Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

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

	As of March 31, 2022
(In millions)	Indemnification Asset		Accrual balance3		Potential exposure above amount accrued3
Environmental Remediation Stray Liabilities
Chemours related obligations - subject to indemnity1,2	$	153	$	153	$	254
Other discontinued or divested businesses obligations1	18		74		186
Environmental remediation liabilities primarily related to DuPont - subject to indemnity from DuPont2	42		44		65
Environmental remediation liabilities not subject to indemnity	—		80		54
Indemnification liabilities related to the MOU4	21		108		23
Total	$	234	$	459	$	582

1.Represents liabilities that are subject to the $200 million threshold and sharing arrangements as discussed on page 21, under the header "Corteva Separation Agreement."

2.The company has recorded an indemnification asset related to these accruals, including $35 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. Accrual balances includes $63 million for remediation of Superfund sites. Amounts do not include possible impacts from the remediation elements of the EPAs October 2021 PFAS Strategic Roadmap (as applicable) or possible revisions to Chemours' Consent Order with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, as any possible impacts, to the extent such items would be reimbursable under the MOU, are not yet determinable.

4.Represents liabilities that are subject to the $150 million threshold and sharing agreements as discussed on page 20, under the header "Chemours / Performance Chemicals."