Consolidated Income Statements - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015		Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Net sales	$ 7,061	$ 7,121		$ 14,466	$ 14,958
Cost of goods sold	3,990	4,103		8,232	8,619
Other operating charges	143	174		328	322
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,211	1,274		2,339	2,494
Research and development expense	432	495		850	974
Other income, net	(51)	(255)		(423)	(454)
Interest expense	93	94	[1]	185	178
Employee separation / asset related charges, net	(90)	2		(13)	40
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	1,333	1,234		2,968	2,785
Provision for income taxes on continuing operations	306	260		712	790
Income from continuing operations after income taxes	1,027	974		2,256	1,995
Loss from discontinued operations after income taxes	(3)	(29)		0	(15)
Net income	1,024	945		2,256	1,980
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	4	5		10	9
Net income attributable to DuPont	$ 1,020	$ 940		$ 2,246	$ 1,971
Basic earnings per share of common stock from continuing operations	$ 1.17	$ 1.07		$ 2.56	$ 2.19
Basic loss per share of common stock from discontinued operations	0.00	(0.03)		0.00	(0.02)
Basic earnings per share of common stock	1.16	1.04		2.56	2.17
Diluted earnings per share of common stock from continuing operations	1.16	1.06		2.55	2.17
Diluted loss per share of common stock from discontinued operations	0.00	(0.03)		0.00	(0.02)
Diluted earnings per share of common stock	1.16	1.03		2.55	2.15
Dividends per share of common stock	$ 0.38	$ 0.49		$ 0.76	$ 0.96

[1] Includes transaction costs of $(20) in the three months ended June 30, 2015, associated with the early retirement of debt exchanged for the notes received from Chemours in May 2015. These costs were recorded in interest expense in the company's interim Consolidated Income Statements. See Note 3 for additional information.