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Quarterly Financial Data (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) | 3 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 | Mar. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2013
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal settlement, after tax |  |  | $ 20,000,000 | $ 17,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal settlement, after tax, per share |  |  | $ 0.03 | $ 0.03 |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on foreign exchange hedges, after tax | 9,000,000 | (16,000,000) | 32,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on foreign exchange hedges, after tax, per share | $ 0.01 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.05 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring settlemefter tax | 61,000,000 | 8,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other asset impairment charges, after tax, per share | $ 0.09 | $ 0.01 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Impairment Loss | 9,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,000,000 | [1]
Goodwill Impairment Charge, After Tax, Per Share | $ 0.02 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Than Temporary Writedown of an Available for Sale Security, After Tax | 155,000,000 | 7,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Than Temporary Impairment Losses, Per Share | $ 0.23 | $ 0.01 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Charges Related to an Investment, After Tax | 3,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Charges Related to an Investment, Per Share | $ 0.01 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Valuation Allowance on Deferred Tax Assets, Recognized in Earnings | 82,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Valuation Allowance on Deferred Tax Assets, Recognized in Earnings, Per Share | $ 0.12 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prior Period Income Tax Benefit Recognized in the Current Period | 84,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 55,000,000 |
Prior Period Income Tax Benefit Recognized in the Current Period, Per Share | $ 0.13 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective Tax Rate Adjustment | 21,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective Tax Rate Adjustment, Per Share | $ 0.03 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Charges, After Tax | 3,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Charges, After Tax, Per Share | $ 0.01 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investment, Other Than Temporary Impairment, Net of Tax |  |  |  |  |  | 107,000,000 |  |  |  |
Restructuring settlement and impairment provisions per share |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.16 |  |  |  |
After-tax facility exit and other related costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 222,000,000 |  |
After-tax facility exit and other related costs (per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.33 |  |
After-tax gain on interest in Grain Corp |  |  |  |  | 49,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
After-tax gain on interest in Grain Corp (per share) |  |  |  |  | $ 0.07 |  |  |  |  |
After-tax gain related to the sale of exchange membership interests |  |  |  |  | 24,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
After-tax gain related to the sale of exchange membership interests (per share) |  |  |  |  | $ 0.04 |  |  |  |  |
After-tax pension settlement charges |  |  |  |  | 44,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
After-tax pension settlement charges (per share) |  |  |  |  | $ 0.07 |  |  |  |  |
After-tax restructuring and related cost, incurred cost |  |  |  |  |  |  | 52,000,000 |  |  |
After-tax restructuring and related cost, cost incurred (per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.08 |  |  |
[1] | The Company recognized a goodwill impairment charge related to its Brazilian sugar milling business in the Corn Processing segment for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013.

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