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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Abstract] 
Schedule of Other Intangible Assets
 
September 30, 2011
 
December 31, 2010
 
Gross
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
 
Gross
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Intangible assets subject to amortization
  (Definite-lived):
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Customer lists
$
1,927

 
$
(219
)
 
$
1,708

 
$
525

 
$
(160
)
 
$
365

Patents
529

 
(65
)
 
464

 
118

 
(44
)
 
74

Purchased and licensed technology
1,815

 
(859
)
 
956

 
1,617

 
(765
)
 
852

Trademarks
57

 
(24
)
 
33

 
57

 
(22
)
 
35

Other 1
377

 
(183
)
 
194

 
333

 
(163
)
 
170

 
4,705

 
(1,350
)
 
3,355

 
2,650

 
(1,154
)
 
1,496

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Intangible assets not subject to
 amortization (Indefinite-lived):
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

In-process research and development
71

 
—

 
71

 
—

 
—

 
—

Microbial cell factories 2
306

 
—

 
306

 
—

 
—

 
—

Pioneer germplasm 3
975

 
—

 
975

 
975

 
—

 
975

Trademarks/tradenames
843

 
—

 
843

 
233

 
—

 
233

 
2,195

 
—

 
2,195

 
1,208

 
—

 
1,208

Total
$
6,900

 
$
(1,350
)
 
$
5,550

 
$
3,858

 
$
(1,154
)
 
$
2,704

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1  
Primarily consists of sales and grower networks, marketing and manufacturing alliances and noncompetition agreements.
2  
Microbial cell factories, derived from natural microbes, are used to sustainably produce enzymes, peptides and chemicals using natural metabolic processes. The company recognized the microbial cell factories as an intangible asset upon the acquisition of Danisco. This intangible asset is expected to contribute to cash flows beyond the foreseeable future and there are no legal, regulatory, contractual, or other factors which limit its useful life.
3  
Pioneer germplasm is the pool of genetic source material and body of knowledge gained from the development and delivery stage of plant breeding. The company recognized germplasm as an intangible asset upon the acquisition of Pioneer. This intangible asset is expected to contribute to cash flows beyond the foreseeable future and there are no legal, regulatory, contractual, or other factors which limit its useful life.