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Impairment and Restructuring Charges (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010 | Dec. 31, 2009
Impairment |  |  |
Pretax non-cash impairment charges | $ 3 | $ 77 | $ 31
Consolidation of operations in Brazil |  |  |
Restructuring |  |  |
Accrued liability related to the Brazilian restructuring |  | 11 |
Cost of goods sold |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Pretax non-cash impairment charges |  | 77 |
Restructuring |  |  |
Pretax restructuring charges, including termination benefits |  | 19 |
Selling, general and administrative costs | Consolidation of operations in Brazil |  |  |
Restructuring |  |  |
Pretax restructuring charges, including termination benefits |  | 10 |
Europe and Brazil | Cost of goods sold |  |  |
Restructuring |  |  |
Pretax restructuring charges, including termination benefits |  |  | 16
Termination benefits paid |  | 11 |
Europe and Brazil | Cost of goods sold | European oilseed processing and refining facility |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Pretax non-cash impairment charges |  | 42 |
Europe and Brazil | Cost of goods sold | Additional assets in Brazil |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Pretax non-cash impairment charges |  | 5 |
Europe and Brazil | Cost of goods sold | Permanent closures of oilseed processing and refining facilities in Europe |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Pretax non-cash impairment charges |  | 9 |
Europe and Brazil | Cost of goods sold | Long-term supply contract acquired in connection with a wheat mill acquisition in Brazil |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Pretax non-cash impairment charges |  | 9 |
United States | Cost of goods sold | Closure of an older, less efficient oilseed processing facility in the United States and a co-located corn oil extraction line |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Pretax non-cash impairment charges |  | 12 |
Agribusiness |  |  |
Restructuring |  |  |
Number of employees, termination benefit costs |  | 90 |
Agribusiness | Cost of goods sold |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Pretax non-cash impairment charges |  | 35 |
Restructuring |  |  |
Pretax restructuring charges, including termination benefits |  | 10 |
Agribusiness | Cost of goods sold | Permanent closure of a smaller, older and less efficient oilseed processing and refining facility in Brazil |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Pretax non-cash impairment charges |  |  | 5
Agribusiness | Selling, general and administrative costs | Write-down of certain real estate assets in South America and an equity investment in a U.S. biodiesel production and marketing company |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Pretax non-cash impairment charges |  |  | 26
Agribusiness | Selling, general and administrative costs | Consolidation of operations in Brazil |  |  |
Restructuring |  |  |
Termination benefits |  | 3 |
Agribusiness | Europe and Brazil | Cost of goods sold |  |  |
Restructuring |  |  |
Termination benefits paid |  |  | 10
Agribusiness | Europe and Brazil | Cost of goods sold | Permanent closures of oilseed processing and refining facilities in Europe |  |  |
Restructuring |  |  |
Number of employees, termination benefit costs |  |  | 48
Agribusiness | Europe and Brazil | Cost of goods sold | Consolidation of administrative activities in Brazil |  |  |
Restructuring |  |  |
Number of employees, termination benefit costs |  |  | 47
Agribusiness | Europe and Brazil | Selling, general and administrative costs | Consolidation and closure activities |  |  |
Restructuring |  |  |
Termination benefits |  | 3 |
Edible oil products |  |  |
Restructuring |  |  |
Number of employees, termination benefit costs |  | 411 |
Edible oil products | Cost of goods sold |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Pretax non-cash impairment charges |  | 28 |
Restructuring |  |  |
Pretax restructuring charges, including termination benefits |  | 4 |
Edible oil products | Selling, general and administrative costs | Consolidation of operations in Brazil |  |  |
Restructuring |  |  |
Termination benefits |  | 3 |
Edible oil products | Europe and Brazil | Cost of goods sold |  |  |
Restructuring |  |  |
Termination benefits paid |  |  | 3
Edible oil products | Europe and Brazil | Cost of goods sold | Consolidation of administrative activities in Brazil |  |  |
Restructuring |  |  |
Number of employees, termination benefit costs |  |  | 24
Edible oil products | Europe and Brazil | Cost of goods sold | Reorganization of certain operations in Europe |  |  |
Restructuring |  |  |
Number of employees, termination benefit costs |  |  | 405
Edible oil products | Europe and Brazil | Selling, general and administrative costs | Consolidation and closure activities |  |  |
Restructuring |  |  |
Termination benefits |  | 3 |
Milling products | Cost of goods sold |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Pretax non-cash impairment charges |  | 14 |
Milling products | Selling, general and administrative costs | Consolidation of operations in Brazil |  |  |
Restructuring |  |  |
Termination benefits |  | 1 |
Milling products | Europe and Brazil | Selling, general and administrative costs | Consolidation and closure activities |  |  |
Restructuring |  |  |
Termination benefits |  | 1 |
Fertilizer | Cost of goods sold |  |  |
Restructuring |  |  |
Pretax restructuring charges, including termination benefits |  | 4 |
Fertilizer | Europe and Brazil | Cost of goods sold |  |  |
Restructuring |  |  |
Termination benefits paid |  |  | 3
Fertilizer | Europe and Brazil | Cost of goods sold | Consolidation of administrative activities in Brazil |  |  |
Restructuring |  |  |
Number of employees, termination benefit costs |  |  | 96
Sugar and Bioenergy | Cost of goods sold |  |  |
Restructuring |  |  |
Pretax restructuring charges, including termination benefits |  | 1 |
Sugar and Bioenergy | Selling, general and administrative costs | Consolidation of operations in Brazil |  |  |
Restructuring |  |  |
Termination benefits |  | 3 |
Sugar and Bioenergy | Europe and Brazil | Selling, general and administrative costs | Consolidation and closure activities |  |  |
Restructuring |  |  |
Termination benefits |  | $ 3 |

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