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BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS - Acquisitions (DETAILS) $ in Millions |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Oct. 04, 2016 USD ($) | Aug. 30, 2016 USD ($) item | Aug. 05, 2016 USD ($) item | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire oilseed processing plants |  |  |  |  | $ 488 | $ 365 |
Purchase price allocation |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  | $ 371 | $ 371 |  | $ 418
WRAG |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest acquired (as a percent) | 62.80% |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price | $ 32 |  |  |  |  |  |
Grupo Minsa |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price |  | $ 311 |  |  |  |  |
Grupo Minsa | Mexico |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of mills | item |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |
Grupo Minsa | United States |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of mills | item |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |
Cargill's two oilseed processing plants | Netherlands and France |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price |  |  | $ 225 |  |  |  |
Number of oilseed processing plants and operations | item |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |
Moinho Pacifico |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest acquired (as a percent) |  |  |  | 100.00% | 100.00% |  |
Adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Decrease to goodwill |  |  |  | $ 65 |  |  |
Increase to property, plant and equipment |  |  |  | 57 |  |  |
Increase in intangibles other than goodwill |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |
Purchase price allocation |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  |  | 98 | $ 98 |  |
Inventory |  |  |  | 10 | 10 |  |
Other net assets and liabilities |  |  |  | 9 | 9 |  |
Finite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  | 97 | 97 |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  | $ 68 | $ 68 |  |

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