Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Environmental Liabilities [Abstract]

Schedule of Environmental Loss Contingencies by Site [Table Text Block]

	As of December 31, 2019
(In millions)	Indemnification Asset		Accrual balance3		Potential exposure above amount accrued3
Environmental Remediation Stray Liabilities
Chemours related obligations - subject to indemnity1,2	$	167	$	167	$	285
Other discontinued or divested businesses obligations1	—		91		221
Environmental remediation liabilities primarily related to DuPont - subject to indemnity from DuPont2	35		35		60
Environmental remediation liabilities not subject to indemnity	—		43		54
Total	$	202	$	336	$	620

^1.  Represents liabilities that are subject the $200 million thresholds and sharing arrangements as discussed on page F-61, under Corteva Separation Agreement.

^2.  The company has recorded an indemnification asset related to these accruals, including $30 million related to the Superfund sites.

^3. 

Accrual balance represents management’s best estimate of the costs of remediation and restoration, although it is reasonably possible that the potential exposure, as indicated, could range above the amounts accrued, as there are inherent uncertainties in these estimates.