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No later than each of September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2022, Chemours shall deposit $100 million into an escrow account and DuPont and Corteva shall together deposit $100 million in the aggregate into an escrow account.

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No later than September 30 of each subsequent year through and including 2028, Chemours shall deposit $50 million into an escrow account and DuPont and Corteva shall together deposit $50 million in the aggregate into an escrow account

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Amount by which DuPont and Corteva will share PFAS costs. After threshold is exceeded, companies will share proportionally on basis of 29% (Corteva) and 71% (DuPont).

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Amount by which if escrow is below, on December 31, 2028, then Chemours will make 50% of the deposits and DuPont and Corteva together will make 50% of the deposits necessary to restore the balance of the escrow account to $700MM.

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Lawsuits alleging personal injury which were filed.

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From September 30, 2021 through September 30, 2028, Chemours will deposit a total of $500 million in the escrow account and DuPont and Corteva will deposit an additional $500 million pursuant to the terms of the Letter Agreement.

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Commitments and Contingent Liabilities Litigation - Chemours (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2028 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2028 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 lawsuits
PFAS [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Escrow Account Balance			$ 700.0
PFAS [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Qualified Spend and Escrow Account Contribution Threshold		$ 4,000.0
Cost Sharing Arrangement Term		20 years
Corteva and Dupont stray liability threshold for PFAS		$ 300.0
DuPont de Nemours [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount credited to each company's threshold		$ 150.0
PFOA Matters: Multi-District Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation Settlement Amount	$ 670.7
Lawsuits alleging personal injury filed \| lawsuits						3,550
Chemours [Member] \| PFAS [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
MOU Escrow Account Deposit					$ 100.0
Escrow Account Deposit Percentage		50.00%
Annual escrow deposit, remainder of period				$ 50.0
Chemours [Member] \| PFAS [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Total Escrow Deposit Amount				500.0
Corteva [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Stray liability sharing percentage		29.00%
Corteva [Member] \| DuPont de Nemours [Member] \| PFAS [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
MOU Escrow Account Deposit					$ 100.0
Escrow Account Deposit Percentage		50.00%
Corteva and DuPont stray liability sharing percentage for PFAS		50.00%
Annual escrow deposit, remainder of period				50.0
Corteva [Member] \| DuPont de Nemours [Member] \| PFAS [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Qualified Spend and Escrow Account Contribution Threshold		$ 2,000.0
Total Escrow Deposit Amount				$ 500.0
Corteva [Member] \| PFOA Matters: Multi-District Litigation [Member] \| DuPont de Nemours [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation Settlement Amount	$ 335.0
DuPont de Nemours [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Stray liability sharing percentage		71.00%
DuPont de Nemours [Member] \| DuPont de Nemours [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Corteva and Dupont stray liability threshold for PFAS		$ 200.0