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Segment Reporting (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

(In millions)
Seed
Crop Protection
Total
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2019 (Successor)
 

 

 

Net sales
$
7,590

$
6,256

$
13,846

Pro forma segment operating EBITDA
$
1,040

$
1,066

$
2,106

Depreciation and amortization
$
628

$
372

$
1,000

Segment assets1
$
25,387

$
13,492

$
38,879

Investments in nonconsolidated affiliates
$
27

$
39

$
66

Purchases of property, plant and equipment
$
373

$
293

$
666

As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2018 (Successor)
 

 

 

Net sales
$
7,842

$
6,445

$
14,287

Pro forma segment operating EBITDA
$
1,139

$
1,074

$
2,213

Depreciation and amortization
$
534

$
375

$
909

Segment assets
$
29,286

$
9,346

$
38,632

Investments in nonconsolidated affiliates
$
102

$
36

$
138

Purchases of property, plant and equipment
$
263

$
250

$
513

1.
On June 1, 2019, as a result of changes in reportable segments, $3,382 million of goodwill was reallocated from the seed reportable segment to the crop protection reportable segment.  This change was not reflected in segment assets prior to June 1, 2019. 
Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]
Income (loss) from continuing operations after income taxes to pro forma segment operating EBITDA1
(In millions)
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2019
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2018
Loss from continuing operations after income taxes
$
(270
)
$
(6,775
)
Benefit from income taxes on continuing operations
(46
)
(31
)
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes
(316
)
(6,806
)
Depreciation and amortization
1,000

909

Interest income
(59
)
(86
)
Interest expense
136

337

Exchange losses - net 2
66

77

Non-operating benefits - net
(129
)
(211
)
Goodwill impairment charge
—

4,503

Significant items
991

1,346

Pro forma adjustments
298

2,003

Corporate expenses
119

141

Pro forma segment operating EBITDA
$
2,106

$
2,213

1.
Segment operating EBITDA for all periods is presented on a pro forma basis, prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X.
2.
Excludes a $(33) million foreign exchange loss for the year ended December 31, 2019 associated with the devaluation of the Argentine peso and a $(50) million foreign exchange loss for the year ended December 31, 2018 related to adjustments to foreign currency exchange contracts as a result of U.S. tax reform, as they are included within significant items. See Note 9 - Supplementary Information, for additional information.
Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated [Table Text Block]
Segment assets to total assets (in millions)
December 31, 2019
December 31, 2018
Total segment assets
$
38,879

$
38,632

Corporate assets
3,518

4,417

Assets related to discontinued operations1
—

65,634

Total assets
$
42,397

$
108,683

1.
See Note 5 - Divestitures and Other Transactions, for additional information on discontinued operations.
Reconciliation of Other Significant Reconciling Items from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]
Other Items (in millions)
Segment Totals
Adjustments 1
Consolidated Totals
As of and For the Year Ended December 31, 2019
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
$
1,000

$
599

$
1,599

Investments in nonconsolidated affiliates
$
66

$
—

$
66

Purchase of property, plant, and equipment
$
666

$
497

$
1,163

As of and For the Year Ended December 31, 2018
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
$
909

$
1,881

$
2,790

Investments in nonconsolidated affiliates
$
138

$
—

$
138

Purchase of property, plant, and equipment
$
513

$
988

$
1,501

1.
See Note 5 - Divestitures and Other Transactions, for additional information
Schedule of Additional Segment Details [Table Text Block]
(In millions)
Seed
Crop Protection
Corporate
Total
For the Year Ended December 31, 2019
 
 
 
 
Restructuring and Asset Related Charges - Net 1
$
(213
)
$
(23
)
$
14

$
(222
)
Integration and Separation Costs 2
—

—

(632
)
(632
)
Loss on Divestiture 3
(24
)
—

—

(24
)
Amortization of Inventory Step Up 4
(67
)
—

—

(67
)
Loss on Early Extinguishment of Debt 5
—

—

(13
)
(13
)
Argentina Currency Devaluation 6
—

—

(33
)
(33
)
Total
$
(304
)
$
(23
)
$
(664
)
$
(991
)
(In millions)
Seed
Crop Protection
Corporate
Total
For the Year Ended December 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
Restructuring and Asset Related Charges - Net 1
$
(368
)
$
(58
)
$
(268
)
$
(694
)
Integration Costs 2
—

—

(571
)
(571
)
Gain on Sale 7
24

—

—

24

Loss on Deconsolidation of Subsidiary 8
(53
)
—

—

(53
)
Loss on Divestiture 9
(2
)
—

—

(2
)
Income Tax Items 10
—

—

(50
)
(50
)
Total
$
(399
)
$
(58
)
$
(889
)
$
(1,346
)
1.
Includes Board approved restructuring plans and asset related charges, which includes other asset impairments. See Note 7 - Restructuring and Asset Related Charges - Net, for additional information.
2.
Integration and separation costs related to post-Merger integration and Business Separation activities. Beginning in the second quarter of 2019, this includes both integration and separation costs.
3.
Includes a loss recorded in other income (expense) - net related to Historical Dow’s sale of a joint venture related to synergy actions.
4.
Includes charges related to the amortization on the inventory that was stepped up to fair value in connection with the Merger, recognized in cost of goods sold.
5.
Includes a loss related to the difference between the redemption price and the par value of the Make Whole Notes and Term Loan Facility, partially offset by the write-off of unamortized step-up related to the fair value step-up of EID’s debt.
6.
Includes a charge included in other income (expense) - net associated with remeasuring the company’s Argentine Peso net monetary assets, resulting from an unexpected August primary election result in Argentina.  Throughout the three months ended September 30, 2019, the Argentine Peso dropped approximately a third of its value against the US dollar and in September of 2019, the country’s central bank announced new restrictions on foreign currency transactions. 
7.
Includes a gain recorded in other income (expense) - net related to an asset sale.
8.
Includes a loss recorded in other income (expense) - net related to the deconsolidation of a subsidiary.
9.
Includes a loss recorded in other income (expense) - net related to an asset sale.
10.
Includes a foreign exchange loss recorded in other income (expense) - net related to adjustments to foreign currency exchange contracts as a result of U.S. tax reform.