Segment Reporting Sig Items (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2023		Dec. 31, 2022		Dec. 31, 2021
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost		$ 336		$ 363		$ 289
Estimated Settlement Expense	[1]	(204)		(87)
Net Sales		17,226		17,455		15,655
Segment Reconciling Items [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost	[2]	(336)		(363)		(289)
Inventory Write-down		(12)	[3]	10	[4]
Equity Securities, Mark-to-Market Gain (Loss)						47
Employee Retention Credit		3		9		60
AltEn facility remediation charges		(10)		(33)
Acquisition Related Costs	[5]	(45)
Significant items		(579)		(502)		(236)
2022 Restructuring Actions
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost	[6]	42		272	[7]
2022 Restructuring Actions | Segment Reconciling Items [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Inventory Write-down	[4]	(7)		(33)
Gain (Loss) on sale of business, assets and equity investments	[4]	14
2022 Restructuring Actions - Russia Exit | Segment Reconciling Items [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Russia Seed Sale, pre-tax benefit	[4],[8]	18		3
Net Sales		71		8
Cost of Revenue		53		5
Settlement with Taxing Authority | 2022 Restructuring Actions - Russia Exit
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring Costs	[4]			(8)
Seed [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales		9,472		8,979		8,402
Seed [Member] | Segment Reconciling Items [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost	[2]	(86)		(228)		(152)
Gain (Loss) on sale of business, assets and equity investments	[4]			(5)
Equity Securities, Mark-to-Market Gain (Loss)						47
Employee Retention Credit				6		37
AltEn facility remediation charges		(10)		(33)
Contract Termination Cost						(30)
Significant items		(81)		(298)		(98)
Seed [Member] | 2022 Restructuring Actions
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost		17		120
Seed [Member] | 2022 Restructuring Actions | Segment Reconciling Items [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Inventory Write-down	[4]	(7)		(33)
Gain (Loss) on sale of business, assets and equity investments	[4]	4
Seed [Member] | 2022 Restructuring Actions - Russia Exit | Segment Reconciling Items [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Russia Seed Sale, pre-tax benefit	[4],[8]			3
Seed [Member] | Settlement with Taxing Authority | 2022 Restructuring Actions - Russia Exit
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring Costs	[4]			(8)
Crop Protection [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales		7,754		8,476		7,253
Crop Protection [Member] | Segment Reconciling Items [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost	[2]	(228)		(37)		(59)
Estimated Settlement Expense	[1]	(204)		(87)
Inventory Write-down	[3]	(12)
Gain (Loss) on sale of business, assets and equity investments				15	[4]	19
Employee Retention Credit		3		3		23
Contract Termination Cost						(24)
Acquisition Related Costs	[5]	(45)
Significant items		(476)		(106)		(60)
Crop Protection [Member] | 2022 Restructuring Actions
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost		5		41
Crop Protection [Member] | 2022 Restructuring Actions | Segment Reconciling Items [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) on sale of business, assets and equity investments	[4]	10
Corporate Segment [Member] | Segment Reconciling Items [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost	[2]	(22)		(98)		(78)
Significant items		(22)		(98)		$ (78)
Corporate Segment [Member] | 2022 Restructuring Actions
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost		$ 20		$ 111

[1] Consists of estimated Lorsban® related charges.

[2] Includes restructuring plans and asset related charges as well as accelerated prepaid amortization expense. See Note 6 - Restructuring and Asset Related Charges - Net, to the Consolidated Financial Statements, for additional information.

[3] Incremental loss associated with activities related to the Crop Protection Operations Strategy Restructuring Program.

[4] Incremental gains (losses) associated with activities related to the 2022 Restructuring Actions.

[5] Relates to acquisition-related costs, including transaction and third-party integration costs associated with the completed acquisitions of Stoller and Symborg as well as the recognition of the inventory fair value step-up. See Note 4 - Business Combinations, to the Consolidated Financial Statements, for additional information.

[6] This amount excludes other pre-tax charges recorded during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 impacting the Seed segment. These charges consisted of inventory write-offs and gains (losses) on sale of businesses, assets and equity investments and settlement costs associated with the Russia Exit, which are included in cost of goods sold and other income (expense) - net, in the company's Consolidated Statement of Operations, respectively. See Note 23 - Segment Information, to the Consolidated Financial Statements, for additional information.

[7] This amount excludes other pre-tax charges recorded during the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 included in cost of goods sold and other income (expense) – net, in the company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations, as noted above.

[8] Includes a benefit of $18 million and $3 million for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, relating to the sale of seeds already under production in Russia when the decision to exit the country was made and that the Company was contractually required to purchase. It consists of $71 million and $8 million of net sales and $53 million and $5 million of cost of goods sold for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.