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Accounts and Notes Receivable (Notes)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Accounts and Notes Receivable [Abstract]  
Loans, Notes, Trade and Other Receivables Disclosure [Text Block] ACCOUNTS AND NOTES RECEIVABLE - NET
(In millions)September 30, 2022December 31, 2021September 30, 2021
Accounts receivable – trade1
$3,642 $3,441 $3,336 
Notes receivable – trade1,2
1,233 120 1,408 
Other3
1,398 1,250 1,074 
Total accounts and notes receivable - net$6,273 $4,811 $5,818 
1.Accounts receivable – trade and notes receivable - trade are net of allowances of $213 million at September 30, 2022, and $210 million at December 31, 2021, and September 30, 2021. Allowances are equal to the estimated uncollectible amounts and are based on the expected credit losses and were developed using a loss-rate method.
2.Notes receivable – trade primarily consists of receivables for deferred payment loan programs for the sale of seed and chemical products to customers. These loans have terms of one year or less and are primarily concentrated in North America. The company maintains a rigid approval process for extending credit to customers in order to manage overall risk and exposure associated with credit losses. As of September 30, 2022, December 31, 2021, and September 30, 2021 there were no significant impairments related to current loan agreements.
3.Other includes receivables in relation to indemnification assets, value added tax, general sales tax and other taxes. No individual group represents more than 10 percent of total receivables. In addition, Other includes amounts due from nonconsolidated affiliates of $132 million, $104 million, and $84 million as of September 30, 2022, December 31, 2021, and September 30, 2021, respectively.

Accounts and notes receivable are carried at the expected amount to be collected, which approximates fair value. The company establishes the allowance for doubtful receivables using a loss-rate method where the loss rate is developed using past events, historical experience, current conditions and forecasts that affect the collectability of the financial assets.

The following table summarizes changes in the allowance for doubtful receivables for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021:
(In millions)
2021
Balance at December 31, 2020$208 
Net benefit for credit losses
(7)
Write-offs charged against allowance / other
9 
Balance at September 30, 2021
$210 
2022
Balance at December 31, 2021$210 
Net provision for credit losses4 
Write-offs charged against allowance / other(1)
Balance at September 30, 2022
$213 


The company enters into various factoring agreements with third-party financial institutions to sell its trade receivables under both recourse and non-recourse agreements in exchange for cash proceeds. These financing arrangements result in a transfer of the company's receivables and risks to the third-party. As these transfers qualify as true sales under the applicable accounting guidance, the receivables are derecognized from the interim Consolidated Balance Sheets upon transfer, and the company receives a payment for the receivables from the third-party within a mutually agreed upon time period. For arrangements involving an element of recourse, which is typically provided through a guarantee of accounts in the event of customer default, the guarantee obligation is measured using market data from similar transactions and reported as a current liability in the interim Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Trade receivables sold under these agreements were $35 million and $130 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and $70 million and $257 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively. The trade receivables sold that remained outstanding under these agreements which include an element of recourse as of September 30, 2022, December 31, 2021, and September 30, 2021 were $47 million, $166 million, and $173 million, respectively. The net proceeds received are included in cash provided by (used for) operating activities in the interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The difference between the carrying amount of the trade receivables sold and the sum of the cash received is recorded as a loss on sale of receivables in other income - net in the interim Consolidated Statements of Operations. The loss on sale of receivables for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 was $6 million and $19 million, and $11 million and $54 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively. See Note 12 - Commitments and Contingent Liabilities for additional information on the company’s guarantees.