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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Goodwill [Line Items]  
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

(In millions)
Agriculture
Crop Protection
Seed
Total
Balance as of December 31, 20181
$
10,193

$

$

$
10,193

Currency translation adjustment
(28
)


(28
)
Other goodwill adjustments and acquisitions2
14



14

Realignment of segments
(10,179
)
4,726

5,453


Balance as of June 1, 2019

4,726

5,453

10,179

Currency translation adjustment

33

37

70

Balance as of June 30, 2019
$

$
4,759

$
5,490

$
10,249

1. 
Net of accumulated impairment losses of $4,503 million.
2. 
Primarily consists of the acquisition of a distributor in Greece.

Other Intangible Assets
(In millions)
June 30, 2019
December 31, 2018
June 30, 2018
 
Gross
Accumulated
Amortization
Net
Gross
Accumulated
Amortization
Net
Gross
Accumulated
Amortization
Net
Intangible assets subject to amortization (Definite-lived):
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
Customer-related
$
1,981

$
(211
)
$
1,770

$
1,985

$
(154
)
$
1,831

$
1,990

$
(97
)
$
1,893

Developed technology1
1,467

(297
)
1,170

974

(163
)
811

924

(97
)
827

Trademarks/trade names
166

(83
)
83

180

(92
)
88

180

(79
)
101

Favorable supply contracts
475

(159
)
316

475

(111
)
364

475

(64
)
411

Other2
429

(218
)
211

538

(300
)
238

530

(282
)
248

Total other intangible assets with finite lives
4,518

(968
)
3,550

4,152

(820
)
3,332

4,099

(619
)
3,480

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

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
In-process research and development ("IPR&D")1
146


146

576


576

691


691

Germplasm3
6,265


6,265

6,265


6,265

6,265


6,265

Trademarks / trade names
1,871


1,871

1,871


1,871

1,871


1,871

Other



11


11

11


11

Total other intangible assets
8,282


8,282

8,723


8,723

8,838


8,838

Total
$
12,800

$
(968
)
$
11,832

$
12,875

$
(820
)
$
12,055

$
12,937

$
(619
)
$
12,318

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.