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Segment and Geographic Information (Segment Information) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2012 | Jun. 30, 2012 | Mar. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Jun. 30, 2012 | Jun. 30, 2011
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ 24,143 | $ 21,393 | $ 22,541 | $ 21,727 | $ 24,921 | $ 21,808 | $ 22,675 | $ 21,155 | $ 23,306 | $ 21,902 | $ 46,729 | $ 45,208 | $ 89,804 | $ 90,559 | $ 89,038 | $ 80,676
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 396 | 391 | 827 | 798 | 793 | 827
Asset abandonments and write-downs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 337 | 84 | 30 | 367 | 2
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 59 | 62 | 102 | 109 | 112 | 136
Equity in earnings of affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 255 | 251 | 411 | 476 | 472 | 542
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 997 | 781 | 2,024 | 1,981 | 1,765 | 3,015
Investments in and advances to affiliates | 3,340 |  |  |  | 3,170 |  |  |  |  |  | 3,170 |  | 3,340 | 3,170 |  |
Identifiable assets | 43,752 |  |  |  | 45,136 |  |  |  |  |  | 45,136 |  | 43,752 | 45,136 |  |
Gross additions to property, plant, and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 641 |  | 947 |  |  |
Reportable segment totals [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,306 | 1,063 | 2,708 | 2,768 | 2,525 | 4,131
Oilseeds Processing |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,052 | 17,337 | 34,883 | 35,430 | 34,715 | 29,908
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 113 | 108 | 237 | 233 | 228 | 215
Asset abandonments and write-downs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18 | 16 | 36 | 37 | 35 | 28
Equity in earnings of affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 96 | 129 | 261 | 193 | 226 | 213
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 747 | 429 | 1,473 | 1,620 | 1,302 | 1,690
Investments in and advances to affiliates | 2,120 |  |  |  | 1,889 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,889 |  | 2,120 | 1,889 |  |
Identifiable assets | 15,408 |  |  |  | 15,856 |  |  |  |  |  | 15,856 |  | 15,408 | 15,856 |  |
Gross additions to property, plant, and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 259 |  | 302 |  |  |
Corn Processing [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,167 | 6,451 | 13,139 | 11,830 | 12,114 | 9,908
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 165 | 178 | 325 | 332 | 345 | 399
Asset abandonments and write-downs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 337 | 62 | 23 | 360 | 0
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Equity in earnings of affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 49 | 53 | 98 | 103 | 107 | 83
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 71 | 54 | 814 | 278 | 261 | 1,079
Investments in and advances to affiliates | 431 |  |  |  | 505 |  |  |  |  |  | 505 |  | 431 | 505 |  |
Identifiable assets | 6,558 |  |  |  | 6,649 |  |  |  |  |  | 6,649 |  | 6,558 | 6,649 |  |
Gross additions to property, plant, and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 169 |  | 317 |  |  |
Agricultural Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,441 | 21,364 | 41,480 | 43,159 | 42,082 | 40,750
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 99 | 90 | 220 | 197 | 188 | 183
Asset abandonments and write-downs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18 | 10 | 47 | 30 | 22 | 23
Equity in earnings of affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 49 | 55 | 64 | 104 | 110 | 230
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 395 | 563 | 380 | 779 | 947 | 1,323
Investments in and advances to affiliates | 302 |  |  |  | 297 |  |  |  |  |  | 297 |  | 302 | 297 |  |
Identifiable assets | 12,358 |  |  |  | 14,201 |  |  |  |  |  | 14,201 |  | 12,358 | 14,201 |  |
Gross additions to property, plant, and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 182 |  | 239 |  |  |
Other Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 69 | 56 | 302 | 140 | 127 | 110
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 46
Equity in earnings of affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 9
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 93 | 17 | 41 | 91 | 15 | 39
Investments in and advances to affiliates | 24 |  |  |  | 18 |  |  |  |  |  | 18 |  | 24 | 18 |  |
Identifiable assets | 6,408 |  |  |  | 5,912 |  |  |  |  |  | 5,912 |  | 6,408 | 5,912 |  |
Gross additions to property, plant, and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |
Corporate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17 | 13 | 40 | 32 | 28 | 25
Asset abandonments and write-downs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11 | 22 | 4 | 22 | 33 | 39
Equity in earnings of affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 61 | 14 | (13) | 76 | 29 | 7
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (309) | (282) | (684) | (787) | (760) | (1,116)
Investments in and advances to affiliates | 463 |  |  |  | 461 |  |  |  |  |  | 461 |  | 463 | 461 |  |
Identifiable assets | 3,020 |  |  |  | 2,518 |  |  |  |  |  | 2,518 |  | 3,020 | 2,518 |  |
Gross additions to property, plant, and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31 |  | 88 |  |  |
Gross Revenues [Member] | Oilseeds Processing |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,465 | 18,073 | 38,490 | 38,382 | 36,990 | 32,011
Gross Revenues [Member] | Corn Processing [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,223 | 6,564 | 13,299 | 11,946 | 12,287 | 10,102
Gross Revenues [Member] | Agricultural Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25,487 | 24,115 | 46,950 | 49,063 | 47,691 | 45,167
Gross Revenues [Member] | Other Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 151 | 136 | 515 | 303 | 288 | 265
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4,597) | (3,680) | (9,450) | (9,135) | (8,218) | (6,869)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Oilseeds Processing |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,413) | (736) | (3,607) | (2,952) | (2,275) | (2,103)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Corn Processing [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (56) | (113) | (160) | (116) | (173) | (194)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Agricultural Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3,046) | (2,751) | (5,470) | (5,904) | (5,609) | (4,417)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Other Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (82) | $ (80) | $ (213) | $ (163) | $ (161) | $ (155)

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