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Acquisitions Acquisitions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Acquisitions [Abstract] |
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table Text Block] |
(In millions) | Eaststarch C.V. | Others | Total
Trade receivables | $ | 27 |  | $ | 25 |  | $ | 52 |
Inventories | 47 |  | 15 |  | 62 |
Other current assets | 24 |  | 6 |  | 30 |
Investments in and advances to affiliates | 193 |  | — |  | 193 |
Goodwill | 132 |  | 119 |  | 251 |
Other intangible assets | 166 |  | 161 |  | 327 |
Property, plant, and equipment | 126 |  | 73 |  | 199 |
Other assets | — |  | 15 |  | 15 |
Trade payables | (16 | ) | (13 | ) | (29 | )
Accrued expense and other payables | (24 | ) | (13 | ) | (37 | )
Long-term debt | — |  | (43 | ) | (43 | )
Deferred income taxes | (32 | ) | (38 | ) | (70 | )
Other liabilities | (22 | ) | — |  | (22 | )
Total purchase price, net of cash acquired, plus acquisition date fair values of previously held equity interests | $ | 621 |  | $ | 307 |  | $ | 928 |
(In millions) | Wild Flavors | SCI | Others | Total
Trade receivables | $ | 176 |  | $ | 48 |  | $ | 8 |  | $ | 232 |
Inventories | 286 |  | 72 |  | 25 |  | 383 |
Other current assets | 64 |  | 2 |  | — |  | 66 |
Goodwill | 1,698 |  | 59 |  | 15 |  | 1,772 |
Other intangible assets | 1,103 |  | 46 |  | 35 |  | 1,184 |
Property, plant, and equipment | 423 |  | 10 |  | 30 |  | 463 |
Other assets | 68 |  | 6 |  | — |  | 74 |
Short-term debt | (215 | ) | — |  | (1 | ) | (216 | )
Trade payables | (128 | ) | (25 | ) | (1 | ) | (154 | )
Accrued expenses and other payables | (214 | ) | (14 | ) | (10 | ) | (238 | )
Long-term debt | (238 | ) | — |  | (3 | ) | (241 | )
Deferred income taxes | (378 | ) | (16 | ) | — |  | (394 | )
Other liabilities | (173 | ) | — |  | — |  | (173 | )
Total purchase price, net of cash acquired | $ | 2,472 |  | $ | 188 |  | $ | 98 |  | $ | 2,758 |
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Table Text Block] |
| Weighted Average |  |  |  |
| Useful Life | Wild Flavors | SCI | Others | Total
| (In years) | (In millions)
Intangible assets with indefinite lives: |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks/brands |  | $ | 238 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 12 |  | $ | 250 |
Intangible assets with finite lives: |  |  |  |  |
Patents | 15 | — |  | 3 |  | — |  | 3 |
Customer lists | 15 | 552 |  | 36 |  | 21 |  | 609 |
Recipes and other | 15 | 313 |  | 7 |  | 2 |  | 322 |
Total other intangible assets acquired |  | $ | 1,103 |  | $ | 46 |  | $ | 35 |  | $ | 1,184 |
| Weighted Average |  |  |
| Useful Life | Eaststarch C.V. | Others | Total
| (In years) | (In millions)
Intangible assets with indefinite lives: |  |  |  |
Trademarks/brands |  | $ | — |  | $ | 5 |  | $ | 5 |
Intangible assets with finite lives: |  |  |  |
Land rights | 33 | — |  | 122 |  | 122 |
Customer lists | 15 | 166 |  | 31 |  | 197 |
Recipes and other | 5 | — |  | 3 |  | 3 |
Total other intangible assets acquired |  | $ | 166 |  | $ | 161 |  | $ | 327 |

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