EID Segment FN Segment reconciliation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes on continuing operations		$ 204	$ 325	$ 373	$ 446
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		(1,084)	(1,327)	(1,860)	(2,025)
Interest income		54	24	94	39
Interest Expense		82	16	113	25
Exchange (gains) losses - net	[1]	(104)	(36)	(140)	(83)
Segment operating EBITDA		1,778	1,749	3,033	2,809
Mark-to-market gain (loss) on certain foreign currency contracts not designated as hedges			27
EID [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Income from Continuing Operations After Taxes		875	995	1,472	1,565
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes on continuing operations		(202)	(322)	(368)	(441)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		(1,077)	(1,317)	(1,840)	(2,006)
Segment operating EBITDA		1,778	1,749	3,033	2,809
Segment Reconciling Items [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and Amortization		306	302	593	609
Interest income		(54)	(24)	(94)	(39)
Exchange (gains) losses - net		104	36	140	83
Non-operating benefits - net		44	(60)	87	(125)
Significant Items		(117)	(155)	(200)	(177)
Corporate Expenses		32	30	56	51
Mark-to-market gain (loss) on certain foreign currency contracts not designated as hedges		(63)	33	(78)	(3)
Segment Reconciling Items [Member] | EID [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and Amortization		306	302	593	609
Interest income		(54)	(24)	(94)	(39)
Interest Expense		89	26	133	44
Exchange (gains) losses - net		104	36	140	83
Non-operating benefits - net		44	(60)	87	(125)
Significant Items		(117)	(155)	(200)	(177)
Corporate Expenses		32	30	56	51
Mark-to-market gain (loss) on certain foreign currency contracts not designated as hedges		(63)	33	(78)	(3)
Crop Protection [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment operating EBITDA		320	509	923	1,000
Crop Protection [Member] | Segment Reconciling Items [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Significant Items		$ (58)	$ (2)	$ (129)	$ (17)

[1] Includes net pre-tax exchange gains (losses) of $(46) million and $(67) million associated with the devaluation of the Argentine peso for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, and $(18) million and $(33) million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively.