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Segment and Geographic Information (Segment Information) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,350 | $ 1,357 |
Revenues | $ 16,445 | $ 16,565 | $ 17,186 | $ 17,506 | $ 20,894 | $ 18,117 | $ 21,494 | $ 20,696 | 67,702 | 81,201 | $ 89,804
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 799 | 850 | 827
Asset abandonments and write-downs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 108 | 35 | 84
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 71 | 92 | 102
Equity in earnings of affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 390 | 372 | 411
Interest Expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (308) | (337) | (413)
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (438) | (877) | (670)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | (5) | (12)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent | 718 | $ 252 | $ 386 | $ 493 | 701 | $ 747 | $ 533 | $ 267 | 1,849 | 2,248 | 1,342
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,284 | 3,130 | 2,024
Investments in and advances to affiliates | 3,901 |  |  |  | 3,892 |  |  |  | 3,901 | 3,892 |
Identifiable assets | 40,157 |  |  |  | 43,997 |  |  |  | 40,157 | 43,997 |
Reportable segment totals [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,272 | 3,915 | 2,708
Oilseeds Processing |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 404 | 268 |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25,217 | 30,933 | 34,238
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 187 | 235 | 233
Asset abandonments and write-downs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40 | 3 | 4
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29 | 30 | 36
Equity in earnings of affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 251 | 236 | 261
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,574 | 1,440 | 1,285
Investments in and advances to affiliates | 2,743 |  |  |  | 2,596 |  |  |  | 2,743 | 2,596 |
Identifiable assets | 10,794 |  |  |  | 12,712 |  |  |  | 10,794 | 12,712 |
Crushing and origination [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,597 | 18,542 | 20,522
Refining, packaging, biodiesel, and other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,801 | 8,498 | 9,730
Cocoa and other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,563 | 3,439 | 3,281
Asia [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 256 | 454 | 705
Wild and Specialty Ingredients [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 167 | 570 |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,407 | 1,368 | 1,062
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36 | 37 | 7
Asset abandonments and write-downs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 0 | 0
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 0
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 280 | 205 | 267
Identifiable assets | 4,570 |  |  |  | 3,468 |  |  |  | 4,570 | 3,468 |
Corn Processing [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 427 | 273 |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,995 | 12,282 | 13,770
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 335 | 332 | 334
Asset abandonments and write-downs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 66 | 15 | 62
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 10 | 3
Equity in earnings of affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 85 | 113 | 98
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 648 | 1,148 | 773
Investments in and advances to affiliates | 368 |  |  |  | 426 |  |  |  | 368 | 426 |
Identifiable assets | 6,450 |  |  |  | 6,384 |  |  |  | 6,450 | 6,384 |
Sweeteners and starches [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,713 | 3,767 | 4,726
Bioproducts [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,282 | 8,515 | 9,044
Agricultural Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 229 | 177 |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29,682 | 36,288 | 40,432
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 188 | 189 | 208
Asset abandonments and write-downs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 17 | 3
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16 | 31 | 47
Equity in earnings of affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24 | 41 | 64
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 714 | 1,043 | 342
Investments in and advances to affiliates | 384 |  |  |  | 460 |  |  |  | 384 | 460 |
Identifiable assets | 8,715 |  |  |  | 10,250 |  |  |  | 8,715 | 10,250 |
Merchandising and handling [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25,957 | 32,208 | 36,162
Transportation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 246 | 265 | 228
Milling and other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,479 | 3,815 | 4,042
Other Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 | 1 |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 401 | 330 | 302
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 | 3 | 5
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19 | 13 | 12
Equity in earnings of affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3) | 10 | 1
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 56 | 79 | 41
Investments in and advances to affiliates | 39 |  |  |  | 33 |  |  |  | 39 | 33 |
Identifiable assets | 7,902 |  |  |  | 7,910 |  |  |  | 7,902 | 7,910 |
Financial [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 401 | 330 | 302
Corporate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 108 | 68 |
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 48 | 54 | 40
Asset abandonments and write-downs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 0 | 15
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 | 7 | 4
Equity in earnings of affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33 | (28) | (13)
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (988) | (785) | (684)
Investments in and advances to affiliates | 367 |  |  |  | 377 |  |  |  | 367 | 377 |
Identifiable assets | $ 1,726 |  |  |  | $ 3,273 |  |  |  | 1,726 | 3,273 |
Gross Revenues [Member] | Oilseeds Processing |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29,393 | 33,591 | 37,835
Gross Revenues [Member] | Corn Processing [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,051 | 12,377 | 13,904
Gross Revenues [Member] | Agricultural Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33,658 | 40,120 | 45,917
Gross Revenues [Member] | Other Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 634 | 573 | 515
Operating Segments [Member] | Wild and Specialty Ingredients [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,423 | 1,380 | 1,072
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (8,457) | (6,840) | (9,439)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Oilseeds Processing |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4,176) | (2,658) | (3,597)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Wild and Specialty Ingredients [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (16) | (12) | (10)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Corn Processing [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (56) | (95) | (134)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Agricultural Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3,976) | (3,832) | (5,485)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Other Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (233) | $ (243) | $ (213)

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