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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Goodwill Balances Attributable To Consolidated Businesses And Investments In Affiliates, By Segment |
| December 31, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012
| Consolidated Businesses |  | Investments in Affiliates |  | Total |  | Consolidated Businesses |  | Investments in Affiliates |  | Total
| (In millions)
Oilseeds Processing | $ | 192 |  |  | $ | 184 |  |  | $ | 376 |  |  | $ | 177 |  |  | $ | 184 |  |  | $ | 361 |
Corn Processing | 81 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 88 |  |  | 85 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 92 |
Agricultural Services | 81 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 88 |  |  | 89 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 90 |
Other | 10 |  |  | — |  |  | 10 |  |  | 8 |  |  | — |  |  | 8 |
Total | $ | 364 |  |  | $ | 198 |  |  | $ | 562 |  |  | $ | 359 |  |  | $ | 192 |  |  | $ | 551 |
Schedule of other intangible assets |
|  |  | December 31, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012
| Useful |  | Gross |  | Accumulated |  |  |  | Gross |  | Accumulated |  |
| Life |  | Amount |  | Amortization |  | Net |  | Amount |  | Amortization |  | Net
| (In years) |  | (In millions)
Intangible assets with indefinite lives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks/brands |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | 5 |
Other |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |
Intangible assets with definite lives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks/brands | 8 to 33 |  | 44 |  |  | (11 | ) |  | 33 |  |  | 44 |  |  | (7 | ) |  | 37 |
Customer lists | 9 to 20 |  | 130 |  |  | (34 | ) |  | 96 |  |  | 128 |  |  | (25 | ) |  | 103 |
Patents | 15 to 20 |  | 43 |  |  | (27 | ) |  | 16 |  |  | 42 |  |  | (25 | ) |  | 17 |
Other | 2 to 47 |  | 73 |  |  | (28 | ) |  | 45 |  |  | 65 |  |  | (21 | ) |  | 44 |
Total |  |  | $ | 297 |  |  | $ | (100 | ) |  | $ | 197 |  |  | $ | 286 |  |  | $ | (78 | ) |  | $ | 208 |

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