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Asset Impairment, Exit, and Restructuring Costs
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions [Abstract]  
Asset Impairment, Exit, and Restructuring Costs Asset Impairment, Exit, and Restructuring Costs

The following table sets forth the charges included in asset impairment, exit, and restructuring costs.
(In millions)
Year Ended December 31
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
Restructuring and exit costs (1)
$
161

 
$
29

 
$
72

Impairment charge - equity method investment(2)
—

 
12

 
—

Impairment charge - goodwill and other intangible assets (3)
11

 
9

 
—

Impairment charge - other long-lived assets (4)
131

 
121

 
101

Total asset impairment, exit, and restructuring costs
$
303

 
$
171

 
$
173


(1) 
Restructuring and exit costs for the year ended December 31, 2019 consisted of restructuring and pension settlement and remeasurement charges of $159 million in Corporate primarily related to early retirement and reorganization initiatives and several individually insignificant restructuring charges presented as specified items within segment operating profit. Restructuring and exit costs for the year ended December 31, 2018 consisted of restructuring charges of $24 million in Corporate primarily related to the reorganization of IT services in Corporate and several individually insignificant restructuring charges presented as specified items within segment operating profit. Restructuring and exit costs for the year ended December 31, 2017 consisted of restructuring charges of $54 million in Corporate primarily related to the reduction of certain positions within the Company's global workforce and several individually insignificant restructuring charges presented as specified items within segment operating profit.
(2) 
Impairment charge - equity method investment consisted of an impairment charge on an equity investment presented as a specified item within segment operating profit.
(3) 
Impairment charge - goodwill and other intangible assets for the year ended December 31, 2019 consisted of goodwill and other intangible asset impairments in Ag Services and Oilseeds presented as specified items within segment operating profit. Impairment charge - goodwill and other intangible assets for the year ended December 31, 2018 consisted of an intangible asset impairment in Ag Services and Oilseeds presented as specified items within segment operating profit.
(4) 
Impairment charge - other long-lived assets for the year ended December 31, 2019 consisted of $130 million of asset impairments related to certain facilities, vessels and other long-lived assets in Ag Services and Oilseeds and $1 million of asset impairments related to certain long-lived assets in Carbohydrate Solutions presented as specified items within segment operating profit. Impairment charge - other long-lived assets for the year ended December 31, 2018 consisted of $61 million of asset impairments related to a long-term receivable and certain long-lived assets in Ag Services and Oilseeds and $11 million of asset impairments related to certain long-lived assets in Nutrition presented as specified items within segment operating profit and a $49 million charge related to a discontinued software project in Corporate. Impairment charge - other long-lived assets for the year ended December 31, 2017 consisted of $63 million of asset impairments primarily related to the configuration of the Company's Peoria, Illinois ethanol complex, $20 million of asset impairments related to the closure of a facility, and several individually insignificant asset charges presented as specified items within segment operating profit.