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Segment Information (Segment Information) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2016
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ 14,943 | $ 15,629 | $ 29,931 | $ 30,013
Earnings Before Income Taxes | 383 | 407 | 841 | 713
Agricultural Services [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 5,848 | 6,387 | 12,654 | 12,867
Earnings Before Income Taxes | 109 | 57 | 197 | 133
Merchandising and handling [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 5,099 | 5,506 | 11,169 | 11,185
Transportation [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 51 | 56 | 101 | 111
Milling and other [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 698 | 825 | 1,384 | 1,571
Corn Processing [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 2,274 | 2,352 | 4,518 | 4,559
Earnings Before Income Taxes | 224 | 163 | 395 | 292
Sweeteners and starches [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 1,077 | 1,037 | 2,105 | 2,004
Bioproducts [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 1,197 | 1,315 | 2,413 | 2,555
Oilseeds Processing [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 6,072 | 6,099 | 11,354 | 11,096
Earnings Before Income Taxes | 206 | 235 | 520 | 496
Crushing and origination [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 3,911 | 4,033 | 7,185 | 7,139
Refining, packaging, biodiesel, and other [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 2,094 | 2,041 | 4,039 | 3,810
Asia [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 67 | 25 | 130 | 147
Wild Flavors and Specialty Ingredients [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 648 | 680 | 1,210 | 1,272
Earnings Before Income Taxes | 92 | 94 | 167 | 164
Other [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 101 | 111 | 195 | 219
Earnings Before Income Taxes | 27 | 24 | 57 | 61
Aggregate Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Earnings Before Income Taxes | 642 | 680 | 1,318 | 1,253
Corporate Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Earnings Before Income Taxes | (259) | (273) | (477) | (540)
Operating Segments [Member] | Agricultural Services [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 6,594 | 7,098 | 14,329 | 14,533
Operating Segments [Member] | Corn Processing [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 2,455 | 2,549 | 4,801 | 4,940
Operating Segments [Member] | Oilseeds Processing [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 7,161 | 7,195 | 13,312 | 12,920
Operating Segments [Member] | Wild Flavors and Specialty Ingredients [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 656 | 684 | 1,223 | 1,279
Operating Segments [Member] | Other [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 101 | 111 | 195 | 219
Intersegment Elimination [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | (2,024) | (2,008) | (3,929) | (3,878)
Intersegment Elimination [Member] | Agricultural Services [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | (746) | (711) | (1,675) | (1,666)
Intersegment Elimination [Member] | Corn Processing [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | (181) | (197) | (283) | (381)
Intersegment Elimination [Member] | Oilseeds Processing [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | (1,089) | (1,096) | (1,958) | (1,824)
Intersegment Elimination [Member] | Wild Flavors and Specialty Ingredients [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | (8) | (4) | (13) | (7)
Other Income (Expense) [Member] | Segment Reconciling Items [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Earnings Before Income Taxes | 8 | 118 | 8 | 118
Asset impairment, restructuring, and settlement [Member] | Segment Reconciling Items [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Earnings Before Income Taxes | (26) | (10) | (35) | (12)
Cost Of Products Sold [Member] | Segment Reconciling Items [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Earnings Before Income Taxes | $ 2 | $ (1) | $ 9 | $ 1

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