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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Other Intangible Assets
The gross carrying amounts and accumulated amortization of other intangible assets by major class are as follows: 
 
March 31, 2014
December 31, 2013
 
Gross
Accumulated
Amortization
Net
Gross
Accumulated
Amortization
Net
Intangible assets subject to amortization (Definite-lived):
 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer lists
$
1,811

$
(416
)
$
1,395

$
1,818

$
(393
)
$
1,425

Patents
518

(172
)
346

519

(160
)
359

Purchased and licensed technology
2,015

(1,214
)
801

1,999

(1,129
)
870

Trademarks
43

(18
)
25

43

(17
)
26

Other 1
244

(109
)
135

242

(106
)
136

 
4,631

(1,929
)
2,702

4,621

(1,805
)
2,816

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

 

 

 

 

 

In-process research and development
45

—

45

43

—

43

Microbial cell factories 2
306

—

306

306

—

306

Pioneer germplasm 3
1,047

—

1,047

1,050

—

1,050

Trademarks/tradenames
875

—

875

881

—

881

 
2,273

—

2,273

2,280

—

2,280

Total
$
6,904

$
(1,929
)
$
4,975

$
6,901

$
(1,805
)
$
5,096


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.