Statement of Stockholders Equity Statement - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total		Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Divisional Equity [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Accumulated Other Comp (Loss) Income	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	EID [Member]		EID [Member] Preferred Stock [Member]	EID [Member] Common Stock [Member]	EID [Member] Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	EID [Member] Divisional Equity [Member]	EID [Member] Retained Earnings [Member]	EID [Member] Accumulated Other Comp (Loss) Income	EID [Member] Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	Corteva [Member] EID [Member]	Corteva [Member] EID [Member] Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2018	$ 75,153		$ 0	$ 0	$ 78,020	$ 0	$ (3,360)	$ 493	$ 75,153		$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 78,259	$ 0	$ (3,360)	$ 254
Net income (loss)	176				164			12	176					166			10
Other comprehensive (loss) income	(74)						(74)		(74)							(74)
Distributions	(317)				(317)				(317)					(317)
Contributions	88				88				88					88
Issuance of Stock	35				35				35					35
Share-based compensation	18				18				18					18
Dividends, Preferred Stock									(2)					(2)
Other-net	(5)				(3)			(2)	(3)					(3)
Ending Balance at Mar. 31, 2019	75,074		0	0	78,005	0	(3,434)	503	75,074		0	0	0	78,244	0	(3,434)	264
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2018	75,153		0	0	78,020	0	(3,360)	493	75,153		0	0	0	78,259	0	(3,360)	254
Net income (loss)	(923)	[1]							(976)	[2]
Other comprehensive (loss) income	(521)						(521)		(521)
Distributions	(317)	[1]							(317)	[2]
Contributions	7,396	[1]							3,255	[2]
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2019	25,261		7	28,072		(397)	(2,667)	246	21,191		239	0	23,963		(351)	(2,667)	7
Beginning Balance at Mar. 31, 2019	75,074		0	0	78,005	0	(3,434)	503	75,074		0	0	0	78,244	0	(3,434)	264
Net income (loss)	(594)				(805)	197		14	(617)					(806)	180		9
Other comprehensive (loss) income	(155)						(155)		(155)							(155)
Common Stock Dividends ($.13 per share)	(97)					(97)
Contributions	7,308				7,308				3,168					3,168
Issuance of Stock	4				4				4					4
Share-based compensation	55			11	44				55				11	44
Dividends, Preferred Stock									(5)						(5)
Impact of Internal Reorganizations	(55,496)				(56,479)		1,214	(231)	(55,496)					(56,479)		1,214	(231)
Reclassification of Divisional Equity to APIC	0		7	28,070	(28,077)				0		239		23,936	(24,175)
Other-net	(32)					(3)		(29)	(27)						(3)		(24)
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2019	26,067		7	28,081	$ 0	97	(2,375)	257	22,001		239	0	23,947	$ 0	172	(2,375)	18
Net income (loss)	(505)					(494)		(11)	(535)						(524)		(11)
Other comprehensive (loss) income	(292)						(292)		(292)							(292)
Issuance of Stock	4			4
Share-based compensation	12			12					12				12
Dividends, Preferred Stock									4				4
Common stock repurchase	(25)			(25)
Other-net									1						1
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2019	25,261		7	28,072		(397)	(2,667)	246	21,191		239	0	23,963		(351)	(2,667)	7
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2019	24,555		7	27,997		(425)	(3,270)	246	20,528		239	0	23,958		(406)	(3,270)	7
Net income (loss)	282					272		10	258						250		8
Other comprehensive (loss) income	(663)						(663)		(663)							(663)
Common Stock Dividends ($.13 per share)	(97)			(97)
Issuance of Stock	14			14														$ 14	$ 14
Share-based compensation	2			2					2				2
Dividends, Preferred Stock									(2)				(2)
Common stock repurchase	(50)			(50)
Other-net	36			40		(2)		(2)	30				32		(2)
Ending Balance at Mar. 31, 2020	24,079		7	27,906		(155)	(3,933)	254	20,167		239	0	24,004		(158)	(3,933)	15
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2019	24,555		7	27,997		(425)	(3,270)	246	20,528		239	0	23,958		(406)	(3,270)	7
Net income (loss)	658								596
Other comprehensive (loss) income	(526)						(526)		(526)
Distributions	0								0
Contributions	0								0
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2020	24,346		7	27,895		0	(3,796)	240	20,612		239	0	23,995		173	(3,796)	1
Beginning Balance at Mar. 31, 2020	24,079		7	27,906		(155)	(3,933)	254	20,167		239	0	24,004		(158)	(3,933)	15
Net income (loss)	766					760		6	742						739		3
Other comprehensive (loss) income	88						88		88							88
Common Stock Dividends ($.13 per share)	(97)					(97)
Issuance of Stock	3			3														3	3
Share-based compensation	19			19					19				19
Dividends, Preferred Stock									(3)						(3)
Acquisition of a noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries	(52)			(37)				(15)	(52)				(37)				(15)
Other-net	(5)							(5)	(8)				(8)		2		(2)
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2020	24,801		7	27,891		508	(3,845)	240	20,956		239	0	23,981		580	(3,845)	1
Net income (loss)	(390)					(392)		2	(404)						(404)
Other comprehensive (loss) income	49						49		49							49
Retained Earnings, Share-based Payment Arrangement, Increase for Cost Recognition						(1)									(1)
Common Stock Dividends ($.13 per share)	(97)					(97)
Issuance of Stock	2			2														$ 2	$ 2
Share-based compensation	15			16					15				16
Dividends, Preferred Stock									(2)						(2)
Common stock repurchase	(33)			(15)		(18)
Other-net	(1)			1				(2)	(4)				(4)
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2020	$ 24,346		$ 7	$ 27,895		$ 0	$ (3,796)	$ 240	$ 20,612		$ 239	$ 0	$ 23,995		$ 173	$ (3,796)	$ 1

[1] The cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 includes cash flows of EID's ECP and Specialty Products Entities.

[2] The cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 includes cash flows of EID's ECP and Specialty Products Entities.