Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

	September 30, 2016							December 31, 2015
	Gross		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Gross		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Intangible assets subject to amortization (Definite-lived):
Customer lists	$	1,625	$	(580	)	$	1,045	$	1,621	$	(529	)	$	1,092
Patents	503		(257		)	246		454		(220		)	234
Purchased and licensed technology	1,170		(815		)	355		1,173		(649		)	524
Trademarks / trade names2	54		(14		)	40		26		(13		)	13
Other1	179		(81		)	98		180		(72		)	108
	3,531		(1,747		)	1,784		3,454		(1,483		)	1,971
Intangible assets not subject to amortization (Indefinite-lived):
In-process research and development	73		—			73		72		—			72
Microbial cell factories	306		—			306		306		—			306
Pioneer germplasm	1,056		—			1,056		1,048		—			1,048
Trademarks / trade names2	568		—			568		747		—			747
	2,003		—			2,003		2,173		—			2,173
Total	$	5,534	$	(1,747	)	$	3,787	$	5,627	$	(1,483	)	$	4,144

^1.  Primarily consists of sales and grower networks, marketing and manufacturing alliances and noncompetition agreements.

^2.  The decrease in indefinite-lived intangible trademarks / trade names is the result of a $158 impairment charge recorded during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 associated with certain acquired trade names. The remaining net book value of the trade names are reflected in definite-lived trademarks / trade names at September 30, 2016. See Note 4 for additional information.