Segment Information

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

Segment Information

Effective January 1, 2013, to better indicate operating performance, the company eliminated the allocation of non-operating pension and other postretirement employee benefit costs from segment pre-tax operating income (loss) (PTOI). Segment PTOI is defined as income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes excluding non-operating pension and other postretirement employee benefit costs, exchange gains (losses), corporate expenses and interest. Certain reclassifications of prior year data have been made to conform to current year classifications.

Three Months Ended June 30,	Agriculture1			Electronics & Communications			Industrial Biosciences		Nutrition & Health		Performance Chemicals		Performance Materials		Safety & Protection		Pharm-aceuticals		Other				Total
2013
Segment sales	$	3,631		$	653		$	304	$	865	$	1,782	$	1,670	$	1,017	$	—	$	3			$	9,925
Less: Transfers	2			5			4		—		53		16		1		—		—				81
Net sales	3,629			648			300		865		1,729		1,654		1,016		—		3				9,844
PTOI	861		2	95			43		61		264		336		172		18		(73		)		1,777
2012
Segment sales	$	3,388		$	795		$	300	$	885	$	1,968	$	1,699	$	986	$	—	$	1			$	10,022
Less: Transfers	2			5			2		—		69		24		3		—		—				105
Net sales	3,386			790			298		885		1,899		1,675		983		—		1				9,917
PTOI	682		2	221		3	42		105		594		344		181		16		(224		)	4	1,961

Six Months Ended June 30,	Agriculture1			Electronics & Communications			Industrial Biosciences		Nutrition & Health		Performance Chemicals		Performance Materials		Safety & Protection		Pharm-aceuticals		Other				Total
2013
Segment sales	$	8,300		$	1,269		$	593	$	1,733	$	3,367	$	3,229	$	1,924	$	—	$	4			$	20,419
Less: Transfers	7			9			7		—		107		35		2		—		—				167
Net sales	8,293			1,260			586		1,733		3,260		3,194		1,922		—		4				20,252
PTOI	2,342		2	144			84		137		515		628		310		22		(164		)		4,018
2012
Segment sales	$	7,468		$	1,472		$	588	$	1,693	$	3,868	$	3,299	$	1,927	$	—	$	2			$	20,317
Less: Transfers	4			9			5		—		146		50		6		—		—				220
Net sales	7,464			1,463			583		1,693		3,722		3,249		1,921		—		2				20,097
PTOI	1,970		2	280		3	81		184		1,165		621		340		43		(300		)	4	4,384

¹  As of June 30, 2013, Agriculture net assets were $9,207, an increase of $4,451 from $4,756 at December 31, 2012. The increase was primarily due to higher trade receivables due to normal seasonality in the sales and cash collections cycle.

²  Included charges of $(80) and $(115) during the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively, and $(265) and $(315) during the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, recorded in other operating charges associated with the company's process to fairly resolve claims associated with the use of Imprelis^®. See Note 9 for additional information.

³  Included a $122 gain recorded in other income, net related to the sale of the company's interest in an equity method investment.

⁴  Included a $(137) charge recorded in other operating charges related to the company's settlement of litigation with INVISTA.

Reconciliation to Consolidated Income Statements 

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Total segment PTOI	$	1,777		$	1,961		$	4,018		$	4,384
Non-operating pension and other postretirement employee benefit costs	(126		)	(174		)	(273		)	(350		)
Net exchange gains (losses), including affiliates	35			50			46			(31		)
Corporate expenses	(206		)	(224		)	(420		)	(475		)
Interest expense	(115		)	(117		)	(232		)	(231		)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	1,365		$	1,496		$	3,139		$	3,297