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Revenue (Notes)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
Revenue from Contract with Customer REVENUE
Revenue Recognition
Products
Substantially all of Corteva's revenue is derived from product sales. Product sales consist of sales of Corteva's products to farmers, distributors, and manufacturers. Corteva considers purchase orders, which in some cases are governed by master supply agreements, to be a contract with a customer. Contracts with customers are considered to be short-term when the time between order confirmation and satisfaction of the performance obligations is equal to or less than one year. However, the company has some long-term contracts which can span multiple years.

Revenue from product sales is recognized when the customer obtains control of the company's product, which occurs at a point in time according to shipping terms. Payment terms are generally less than one year from invoicing. The company elected the practical expedient and does not adjust the promised amount of consideration for the effects of a significant financing component when the company expects it will be one year or less between when a customer obtains control of the company's product and when payment is due. The company has elected to recognize shipping and handling activities when control has transferred to the customer as an expense in cost of goods sold. Taxes collected from customers relating to product sales and
remitted to governmental authorities are excluded from revenues. In addition, the company elected the practical expedient to expense any costs to obtain contracts as incurred, as the amortization period for these costs would have been one year or less.

The transaction price includes estimates of variable consideration, such as rights of return, rebates, and discounts, that are reductions in revenue. All estimates are based on the company's historical experience, anticipated performance, and the company's best judgment at the time the estimate is made. Estimates of variable consideration included in the transaction price utilize either the expected value method or most likely amount depending on the nature of the variable consideration. These estimates are reassessed each reporting period and are included in the transaction price to the extent it is probable that a significant reversal of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur upon resolution of uncertainty associated with the variable consideration. The majority of contracts have a single performance obligation satisfied at a point in time and the transaction price is stated in the contract, usually as quantity times price per unit. For contracts with multiple performance obligations, the company allocates the transaction price to each performance obligation based on the relative standalone selling price. The standalone selling price is the observable price which depicts the price as if sold to a similar customer in similar circumstances.

Licenses of Intellectual Property
Corteva enters into licensing arrangements with customers under which it licenses its intellectual property. Revenue from the majority of intellectual property licenses is derived from sales-based royalties. Revenue for licensing agreements that contain sales-based royalties is recognized at the later of (i) when the subsequent sale occurs or (ii) when the performance obligation to which some or all of the royalty has been allocated is satisfied.

Remaining Performance Obligations
Remaining performance obligations represent the transaction price allocated to unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied performance obligations. The company applies the practical expedient to disclose the transaction price allocated to the remaining performance obligations for only those contracts with an original duration of one year or more. The transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations with an original duration of more than one year related to material rights granted to customers for contract renewal options were $113 million at March 31, 2021 ($115 million and $106 million at December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2020, respectively). The company expects revenue to be recognized for the remaining performance obligations over the next 1 year to 6 years.

Contract Balances
Contract liabilities primarily reflect deferred revenue from prepayments under contracts with customers where the company receives advance payments for products to be delivered in future periods. Corteva classifies deferred revenue as current or noncurrent based on the timing of when the company expects to recognize revenue. Contract assets primarily include amounts related to contractual rights to consideration for completed performance not yet invoiced. Accounts receivable are recorded when the right to consideration becomes unconditional.
Contract BalancesMarch 31, 2021December 31, 2020March 31, 2020
(In millions)
Accounts and notes receivable - trade1
$5,764 $3,917 $5,779 
Contract assets - current2
$22 $22 $20 
Contract assets - noncurrent3
$53 $54 $49 
Deferred revenue - current$2,247 $2,662 $1,996 
Deferred revenue - noncurrent4
$111 $116 $104 
1.Included in accounts and notes receivable - net in the interim Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
2.Included in other current assets in the interim Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
3.Included in other assets in the interim Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
4.Included in other noncurrent obligations in the interim Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Revenue recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2021 from amounts included in deferred revenue at the beginning of the period was $924 million ($822 million in the three months ended March 31, 2020).
Disaggregation of Revenue
Corteva's operations are classified into two reportable segments: Seed and Crop Protection. The company disaggregates its revenue by major product line and geographic region, as the company believes it best depicts the nature, amount and timing of its revenue and cash flows. Net sales by major product line are included below:
Three Months Ended
March 31,
(In millions)20212020
    Corn$1,888 $1,864 
    Soybean177 181 
    Other oilseeds296 248 
    Other131 162 
Seed2,492 2,455 
    Herbicides986 823 
    Insecticides385 378 
    Fungicides261 229 
    Other54 71 
Crop Protection1,686 1,501 
Total$4,178 $3,956 
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Sales are attributed to geographic regions based on customer location. Net sales by geographic region and segment are included below:
SeedThree Months Ended
March 31,
(In millions)20212020
North America1
$1,210 $1,290 
EMEA2
947 881 
Latin America274 216 
Asia Pacific61 68 
Total$2,492 $2,455 
Crop ProtectionThree Months Ended
March 31,
(In millions)20212020
North America1
$533 $475 
EMEA2
655 586 
Latin America244 218 
Asia Pacific254 222 
Total$1,686 $1,501 
1.Represents U.S. & Canada.
2.Europe, Middle East, and Africa ("EMEA").