Stock-Based Compensation Stock-Based Compensation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]

Stock-Based Compensation

The DuPont Equity and Incentive Plan ("EIP") provides for equity-based and cash incentive awards to certain employees, directors, and consultants. All outstanding DuPont equity awards as of the Merger date were converted into equity awards with respect to DowDuPont Common Stock. The previous DuPont equity awards were converted into the right to receive 1.2820 shares of DowDuPont Common Stock and had a fair value of approximately $629 million at the Merger closing date, which was included in the total consideration exchanged. The converted DuPont equity awards were measured at their fair value and included $485 million as consideration exchanged and $144 million (includes $23 million of incremental expense as a result of the conversion) that will be amortized to stock compensation expense over the remaining vesting period of the awards. The fair values of the converted awards were based on valuation assumptions developed by management and other information including, but not limited to, historical volatility and exercise trends of DuPont and Dow. DuPont and Dow did not merge their equity and incentive plans as a result of the Merger.

As of September 30, 2017, the company had unrecognized pre-tax compensation expense of $24 million and $110 million related to non-vested stock options and non-vested restricted stock units (RSUs), respectively. Performance stock units held prior to merger were converted to RSUs. As of September 30, 2017, the expected remaining weighted-average recognition period for non-vested stock options, non-vested RSUs is 1.80 years and 1.91 years, respectively.