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SEGMENT INFORMATION - FINANCIAL INFORMATION BY SEGMENT (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2019
Operating Segment Information |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ 10,159 | $ 10,323 | $ 28,794 | $ 30,357 |
Foreign exchange gains (losses) | 54 | (129) | 75 | (147) |
Noncontrolling interests | (5) | (6) | (2) | (9) |
Other income (expense) – net | 17 | (4) | 37 | 201 |
Income (loss) from affiliates | 35 | 8 | (76) | 21 |
Total Segment EBIT from continuing operations | 351 | (1,440) | 919 | (935) |
Depreciation, depletion and amortization | (106) | (134) | (323) | (428) |
Total assets | 20,761 | 18,634 | 20,761 | 18,634 | $ 18,317
Agribusiness |  |  |  |  |
Operating Segment Information |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 7,108 | 7,008 | 20,247 | 20,995 |
Foreign exchange gains (losses) | 59 | (57) | 76 | (76) |
Other income (expense) – net | 16 | 16 | 40 | 65 |
Income (loss) from affiliates | 18 | 10 | 43 | 24 |
Total Segment EBIT from continuing operations | 299 | 107 | 1,015 | 457 |
Depreciation, depletion and amortization | (51) | (61) | (158) | (182) |
Edible Oil Products |  |  |  |  |
Operating Segment Information |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 2,434 | 2,319 | 6,886 | 6,764 |
Foreign exchange gains (losses) | (3) | 5 | 0 | 4 |
Other income (expense) – net | (1) | (13) | (3) | (18) |
Income (loss) from affiliates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Segment EBIT from continuing operations | 76 | 59 | 173 | 161 |
Depreciation, depletion and amortization | (38) | (38) | (112) | (116) |
Milling Products |  |  |  |  |
Operating Segment Information |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 416 | 437 | 1,213 | 1,293 |
Foreign exchange gains (losses) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Other income (expense) – net | 0 | (3) | (1) | 3 |
Income (loss) from affiliates | (1) | 0 | (1) | 0 |
Total Segment EBIT from continuing operations | 16 | 14 | 64 | 61 |
Depreciation, depletion and amortization | (10) | (13) | (33) | (39) |
Sugar and Bioenergy |  |  |  |  |
Operating Segment Information |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 48 | 381 | 124 | 950 |
Foreign exchange gains (losses) | 0 | (78) | 0 | (80) |
Other income (expense) – net | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Income (loss) from affiliates | 18 | (2) | (118) | (3) |
Total Segment EBIT from continuing operations | 23 | (1,543) | (112) | (1,567) |
Depreciation, depletion and amortization | 0 | (15) | 0 | (70) |
Fertilizer |  |  |  |  |
Operating Segment Information |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 153 | 178 | 324 | 355 |
Foreign exchange gains (losses) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Other income (expense) – net | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Income (loss) from affiliates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Segment EBIT from continuing operations | 29 | 22 | 53 | 30 |
Depreciation, depletion and amortization | (1) | (2) | (4) | (5) |
Inter—segment revenues |  |  |  |  |
Operating Segment Information |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | (1,373) | (1,271) | (3,923) | (3,611) |
Foreign exchange gains (losses) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Noncontrolling interests | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other income (expense) – net | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Income (loss) from affiliates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Segment EBIT from continuing operations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Depreciation, depletion and amortization | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Inter—segment revenues | Agribusiness |  |  |  |  |
Operating Segment Information |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | (1,293) | (1,225) | (3,756) | (3,471) |
Inter—segment revenues | Edible Oil Products |  |  |  |  |
Operating Segment Information |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | (78) | (37) | (164) | (110) |
Inter—segment revenues | Milling Products |  |  |  |  |
Operating Segment Information |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 0 | (1) | 0 | (1) |
Inter—segment revenues | Sugar and Bioenergy |  |  |  |  |
Operating Segment Information |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | (1) | 0 | (1) | (1) |
Inter—segment revenues | Fertilizer |  |  |  |  |
Operating Segment Information |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | (1) | (8) | (2) | (28) |
Operating | Agribusiness |  |  |  |  |
Operating Segment Information |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interests | (2) | 2 | (6) | 5 |
Total assets | 14,650 | 11,717 | 14,650 | 11,717 |
Operating | Edible Oil Products |  |  |  |  |
Operating Segment Information |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interests | (2) | (6) | 5 | (12) |
Total assets | 3,746 | 3,829 | 3,746 | 3,829 |
Operating | Milling Products |  |  |  |  |
Operating Segment Information |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interests | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total assets | 1,240 | 1,431 | 1,240 | 1,431 |
Operating | Sugar and Bioenergy |  |  |  |  |
Operating Segment Information |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interests | 0 | (1) | (1) | (1) |
Total assets | 166 | 275 | 166 | 275 |
Operating | Fertilizer |  |  |  |  |
Operating Segment Information |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interests | (1) | (1) | 0 | (1) |
Total assets | 283 | 375 | 283 | 375 |
Corporate - other |  |  |  |  |
Operating Segment Information |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange gains (losses) | (4) | 1 | (3) | 2 |
Noncontrolling interests | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other income (expense) – net | 2 | (8) | 1 | 150 |
Income (loss) from affiliates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Segment EBIT from continuing operations | (92) | (99) | (274) | (77) |
Depreciation, depletion and amortization | (6) | (5) | (16) | (16) |
Total assets | $ 676 | $ 1,007 | $ 676 | $ 1,007 |

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