (expense) – net” in the Company’s interim Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.

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 nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Sale of DuPont Sustainable Solutions
In the third quarter of 2019, the Company completed the sale of its Sustainable Solutions business unit, a part of the Non-Core segment, to Gyrus Capital. The sale resulted in a pre-tax gain of $28 million ($22 million net of tax). The gain was recorded in "Sundry income (expense) - net" in the Company's interim Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019.

Other Discontinued Operations Activity
For the nine months ended September 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 September 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 intended separation of the Nutrition & Biosciences business beginning in the fourth quarter of 2019, the DWDP Merger, post-DWDP Merger integration, and the DWDP Distributions.

These costs are recorded within "Integration and separation costs" within the interim Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions2020201920202019
Integration and separation costs$127 $191 $469 $1,149