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Segment Information (Segment Information) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2015
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ 15,832 | $ 16,565 | $ 45,845 | $ 51,257
Earnings Before Income Taxes | 480 | 367 | 1,193 | 1,583
Agricultural Services [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 6,960 | 6,603 | 19,827 | 21,653
Earnings Before Income Taxes | 193 | 149 | 365 | 495
Merchandising and handling [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 6,146 | 5,697 | 17,331 | 18,798
Transportation [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 60 | 71 | 171 | 182
Milling and other [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 754 | 835 | 2,325 | 2,673
Corn Processing [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 2,391 | 2,519 | 6,950 | 7,564
Earnings Before Income Taxes | 212 | 131 | 562 | 448
Sweeteners and starches [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 1,057 | 974 | 3,061 | 2,805
Bioproducts [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 1,334 | 1,545 | 3,889 | 4,759
Oilseeds Processing [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 5,775 | 6,747 | 16,871 | 19,862
Earnings Before Income Taxes | 144 | 335 | 638 | 1,148
Crushing and origination [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 3,660 | 4,222 | 10,799 | 12,214
Refining, packaging, biodiesel, and other [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 2,042 | 2,481 | 5,852 | 7,455
Asia [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 73 | 44 | 220 | 193
Wild Flavors and Specialty Ingredients [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 611 | 588 | 1,883 | 1,876
Earnings Before Income Taxes | 73 | 70 | 249 | 242
Other [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 95 | 108 | 314 | 302
Earnings Before Income Taxes | 23 | 24 | 84 | 39
Aggregate Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Earnings Before Income Taxes | 645 | 709 | 1,898 | 2,372
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Earnings Before Income Taxes | (165) | (342) | (705) | (789)
Operating Segments [Member] | Agricultural Services [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 7,597 | 7,623 | 21,461 | 24,534
Operating Segments [Member] | Corn Processing [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 2,401 | 2,529 | 6,985 | 7,609
Operating Segments [Member] | Oilseeds Processing [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 7,003 | 7,795 | 20,411 | 22,930
Operating Segments [Member] | Wild Flavors and Specialty Ingredients [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 617 | 593 | 1,899 | 1,887
Operating Segments [Member] | Other [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 136 | 164 | 449 | 481
Intersegment Elimination [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | (1,922) | (2,139) | (5,360) | (6,184)
Intersegment Elimination [Member] | Agricultural Services [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | (637) | (1,020) | (1,634) | (2,881)
Intersegment Elimination [Member] | Corn Processing [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | (10) | (10) | (35) | (45)
Intersegment Elimination [Member] | Oilseeds Processing [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | (1,228) | (1,048) | (3,540) | (3,068)
Intersegment Elimination [Member] | Wild Flavors and Specialty Ingredients [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | (6) | (5) | (16) | (11)
Intersegment Elimination [Member] | Other [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ (41) | $ (56) | $ (135) | $ (179)

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