SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

In these notes, the terms "DuPont" or "Company" used herein mean DuPont de Nemours, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries. The accompanying unaudited interim Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. In the opinion of management, the interim statements reflect all adjustments (including normal recurring accruals) which are considered necessary for the fair statement of the results for the periods presented. Results from interim periods should not be considered indicative of results for the full year. These interim Consolidated Financial Statements should also be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, collectively referred to as the "2022 Annual Report." The interim Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and all of its subsidiaries in which a controlling interest is maintained.

M&M Transaction

On November 1, 2022, DuPont completed the divestiture of the majority of its historical Mobility & Materials segment, including the Engineering Polymers business line and select product lines within the Advanced Solutions and Performance Resins business lines (the “M&M Divestiture”), to Celanese Corporation (“Celanese”). The divestiture was pursuant to the Transaction Agreement (the "Transaction Agreement") with Celanese entered on February 17, 2022 and announced on February 18, 2022. The Company also announced on February 18, 2022, that its Board of Directors approved the divestiture of the Delrin® acetal homopolymer (H-POM) business (the “Delrin® Divestiture”), subject to entry into a definitive agreement and satisfaction of customary closing conditions, (the Delrin® Divestiture and together with the M&M Divestiture, collectively the "M&M Divestitures” and the businesses in scope of the M&M Divestitures collectively the "M&M Businesses"). As of March 31, 2023, the Company anticipates a closing date for the sale of Delrin® by the end of 2023. The Company determined that the M&M Businesses met the criteria to be classified as held for sale and that the sale represents a strategic shift that has a major effect on the Company’s operations and results.

The financial position of DuPont as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, present the businesses to be divested as part of the Delrin® Divestiture, as discontinued operations. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023, present the financial results of Delrin® as discontinued operations. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022, present the financial results of the M&M Businesses as discontinued operations. The cash flows and comprehensive income of the M&M Businesses have not been segregated and are included in the interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and interim Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, respectively, for all periods presented. Unless otherwise indicated, the information in the notes to the interim Consolidated Financial Statements refer only to DuPont's continuing operations and do not include discussion of balances or activity of the M&M Businesses. See Note 3 for more information.