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BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS - Acquisitions (DETAILS)
$ in Millions
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Oct. 04, 2016
USD ($)
Aug. 30, 2016
USD ($)
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Aug. 05, 2016
USD ($)
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Sep. 30, 2016
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2016
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Sep. 30, 2015
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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