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Other Intangible Assets
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]
OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Other Intangible Assets
The gross carrying amounts and accumulated amortization of other intangible assets by major class are as follows: 
(In millions)
March 31, 2019
December 31, 2018
 
Gross
Accumulated
Amortization
Net
Gross
Accumulated
Amortization
Net
Intangible assets subject to amortization (Definite-lived):
 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer-related
$
9,310

$
(884
)
$
8,426

$
9,325

$
(744
)
$
8,581

Developed technology1
4,926

(735
)
4,191

4,506

(628
)
3,878

Trademarks/trade names
1,083

(135
)
948

1,084

(114
)
970

Favorable supply contracts
493

(136
)
357

475

(111
)
364

Microbial cell factories
384

(26
)
358

386

(22
)
364

Other2
376

(37
)
339

377

(32
)
345

Total other intangible assets with finite lives
16,572

(1,953
)
14,619

16,153

(1,651
)
14,502

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Intangible assets not subject to amortization (Indefinite-lived):
 

 

 

 

 

 

IPR&D1
100

—

100

545

—

545

Germplasm3
6,265

—

6,265

6,265

—

6,265

Trademarks / trade names
4,740

—

4,740

4,741

—

4,741

Total other intangible assets
11,105

—

11,105

11,551

—

11,551

Total
$
27,677

$
(1,953
)
$
25,724

$
27,704

$
(1,651
)
$
26,053

1. 
During the first quarter of 2019, the company announced an expanded launch of its Qrome® corn hybrids following the receipt of regulatory approval from China. As a result, the company reclassified the amounts from indefinite-lived IPR&D to developed technology.
2. 
Primarily consists of sales and farmer networks, marketing and manufacturing alliances and noncompetition agreements.
3. 
Germplasm is the pool of genetic source material and body of knowledge gained from the development and delivery stage of plant breeding. This intangible asset is expected to contribute to cash flows beyond the foreseeable future and there are no legal, regulatory, contractual, or other factors which limit its useful life.

The aggregate pre-tax amortization expense from continuing operations for definite-lived intangible assets was $320 million and $315 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The estimated aggregate pre-tax amortization expense from continuing operations for the remainder of 2019 and each of the next five years is approximately $1,029 million, $1,270 million, $1,257 million, $1,235 million, $1,120 million and $1,044 million, respectively.