Pension Plans and Other Post Employment Benefit Plans (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2023 |
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| Retirement Benefits [Abstract] |
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| Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions [Table Text Block] |
The weighted-average assumptions used to determine pension plan obligations for all pension plans are summarized in the table below: | | | | | | | | | | Weighted-Average Assumptions used to Determine Benefit Obligations | December 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | Discount rate | 4.97 | % | 5.17 | % | Rate of increase in future compensation levels1 | 2.87 | % | 2.83 | % |
1.The rate of compensation increase excludes U.S. pension plans since the employees who participate in the U.S. pension plans no longer accrue additional benefits for future service and eligible compensation.
The weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit costs for all pension plans are summarized in the table below: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Weighted-Average Assumptions used to Determine Net Periodic Benefit Cost | For the Year Ended December 31, | | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | Discount rate | 5.17 | % | 3.33 | % | 2.44 | % | Rate of increase in future compensation levels1 | 2.83 | % | 2.55 | % | 2.54 | % | Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets | 4.55 | % | 4.51 | % | 5.73 | % |
1.The rate of compensation increase excludes U.S. pension plans since the employees who participate in the U.S. pension plans no longer accrue additional benefits for future service and eligible compensation. The weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations for OPEB plans are summarized in the table below: | | | | | | | | | | Weighted-Average Assumptions used to Determine Benefit Obligations | December 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | Discount rate | 4.92 | % | 5.09 | % |
The weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit costs for the OPEB plans are summarized in the table below: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Weighted-Average Assumptions used to Determine Net Periodic Benefit Cost | For the Year Ended December 31, | | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | Discount rate | 5.09 | % | 2.59 | % | 2.09 | % |
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| Schedule of Pension Plans and Other Postemployment Benefits [Table Text Block] |
Summarized information on the company's pension and other post-employment benefit plans is as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Change in Projected Benefit Obligations, Plan Assets and Funded Status | | Defined Benefit Pension Plans | | Other Post-Employment Benefits | | (In millions) | For the Year Ended December 31, | | For the Year Ended December 31, | | 2023 | 2022 | | 2023 | 2022 | | Change in benefit obligations: | | | | | | | Benefit obligation at beginning of the period | $ | 13,982 | | $ | 19,775 | | | $ | 1,021 | | $ | 1,362 | | | Service cost | 18 | | 20 | | | 1 | | 1 | | | Interest cost | 690 | | 505 | | | 49 | | 26 | | | Plan participants' contributions | 1 | | 1 | | | 20 | | 20 | | | Actuarial (gain) loss | 311 | | (3,759) | | | (49) | | (246) | | | Benefits paid | (1,304) | | (1,460) | | | (117) | | (142) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Other1 | (257) | | (1,080) | | | — | | — | | | Effect of foreign exchange rates | (1) | | (20) | | | — | | — | | | | | | | | | Benefit obligations at end of the period | $ | 13,440 | | $ | 13,982 | | | $ | 925 | | $ | 1,021 | | | | | | | | | Change in plan assets: | | | | | | | Fair value of plan assets at beginning of the period | $ | 12,584 | | $ | 17,827 | | | $ | — | | $ | — | | | Actual return on plan assets | 661 | | (2,765) | | | — | | — | | | Employer contributions | 52 | | 60 | | | 97 | | 122 | | | Plan participants' contributions | 1 | | 1 | | | 20 | | 20 | | | Benefits paid | (1,304) | | (1,460) | | | (117) | | (142) | | | | | | | | Other1 | (257) | | (1,080) | | | — | | — | | | Effect of foreign exchange rates | 18 | | 1 | | | — | | — | | | | | | | | | Fair value of plan assets at end of the period | $ | 11,755 | | $ | 12,584 | | | $ | — | | $ | — | | | Funded status | | | | | | | U.S. plan with plan assets | $ | (1,336) | | $ | (1,050) | | | $ | — | | $ | — | | | Non-U.S. plans with plan assets | (43) | | (30) | | | — | | — | | All other plans 2,3 | (306) | | (318) | | | (925) | | (1,021) | | | Funded status at end of the period | $ | (1,685) | | $ | (1,398) | | | $ | (925) | | $ | (1,021) | |
1.Primarily relates to transfers of certain benefit obligations and related assets associated with the principal U.S. pension plan to an insurance company through the purchase of nonparticipating group annuity contracts. 2.As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, $155 million and $182 million, respectively, of the benefit obligations are supported by funding under the Trust agreement, defined in the "Trust Assets" section below. 3.Includes pension plans maintained around the world where funding is not customary. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Defined Benefit Pension Plans | Other Post-Employment Benefits | | (In millions) | December 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets: | | | | | | Other assets | $ | 2 | | $ | 3 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | | Accrued and other current liabilities | (31) | | (35) | | (114) | | (132) | | | Pension and other post-employment benefits - noncurrent | (1,656) | | (1,366) | | (811) | | (889) | | | | | | | | Net amount recognized | $ | (1,685) | | $ | (1,398) | | $ | (925) | | $ | (1,021) | | | | | | | | Pretax amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss): | | | | | | Net gain (loss) | $ | (487) | | $ | (238) | | $ | 238 | | $ | 198 | | | Prior service benefit (cost) | 22 | | 23 | | 14 | | 16 | | | Pretax balance in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) at end of year | $ | (465) | $ | (215) | $ | 252 | $ | 214 |
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| Defined Benefit Plan, Plan with Projected Benefit Obligation in Excess of Plan Assets [Table Text Block] |
| | | | | | | | | | Pension Plans with Projected Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets | December 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | | (In millions) | | Projected benefit obligations | $ | 13,262 | | $ | 13,832 | | | Fair value of plan assets | 11,575 | | 12,430 | |
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| Defined Benefit Plan, Plan with Accumulated Benefit Obligation in Excess of Plan Assets [Table Text Block] |
| | | | | | | | | | Pension Plans with Accumulated Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets | December 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | | (In millions) | | Accumulated benefit obligations | $ | 13,155 | | $ | 13,676 | | | Fair value of plan assets | 11,488 | | 12,290 | |
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| Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block] |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (In millions) | Defined Benefit Pension Plans | | Other Post-Employment Benefits | | For the Year Ended December 31, | | For the Year Ended December 31, | | Components of net periodic benefit (credit) cost and amounts recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | | Net Periodic Benefit (Credit) Cost: | | | | | | | | | Service cost | $ | 18 | | $ | 20 | | $ | 25 | | | $ | 1 | | $ | 1 | | $ | 1 | | | Interest cost | 690 | | 505 | | 364 | | | 49 | | 26 | | 21 | | | Expected return on plan assets | (605) | | (720) | | (915) | | | — | | — | | — | | | Amortization of unrecognized loss (gain) | — | | 3 | | 55 | | | (10) | | 2 | | 81 | | | Amortization of prior service (benefit) cost | (3) | | (3) | | (2) | | | (2) | | (1) | | (922) | | | Curtailment (gain) loss | — | | — | | — | | | — | | — | | (1) | | | Settlement loss | — | | 25 | | 1 | | | — | | — | | — | | | Net periodic benefit (credit) cost - Total | $ | 100 | | $ | (170) | | $ | (472) | | | $ | 38 | | $ | 28 | | $ | (820) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive income (loss): | | | | | | | | | Net gain (loss) | $ | (255) | | $ | 274 | | $ | 1,284 | | | $ | 49 | | $ | 246 | | $ | 33 | | | Amortization of unrecognized (gain) loss | — | | 3 | | 55 | | | (10) | | 2 | | 81 | | | Prior service benefit (cost) | — | | — | | 15 | | | — | | — | | — | | | Amortization of prior service (benefit) cost | (3) | | (3) | | (2) | | | (2) | | (1) | | (922) | | | Curtailment (gain) loss | — | | — | | — | | | — | | — | | (1) | | | Settlement loss | — | | 25 | | 1 | | | — | | — | | — | | | | | | | | | | | Effect of foreign exchange rates | 8 | | 2 | | 3 | | | 1 | | — | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total benefit (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income (loss), attributable to Corteva | $ | (250) | | $ | 301 | | $ | 1,356 | | | $ | 38 | | $ | 247 | | $ | (809) | | | Total recognized in net periodic benefit (credit) cost and other comprehensive income (loss) | $ | (350) | | $ | 471 | | $ | 1,828 | | | $ | — | | $ | 219 | | $ | 11 | |
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| Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments [Table Text Block] |
| | | | | | | | | | Estimated Future Benefit Payments at December 31, 2023 | Defined Benefit Pension Plans | Other Post-Employment Benefits | | (In millions) | | 2024 | $ | 1,251 | | $ | 113 | | | 2025 | 1,214 | | 106 | | | 2026 | 1,182 | | 99 | | | 2027 | 1,149 | | 93 | | | 2028 | 1,112 | | 86 | | | Years 2029-2033 | 4,994 | | 344 | | | Total | $ | 10,902 | | $ | 841 | |
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| Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets [Table Text Block] |
| | | | | | | | | | Target Allocation for Plan Assets | December 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | | Asset Category | | U.S. equity securities | 9 | % | 8 | % | | Non-U.S. equity securities | 5 | | 7 | | | Fixed income securities | 64 | | 64 | | | Hedge funds | 2 | | 3 | | | Private market securities | 11 | | 11 | | | Real estate | 7 | | 6 | | | Cash and cash equivalents | 2 | | 1 | | | Total | 100 | % | 100 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Basis of Fair Value Measurements | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | | For the year ended December 31, 2023 | | (In millions) | | Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,148 | | $ | 1,148 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | U.S. equity securities 1 | 1,108 | | 1,106 | | 1 | | 1 | | | Non-U.S. equity securities | 441 | | 439 | | — | | 2 | | | Debt – government-issued | 1,601 | | — | | 1,601 | | — | | | Debt – corporate-issued | 3,908 | | — | | 3,906 | | 2 | | | Debt – asset-backed | 637 | | — | | 637 | | — | | | Hedge funds | 5 | | — | | 2 | | 3 | | | Private market securities | 6 | | — | | — | | 6 | | | Real estate funds | 52 | | — | | — | | 52 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Other | 55 | | — | | — | | 55 | | | Subtotal | $ | 8,961 | | $ | 2,693 | | $ | 6,147 | | $ | 121 | | | Investments measured at net asset value | | | | | | Debt - government issued | 42 | | | | | | Debt - corporate-issued | 3 | | | | | | U.S. equity securities | 19 | | | | | | Non-U.S. equity securities | 21 | | | | | | Hedge funds | 143 | | | | | | Private market securities | 1,928 | | | | | | Real estate funds | 768 | | | | | | | | | | | Total investments measured at net asset value | $ | 2,924 | | | | | | Other items to reconcile to fair value of plan assets | | | | | Pension trust receivables 2 | 315 | | | | | Pension trust payables 3 | (445) | | | | | | Total | $ | 11,755 | | | | |
1.The Corteva pension plans directly held $204 million (approximately 2 percent of total plan assets) of Corteva, Inc. common stock at December 31, 2023. 2.Primarily receivables for investments securities sold. 3.Primarily payables for investment securities purchased. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Basis of Fair Value Measurements | | | | | | For the year ended December 31, 2022 | | | | | | (In millions) | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | | Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,348 | | $ | 1,348 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | U.S. equity securities1 | 1,200 | | 1,195 | | 2 | | 3 | | | Non-U.S. equity securities | 806 | | 806 | | — | | — | | | Debt – government-issued | 1,669 | | — | | 1,669 | | — | | | Debt – corporate-issued | 3,822 | | — | | 3,822 | | — | | | Debt – asset-backed | 695 | | — | | 695 | | — | | | Hedge funds | 3 | | — | | — | | 3 | | | Private market securities | 4 | | — | | — | | 4 | | | Real estate funds | 132 | | — | | — | | 132 | | | Derivatives – asset position | 2 | | — | | 2 | | — | | | | | | | | Other | 62 | | — | | — | | 62 | | | Subtotal | $ | 9,743 | | $ | 3,349 | | $ | 6,190 | | $ | 204 | | | Investments measured at net asset value | | | | | | Debt - government issued | 35 | | | | | | Debt - corporate-issued | 3 | | | | | | U.S. equity securities | 20 | | | | | | Non-U.S. equity securities | 20 | | | | | | Hedge funds | 347 | | | | | | Private market securities | 1,991 | | | | | | Real estate funds | 669 | | | | | | Total investments measured at net asset value | $ | 3,085 | | | | | | Other items to reconcile to fair value of plan assets | | | | | Pension trust receivables2 | 161 | | | | | Pension trust payables3 | (405) | | | | | | Total | $ | 12,584 | | | | |
1.The Corteva pension plans directly held $250 million (approximately 2 percent of total plan assets) of Corteva, Inc. common stock at December 31, 2022. 2.Primarily receivables for investments securities sold. 3.Primarily payables for investment securities purchased.
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| Schedule of Effect of Significant Unobservable Inputs, Changes in Plan Assets [Table Text Block] |
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Level 3 Pension Plan Assets | U.S. equity securities | Non-U.S. equity securities | Debt – corporate-issued | Hedge funds | Private market securities | Real estate | Other | Total | | (In millions) | | Balance at January 1, 2022 | $ | 4 | | $ | — | | $ | 2 | | $ | — | | $ | 3 | | $ | 26 | | $ | 75 | | $ | 110 | | | Actual return on assets: | | | | | | | | | | Relating to assets sold during the year ended December 31, 2022 | 1 | | — | | (15) | | — | | (9) | | — | | — | | (23) | | | Relating to assets held at December 31, 2022 | — | | (13) | | 13 | | (8) | | 10 | | 8 | | (1) | | 9 | | | Purchases, sales and settlements, net | (2) | | 1 | | — | | — | | — | | (1) | | (12) | | (14) | | | Transfers in or out of Level 3, net | — | | 12 | | — | | 11 | | — | | 99 | | — | | 122 | | | Balance at December 31, 2022 | $ | 3 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 3 | | $ | 4 | | $ | 132 | | $ | 62 | | $ | 204 | | | Actual return on assets: | | | | | | | | | | Relating to assets sold during the year ended December 31, 2023 | (1) | | (9) | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | (10) | | | Relating to assets held at December 31, 2023 | — | | 10 | | (5) | | — | | 2 | | (24) | | 4 | | (13) | | | Purchases, sales and settlements, net | (1) | | 1 | | 7 | | — | | — | | (35) | | (13) | | (41) | | | Transfers in or out of Level 3, net | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | (21) | | 2 | | (19) | | | Balance at December 31, 2023 | $ | 1 | | $ | 2 | | $ | 2 | | $ | 3 | | $ | 6 | | $ | 52 | | $ | 55 | | $ | 121 | |
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