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Segment Information (Segment Information) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2016
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ 14,827 | $ 15,832 | $ 44,758 | $ 45,845
Earnings Before Income Taxes | 225 | 480 | 1,066 | 1,193
Agricultural Services [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 6,075 | 6,960 | 18,729 | 19,827
Earnings Before Income Taxes | 87 | 195 | 284 | 328
Merchandising and handling [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 5,265 | 6,146 | 16,434 | 17,331
Transportation [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 53 | 60 | 154 | 171
Milling and other [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 757 | 754 | 2,141 | 2,325
Corn Processing [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 2,325 | 2,391 | 6,843 | 6,950
Earnings Before Income Taxes | 253 | 214 | 648 | 506
Sweeteners and starches [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 1,087 | 1,057 | 3,192 | 3,061
Bioproducts [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 1,238 | 1,334 | 3,651 | 3,889
Oilseeds Processing [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 5,752 | 5,775 | 17,106 | 16,871
Earnings Before Income Taxes | 119 | 145 | 639 | 641
Crushing and origination [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 3,665 | 3,660 | 10,850 | 10,799
Refining, packaging, biodiesel, and other [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 2,025 | 2,042 | 6,064 | 5,852
Asia [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 62 | 73 | 192 | 220
Wild Flavors and Specialty Ingredients [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 577 | 611 | 1,787 | 1,883
Earnings Before Income Taxes | 61 | 73 | 228 | 237
Other [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 98 | 95 | 293 | 314
Earnings Before Income Taxes | 21 | 23 | 78 | 84
Aggregate Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Earnings Before Income Taxes | 485 | 645 | 1,803 | 1,898
Corporate Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Earnings Before Income Taxes | (260) | (165) | (737) | (705)
Operating Segments [Member] | Agricultural Services [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 7,022 | 7,953 | 21,351 | 22,486
Operating Segments [Member] | Corn Processing [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 2,517 | 2,630 | 7,318 | 7,570
Operating Segments [Member] | Oilseeds Processing [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 6,797 | 6,498 | 20,109 | 19,418
Operating Segments [Member] | Wild Flavors and Specialty Ingredients [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 586 | 614 | 1,809 | 1,893
Operating Segments [Member] | Other [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 98 | 95 | 293 | 314
Intersegment Elimination [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | (2,193) | (1,958) | (6,122) | (5,836)
Intersegment Elimination [Member] | Agricultural Services [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | (947) | (993) | (2,622) | (2,659)
Intersegment Elimination [Member] | Corn Processing [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | (192) | (239) | (475) | (620)
Intersegment Elimination [Member] | Oilseeds Processing [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | (1,045) | (723) | (3,003) | (2,547)
Intersegment Elimination [Member] | Wild Flavors and Specialty Ingredients [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | (9) | (3) | (22) | (10)
Other Income (Expense) [Member] | Segment Reconciling Items [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Earnings Before Income Taxes | 12 | (4) | 20 | 114
Asset impairment, restructuring, and settlement [Member] | Segment Reconciling Items [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Earnings Before Income Taxes | (63) | (4) | (98) | (16)
Cost Of Products Sold [Member] | Segment Reconciling Items [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Earnings Before Income Taxes | $ (5) | $ 3 | $ 4 | $ 4

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