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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, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,100 | $ 882 |
Revenues | $ 16,070 | $ 14,827 | $ 14,943 | $ 14,988 | $ 16,501 | $ 15,832 | $ 15,629 | $ 14,384 | 60,828 | 62,346 | $ 67,702
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 802 | 787 | 799
Asset abandonments and write-downs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 101 | 17 | 108
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 106 | 92 | 71
Equity in earnings of affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 456 | 292 | 390
Interest Expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (330) | (293) | (308)
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (7) | (534) | (438)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (7) | (9) | 3
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent | 788 | $ 192 | $ 276 | $ 339 | 424 | $ 341 | $ 284 | $ 230 | 1,595 | 1,279 | 1,849
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,609 | 1,822 | 2,284
Investments in and advances to affiliates | 5,088 |  |  |  | 4,497 |  |  |  | 5,088 | 4,497 |
Identifiable assets | 39,963 |  |  |  | 39,769 |  |  |  | 39,963 | 39,769 |
Reportable segment totals [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,536 | 2,704 | 3,272
Agricultural Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 331 | 156 |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26,246 | 27,893 | 29,682
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 192 | 191 | 188
Asset abandonments and write-downs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11 | 3 | 0
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 | 21 | 16
Equity in earnings of affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24 | 16 | 24
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 585 | 573 | 684
Investments in and advances to affiliates | 366 |  |  |  | 367 |  |  |  | 366 | 367 |
Identifiable assets | 9,013 |  |  |  | 8,380 |  |  |  | 9,013 | 8,380 |
Merchandising and handling [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23,127 | 24,609 | 25,957
Milling and other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,910 | 3,060 | 3,479
Transportation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 209 | 224 | 246
Corn Processing [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 305 | 240 |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,352 | 9,466 | 9,995
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 345 | 342 | 335
Asset abandonments and write-downs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 64 | 6 | 66
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 3 | 2
Equity in earnings of affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 86 | 91 | 85
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 909 | 761 | 606
Investments in and advances to affiliates | 433 |  |  |  | 395 |  |  |  | 433 | 395 |
Identifiable assets | 6,306 |  |  |  | 6,418 |  |  |  | 6,306 | 6,418 |
Sweeteners and starches [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,253 | 4,028 | 3,713
Bioproducts [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,099 | 5,438 | 6,282
Oilseeds Processing |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 265 | 266 |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,530 | 22,152 | 25,217
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 194 | 185 | 187
Asset abandonments and write-downs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 | 6 | 40
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27 | 27 | 29
Equity in earnings of affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 370 | 211 | 251
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 841 | 880 | 1,289
Investments in and advances to affiliates | 3,957 |  |  |  | 3,413 |  |  |  | 3,957 | 3,413 |
Identifiable assets | 11,949 |  |  |  | 11,228 |  |  |  | 11,949 | 11,228 |
Crushing and origination [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,091 | 13,976 | 15,597
Refining, packaging, biodiesel, and other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,169 | 7,880 | 9,364
Asia [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 270 | 296 | 256
Wild and Specialty Ingredients [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 124 | 139 |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,313 | 2,427 | 2,407
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36 | 37 | 36
Asset abandonments and write-downs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21 | 0 | 1
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 1
Equity in earnings of affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 4 | 0
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 284 | 275 | 289
Investments in and advances to affiliates | 3 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 3 | 3 |
Identifiable assets | 4,688 |  |  |  | 4,610 |  |  |  | 4,688 | 4,610 |
Other Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 | 20 |
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 | 5 | 5
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 57 | 35 | 19
Equity in earnings of affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 10 | (3)
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 51 | 134 | 56
Investments in and advances to affiliates | 4 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 4 | 4 |
Identifiable assets | 5,658 |  |  |  | 7,211 |  |  |  | 5,658 | 7,211 |
Financial [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 387 | 408 | 401
Corporate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 63 | 61 |
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29 | 27 | 48
Asset abandonments and write-downs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 2 | 1
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 | 4 | 4
Equity in earnings of affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (27) | (40) | 33
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (927) | (882) | (988)
Investments in and advances to affiliates | 325 |  |  |  | 315 |  |  |  | 325 | 315 |
Identifiable assets | $ 2,349 |  |  |  | $ 1,922 |  |  |  | 2,349 | 1,922 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Agricultural Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30,017 | 31,656 | 33,471
Operating Segments [Member] | Corn Processing [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,997 | 10,314 | 11,226
Operating Segments [Member] | Oilseeds Processing |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26,566 | 25,433 | 29,748
Operating Segments [Member] | Wild and Specialty Ingredients [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,352 | 2,439 | 2,419
Operating Segments [Member] | Other Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 387 | 408 | 401
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (8,491) | (7,904) | (9,563)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Agricultural Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3,771) | (3,763) | (3,789)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Corn Processing [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (645) | (848) | (1,231)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Oilseeds Processing |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4,036) | (3,281) | (4,531)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Wild and Specialty Ingredients [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (39) | (12) | (12)
Nonoperating Income (Expense) [Member] | Segment Reconciling Items [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22 | 114 | 530
Asset impairment, restructuring, and settlement [Member] | Segment Reconciling Items [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (160) | (32) | (214)
Cost Of Products Sold [Member] | Segment Reconciling Items [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4 | $ (1) | $ 32

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