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EID Basis of Presentation (Notes)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Entity Information [Line Items]  
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block] BACKGROUND AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Corteva, Inc. is a leading global provider of seed and crop protection solutions focused on the agriculture industry. The company intends to leverage its rich heritage of scientific achievement to advance its robust innovation pipeline and continue to shape the future of responsible agriculture. The company's broad portfolio of agriculture solutions fuels farmer productivity in approximately 140 countries. Corteva has two reportable segments: seed and crop protection. See Note 25 - Segment Information, to the Consolidated Financial Statements, for additional information on the company's reportable segments.

Throughout this Annual Report on Form 10-K, except as otherwise noted by the context, the terms "Corteva" or "company" used herein mean Corteva, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries (including EID) and the term “EID” used herein means E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company and its consolidated subsidiaries or E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company excluding its consolidated subsidiaries, as the context may indicate. Additionally, on June 1, 2019, DowDuPont Inc. changed its registered name to DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (“DuPont”), for certain events prior to, or on, June 1, 2019, DuPont may be referred to as DowDuPont.

Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation
On June 1, 2019, Corteva, Inc. became an independent, publicly traded company through the previously announced separation (the “Separation”) of the agriculture business of DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (formerly known as DowDuPont Inc.) (“DowDuPont” or “DuPont”). The separation was effectuated through a pro rata distribution (the “Corteva Distribution”) of all of the then-issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Corteva, Inc., which was then a wholly-owned subsidiary of DowDuPont, to holders of record of DowDuPont common stock as of the close of business on May 24, 2019.

Previously, DowDuPont was formed on December 9, 2015, to effect an all-stock merger of equals strategic combination between The Dow Chemical Company ("Historical Dow") and EID. On August 31, 2017 at 11:59 pm ET (the “Merger Effectiveness Time”) pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 11, 2015, as amended March 31, 2017 (the "Merger Agreement"), Historical Dow and EID each merged with wholly-owned subsidiaries of DowDuPont and became subsidiaries of DowDuPont (the “Merger”). Prior to the Merger, DowDuPont did not conduct any business activities other than those required for its formation and matters contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

Subsequent to the Merger, Historical Dow and EID engaged in a series of internal reorganization and realignment steps to realign their businesses into three subgroups: agriculture, materials science and specialty products through a series of tax-efficient transactions (collectively, the "Business Separations”). Effective as of 5:00 pm ET on April 1, 2019, DowDuPont completed the previously announced separation of its materials science business into a separate and independent public company by way of a distribution of Dow Inc. (“Dow”) through a pro rata dividend in-kind of all of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Dow’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, to holders of DowDuPont's common stock, as of the close of business on March 21, 2019 (the “Dow Distribution” and together with the Corteva Distribution, the “Distributions”).

Prior to the Dow Distribution, Historical Dow conveyed or transferred the assets and liabilities aligned with Historical Dow’s agriculture business to separate legal entities (“Dow Ag Entities”) and the assets and liabilities associated with its specialty products business to separate legal entities (the “Dow SP Entities”). On April 1, 2019, Dow Ag Entities and the Dow SP Entities were transferred and conveyed to DowDuPont.

In furtherance of the Business Separations, EID engaged in a series of internal reorganization and realignment steps (the “Internal Reorganization” and the "Business Realignment," respectively) to realign its businesses into three subgroups: agriculture, materials science and specialty products. As part of the Internal Reorganization:

the assets and liabilities aligned with EID’s materials science business, including EID’s ethylene and ethylene copolymers business, excluding its ethylene acrylic elastomers business, (“EID ECP”) were transferred or conveyed to separate legal entities (the “Materials Science Entities”) that were ultimately conveyed by DowDuPont to Dow;

the assets and liabilities aligned with the EID’s specialty products business were transferred or conveyed to separate legal entities (“EID Specialty Products Entities”);

on April 1, 2019, EID transferred and conveyed its Materials Science Entities to DowDuPont;

on May 1, 2019, EID distributed its Specialty Products Entities to DowDuPont;
on May 2, 2019, DowDuPont conveyed Dow Ag Entities to EID and in connection with the foregoing, EID issued additional shares of its Common Stock to DowDuPont; and

on May 31, 2019, DowDuPont contributed EID to Corteva, Inc.

On May 6, 2019, the Board of Directors of DowDuPont approved the distribution of all the then issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Corteva, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of DowDuPont, to DowDuPont stockholders. On June 1, 2019, DowDuPont completed the Separation. Each DowDuPont stockholder received one share of Corteva common stock for every three shares of DowDuPont common stock held at the close of business on May 24, 2019, the record date of distribution. Corteva, Inc.'s common stock began trading the "regular way" under the ticker symbol "CTVA" on June 3, 2019, the first business day after June 1, 2019. Upon becoming an independent company, the capital structure of Corteva consisted of 748,815,000 authorized shares of common stock (par value of $0.01 per share), which represents the number of common shares issued on June 3, 2019. Information related to the Corteva Distribution and its effect on the company's financial statements is discussed throughout these Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

As a result of the Business Realignment and the Internal Reorganization discussed above, Corteva owns 100% of the outstanding common stock of EID, and EID owns 100% of DAS. EID is a subsidiary of Corteva, Inc. and continues to be a reporting company, subject to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

DAS Common Control Business Combination
The transfer or conveyance of DAS to Corteva was treated as a transfer of entities under common control. As such, the company recorded the assets, liabilities, and equity of DAS on its balance sheet at their historical basis. Transfers of businesses between entities under common control requires the financial statements to be presented as if the transaction had occurred at the point at which common control first existed (the Merger Effectiveness Time). As a result, the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto include the results of DAS as of the Merger Effectiveness Time. See Note 4 - Common Control Business Combination, to the Consolidated Financial Statements, for additional information.

For periods prior to the Corteva Distribution, the combined results of operations and assets and liabilities of EID and DAS were derived from the Consolidated Financial Statements and accounting records of EID as well as the carve-out financial statements of DAS. The DAS carve-out financial statements reflect the historical results of operations, financial position, and cash flows of Historical Dow's Agricultural Sciences Business and include allocations of certain expenses for services from Historical Dow, including, but not limited to, general corporate expenses related to finance, legal, information technology, human resources, ethics and compliance, shared services, employee benefits and incentives, insurance, and stock-based compensation. These expenses were allocated on the basis of direct usage when identifiable, with the remainder allocated under the basis of headcount or other measures.

The company's Consolidated Balance Sheets for all periods presented consist of Corteva, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

The company's Consolidated Statements of Operations (the "Consolidated Statements of Operations") for all periods prior to the Corteva Distribution consist of the combined results of operations for Historical EID and DAS. The Consolidated Statements of Operations for all periods after the Corteva Distribution represent the consolidated balances of the company. Intercompany balances and transactions with Historical EID and DAS have been eliminated.

During the first quarter 2020, the company recorded an increase of $40 million to APIC relating to net assets recorded as
transferred as part of the 2019 Internal Reorganizations that were retained.

Divestiture of EID ECP
The transfer of EID ECP meets the criteria for discontinued operations and as such, results of operations are presented as discontinued operations and have been excluded from continuing operations for all periods presented. The comprehensive income (loss), stockholder's equity and cash flows related to EID ECP have not been segregated and are included in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), Consolidated Statements of Equity and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, respectively, for 2019 and all prior periods. Amounts related to EID ECP are consistently included or excluded from the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements based on the respective financial statement line item. See Note 5 - Divestitures and Other Transactions, to the Consolidated Financial Statements, for additional information.

Divestiture of EID Specialty Products Entities
The transfer of the EID Specialty Products Entities meets the criteria for discontinued operations and as such, results of operations are presented as discontinued operations and have been excluded from continuing operations for all periods presented. The comprehensive income (loss), stockholder's equity and cash flows related to the EID Specialty Products Entities
have not been segregated and are included in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), Consolidated Statements of Equity and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, respectively, for 2019 and all prior periods. Amounts related to the EID Special Products Entities are consistently included or excluded from the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements based on the respective financial statement line item. See Note 5 - Divestitures and Other Transactions, to the Consolidated Financial Statements, for additional information.
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Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block] BASIS OF PRESENTATION
As a result of the Business Realignment and the Internal Reorganization, Corteva, Inc. owns 100% of the outstanding common stock of EID. EID is a subsidiary of Corteva, Inc. and continues to be a reporting company, subject to the requirements of the Exchange Act. The primary differences between Corteva, Inc. and EID are outlined below:

Preferred Stock - EID has preferred stock outstanding to third parties which is accounted for as a noncontrolling interest at the Corteva, Inc. level. Each share of EID Preferred Stock - $4.50 Series and EID Preferred Stock - $3.50 Series issued and outstanding at the effective date of the Corteva Distribution remains issued and outstanding as to EID and was unaffected by the Corteva Distribution.
Related Party Loan - EID engaged in a series of debt redemptions during the second quarter of 2019 that were partially funded through an intercompany loan from Corteva, Inc. This was eliminated in consolidation at the Corteva, Inc. level but remains on EID's financial statements at the standalone level (including the associated interest).
Capital Structure - At December 31, 2020, Corteva, Inc.'s capital structure consists of 743,458,000 issued shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share.

The accompanying footnotes relate to EID only, and not to Corteva, Inc., and are presented to show differences between EID and Corteva, Inc.

For the footnotes listed below, refer to the footnotes from the Corteva 10-K:
Note 1 - Background and Basis of Presentation - refer to page F-14 of the Corteva, Inc. Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - refer to page F-16 of the Corteva, Inc. Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 3 - Recent Accounting Guidance - refer to page F-21 of the Corteva, Inc. Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 4 - Common Control Business Combination - refer to page F-22 of the Corteva, Inc. Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 5 - Divestitures and Other Transactions - refer to page F-23 of the Corteva, Inc. Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 6 - Revenue - refer to page F-27 of the Corteva, Inc. Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 7 - Restructuring and Asset Related Charges - Net - refer to page F-30 of the Corteva, Inc. Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 8 - Related Party Transactions - Differences exist between Corteva, Inc. and EID; refer to EID Note 2 - Related Party Transactions, of the EID Consolidated Financial Statements, below
Note 9 - Supplementary Information - refer to page F-33 of the Corteva, Inc. Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 10 - Income Taxes - Differences exist between Corteva, Inc. and EID; refer to EID Note 3 - Income Taxes, of the EID Consolidated Financial Statements, below
Note 11 - Earnings Per Share of Common Stock - Not applicable for EID
Note 12 - Accounts and Notes Receivable - Net - refer to page F-40 of the Corteva, Inc. Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 13 - Inventories - refer to page F-41 of the Corteva, Inc. Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 14 - Property, Plant and Equipment - refer to page F-41 of the Corteva, Inc. Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 15 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - refer to page F-42 of the Corteva, Inc. Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 16 - Leases - refer to page F-44 of the Corteva, Inc. Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 17 - Long-Term Debt and Available Credit Facilities - refer to page F-47 of the Corteva, Inc. Consolidated Financial Statements. In addition, EID has a related party loan payable to Corteva, Inc.; refer to EID Note 2 - Related Party Transactions, of the EID Consolidated Financial Statements, below
Note 18 - Commitments and Contingent Liabilities - refer to page F-49 of the Corteva, Inc. Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 19 - Stockholders' Equity - refer to page F-54 of the Corteva, Inc. Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 20 - Pension Plans and Other Post Employment Benefits - refer to page F-58 of the Corteva, Inc. Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 21 - Stock-Based Compensation - refer to page F-68 of the Corteva, Inc. Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 22 - Financial Instruments - refer to page F-70 of the Corteva, Inc. Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 23 - Fair Value Measurements - refer to page F-75 of the Corteva, Inc. Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 24 - Geographic Information - refer to page F-77 of the Corteva, Inc. Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 25 - Segment Information - Differences exist between Corteva, Inc. and EID; refer to EID Note 4 - Segment Information, of the EID Consolidated Financial Statements, below
Note 26 - Quarterly Information - Differences exist between Corteva, Inc. and EID; refer to EID Note 5 - Quarterly Information, of the EID Consolidated Financial Statements, below
Note 27 - Subsequent Events - Refers to page F-83 of the Corteva, Inc. Consolidated Financial Statements