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Fair Value Measurements (Fair Value Measurements At Reporting Date) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
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Assets: |  |
Unrealized derivative gains | $ 969 | $ 1,381
Cash Equivalents | 2,518 | 1,045
Deferred consideration | 757 | 900
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized derivative losses | 824 | 1,054
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Marketable securities | 881 | 1,265
Segregated investments | 1,707 | 1,186
Total Assets | 5,167 | 3,627
Liabilities: |  |
Total Liabilities | 45 | 63
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized derivative gains | 31 | 131
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized derivative losses | 45 | 63
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized derivative gains | 30 |
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized derivative losses |  | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Inventories carried at market | 4,247 | 5,291
Marketable securities | 26 | 16
Deferred consideration | 757 | 900
Total Assets | 5,659 | 7,314
Liabilities: |  |
Inventory-related payables | 708 | 903
Total Liabilities | 1,226 | 1,756
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized derivative gains | 540 | 936
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized derivative losses | 343 | 638
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized derivative gains | 88 | 170
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized derivative losses | 166 | 215
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Other Contracts [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized derivative gains |  | 1
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Interest Rate Contracts [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized derivative gains | 1 |
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized derivative losses | 9 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Inventories carried at market | 1,812 | 1,745
Total Assets | 2,091 | 1,888
Liabilities: |  |
Inventory-related payables | 34 | 33
Total Liabilities | 295 | 171
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized derivative gains | 279 | 143
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized derivative losses | 261 | 138
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Total Fair Value [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Inventories carried at market | 6,059 | 7,036
Marketable securities | 907 | 1,281
Segregated investments | 1,707 | 1,186
Deferred consideration | 757 | 900
Total Assets | 12,917 | 12,829
Liabilities: |  |
Inventory-related payables | 742 | 936
Total Liabilities | 1,566 | 1,990
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Total Fair Value [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized derivative gains | 850 | 1,210
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized derivative losses | 649 | 839
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Total Fair Value [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized derivative gains | 118 | 170
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized derivative losses | 166 | 215
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Total Fair Value [Member] | Other Contracts [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized derivative gains |  | 1
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Total Fair Value [Member] | Interest Rate Contracts [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized derivative gains | 1 |
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized derivative losses | $ 9 |

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