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BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS (DETAILS) CAD in Millions, BRL in Millions, $ in Millions |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Feb. 29, 2016 | Jan. 31, 2016 | Oct. 31, 2015 BRL | Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2015 CAD | Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) item | Nov. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2015
Cost of acquired entity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire business, net of cash acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 347 | $ 39 | $ 355 |
Proceeds from the sale of Canadian grain assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 750 |
Gain on divestiture pre-tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 47 |  |  |
Purchase price allocation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ 418 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 418 | 349 | 392 |
Province of Quebec, Canada |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of acquired entity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from the sale of Canadian grain assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 54 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Certain working capital disposed |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Grain business in Canada |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of acquired entity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from the sale of Canadian grain assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 88 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forecast |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of acquired entity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage in equity method investee |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage to be sold |  | 10.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
G3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of acquired entity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage in equity method investee |  | 35.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
G3 | Forecast |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of acquired entity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage in equity method investee |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage to be sold |  |  | 10.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agribusiness |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price allocation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ 121 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 121 | $ 153 | $ 174 |
Agribusiness | G3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of acquired entity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage in equity method investee | 51.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 51.00% |  |  |
Heartland Harvest, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of acquired entity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of manufacturing facilities | item |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Moinho Pacifico | Bunge Alimentos S .A. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of acquired entity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest acquired (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price |  |  |  | BRL 1,087 | $ 282 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire business, net of cash acquired |  |  |  |  | 265 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration paid through agreed upon purchase price adjustment |  |  |  |  | 17 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price allocation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  | 41 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | 132 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inventories |  |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  | 89 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other net assets |  |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
WHF |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of acquired entity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price |  |  |  |  | 27 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price paid in cash |  |  |  |  | 25 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration transferred through working capital adjustment |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price allocation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inventories |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  | $ 15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Spain biodiesel entity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of acquired entity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest acquired (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price allocation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-settlement of loan and other receivables |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Spain biodiesel entity | Agribusiness |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of acquired entity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage in equity method investee |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
G3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of acquired entity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage in equity method investee |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 51.00%
Contributed capital |  |  |  |  |  |  | 130 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
G3 | SALIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of acquired entity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contributed capital |  |  |  |  |  |  | 126 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration in the form of convertible debt |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 115 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CWB | G3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of acquired entity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest acquired (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  | 61.00% | 61.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price | $ 266 |  |  |  |  | CAD 368 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Heartland Harvest, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of acquired entity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 47 |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price paid in cash |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40 |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price allocation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18 |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  |  |  |
Inventories |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 18 |  |  |  |  |  |
Puerto General San Martin |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of acquired entity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price allocated to assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 24 |  |  |  |  |
Puerto General San Martin | Terminal de Fertilizantes Argentinos SA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of acquired entity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price paid in cash |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 24 |  |  |  |  |
Terminal de Fertilizantes Argentinos SA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of acquired entity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest acquired (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 75.00% |  |  |  |  |
Corn Flour Producers LLC (CFP) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of acquired entity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price paid in cash |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12 |  |  |  |
Purchase price allocation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12 |  |  |  |

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