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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill
 
Balance as of December 31, 2012
Goodwill
Adjustments
and
Acquisitions
Balance as of December 31, 2011
Goodwill
Adjustments
and
Acquisitions
Balance as of December 31, 2010
Agriculture
$
231

$
(1
)
$
232

$
4

$
228

Electronics & Communications
149

—

149

32

117

Industrial Biosciences
890

24

866

866

—

Nutrition & Health
2,314

(8
)
2,322

1,898

424

Performance Chemicals
185

—

185

—

185

Performance Coatings
—

(809
)
809

—

809

Performance Materials
401

(3
)
404

(6
)
410

Safety & Protection
446

—

446

2

444

Total
$
4,616

$
(797
)
$
5,413

$
2,796

$
2,617
Schedule of Other Intangible Assets
 
December 31, 2012
December 31, 2011
 
Gross
Accumulated
Amortization
Net
Gross
Accumulated
Amortization
Net
Intangible assets subject to amortization
     (Definite-lived)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Customer lists
$
1,847

$
(330
)
$
1,517

$
1,841

$
(220
)
$
1,621

Patents
525

(127
)
398

518

(77
)
441

Purchased and licensed technology
1,929

(1,016
)
913

1,854

(878
)
976

Trademarks
57

(29
)
28

57

(25
)
32

Other1
206

(98
)
108

330

(151
)
179

 
4,564

(1,600
)
2,964

4,600

(1,351
)
3,249

Intangible assets not subject to amortization
     (Indefinite-lived)
 
 
 
 
 
 
In-process research and development
62

—

62

70

—

70

Microbial cell factories2
306

—

306

306

—

306

Pioneer germplasm3
975

—

975

975

—

975

Trademarks/tradenames
819

—

819

813

—

813

 
2,162

—

2,162

2,164

—

2,164

Total
$
6,726

$
(1,600
)
$
5,126

$
6,764

$
(1,351
)
$
5,413


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.