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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) (USD $) In Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Related Party Transaction
Purchases of soybeans, other commodity products and phosphate-based products from certain unconsolidated joint venture	$ 227	$ 136	$ 640	$ 408
Sales of soybean commodity products and other commodity products to certain unconsolidated joint ventures	$ 131	$ 115	$ 331	$ 344

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 57

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph c

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