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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES - DERIVATIVE POSITIONS (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) MMBTU MWh day t	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) MMBTU MWh day t
Interest rate | Long | Swaps
Derivative
Notional amount of derivative	$ 1,791	$ 1,989
Interest rate | Long | FRAs
Derivative
Notional amount of derivative	0	1,216
Interest rate | Short | Swaps
Derivative
Notional amount of derivative	1,943	1,418
Interest rate | Short | FRAs
Derivative
Notional amount of derivative	0	805
Foreign exchange | Long | Swaps
Derivative
Notional amount of derivative	562	422
Foreign exchange | Long | Forwards
Derivative
Notional amount of derivative	14,033	11,272
Foreign exchange | Long | Futures
Derivative
Notional amount of derivative	14	0
Foreign exchange | Long | Options
Derivative
Delta	86	100
Foreign exchange | Short | Swaps
Derivative
Notional amount of derivative	510	413
Foreign exchange | Short | Forwards
Derivative
Notional amount of derivative	14,813	13,171
Foreign exchange | Short | Futures
Derivative
Notional amount of derivative	0	55
Foreign exchange | Short | Options
Derivative
Delta	$ 75	$ 142
Agricultural commodities | Long | Swaps
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t	7,348	0
Agricultural commodities | Long | Forwards
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t	35,140,835	38,332,313
Agricultural commodities | Long | Futures
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t	0	0
Agricultural commodities | Long | Options
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t	137,405	0
Agricultural commodities | Short | Swaps
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t	5,896,696	1,700,972
Agricultural commodities | Short | Forwards
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t	29,994,625	39,743,593
Agricultural commodities | Short | Futures
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t	709,252	11,422,365
Agricultural commodities | Short | Options
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t	763,548	280,240
Ocean freight | Long | FRAs
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | day	16,783	3,055
Ocean freight | Long | Options
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | day	567	0
Ocean freight | Short | FRAs
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | day	22,386	0
Ocean freight | Short | Options
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | day	0	0
Natural gas | Long | Swaps
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | MMBTU	574,408	1,040,284
Natural gas | Long | Futures
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | MMBTU	3,000,000	7,210,000
Natural gas | Short | Swaps
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | MMBTU	0	0
Natural gas | Short | Futures
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | MMBTU	0	0
Energy - other | Long | Swaps
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t	754,301	413,542
Energy - other | Short | Swaps
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t	532,541	0
Electricity | Long | Swaps
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | MWh	670,973	0
Electricity | Short | Swaps
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | MWh	256,949	0
Other | Long | Swaps and futures
Derivative
Notional amount of derivative	$ 0	$ 30
Other | Short | Swaps and futures
Derivative
Notional amount of derivative	323	30
Fair value hedges | Interest rate
Derivative
Carrying value of hedged debt	3,740	2,465
Cumulative adjustment to long-term debt from application of hedge accounting	30	92
Notional amount of derivative	3,726	2,382
Fair value hedges | Foreign exchange
Derivative
Carrying value of hedged debt	274	297
Notional amount of derivative	274	297
Cash flow hedges | Foreign exchange
Derivative
Amounts expected to be reclassified from AOCI to earnings in the next twelve months	4
Cash flow hedges | Foreign exchange | Forwards
Derivative
Notional amount of derivative	12	182
Cash flow hedges | Foreign exchange | Options
Derivative
Notional amount of derivative	39	90
Net investment hedges | Foreign exchange
Derivative
Notional amount of derivative	$ 1,355	$ 1,875

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