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INVENTORIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
INVENTORIES
Inventories	$ 5,188	$ 4,773
Agribusiness
INVENTORIES
Inventories	4,138	3,741
Readily marketable inventories at fair value	3,979	3,593
Agribusiness | Merchandising Activities
INVENTORIES
Readily marketable inventories at fair value	2,990	2,523
Edible Oil Products
INVENTORIES
Inventories	432	404
Readily marketable inventories at fair value	108	123
Milling Products
INVENTORIES
Inventories	190	167
Sugar and Bioenergy
INVENTORIES
Inventories	354	406
Readily marketable inventories at fair value	50	139
Fertilizer
INVENTORIES
Inventories	$ 74	$ 55

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Amount after valuation and LIFO reserves of inventory expected to be sold, or consumed within one year or operating cycle, if longer.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 330
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-Section 35
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