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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
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
—

(5
)
(6
)
(11
)
Balance as of September 30, 2019
$
—

$
4,721

$
5,447

$
10,168

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)
September 30, 2019
December 31, 2018
September 30, 2018
 
Gross
Accumulated
Amortization
Net
Gross
Accumulated
Amortization
Net
Gross
Accumulated
Amortization
Net
Intangible assets subject to amortization (Definite-lived):
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
Customer-related
$
1,969

$
(238
)
$
1,731

$
1,985

$
(154
)
$
1,831

$
1,987

$
(125
)
$
1,862

Developed technology1,2
1,463

(332
)
1,131

974

(163
)
811

954

(120
)
834

Trademarks/trade names
166

(84
)
82

180

(92
)
88

171

(79
)
92

Favorable supply contracts
475

(183
)
292

475

(111
)
364

475

(88
)
387

Other2,3
401

(206
)
195

538

(300
)
238

530

(290
)
240

Total other intangible assets with finite lives
4,474

(1,043
)
3,431

4,152

(820
)
3,332

4,117

(702
)
3,415

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

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
IPR&D1,2
100

—

100

576

—

576

576

—

576

Germplasm4
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
8,236

—

8,236

8,723

—

8,723

8,723

—

8,723

Total
$
12,710

$
(1,043
)
$
11,667

$
12,875

$
(820
)
$
12,055

$
12,840

$
(702
)
$
12,138

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. 
Refer to discussion of interim impairment analysis completed below.
3. 
Primarily consists of sales and farmer networks, marketing and manufacturing alliances and noncompetition agreements.
4. 
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.