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Segment Information (Segment Information) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Mar. 31, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Jan. 01, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Assets | $ 41,100 |  | $ 39,956 | $ 39,963
Revenues | 15,526 | $ 14,988 |  |
Earnings Before Income Taxes | 464 | 458 |  |
Carbohydrate Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Assets | 6,108 |  |  | 6,242
Revenues | 2,622 | 2,510 |  |
Earnings Before Income Taxes | 213 | 211 |  |
Starches and sweeteners [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 1,638 | 1,575 |  |
Bioproducts [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 984 | 935 |  |
Nutrition [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Assets | 5,644 |  |  | 5,568
Revenues | 950 | 855 |  |
Earnings Before Income Taxes | 96 | 77 |  |
Wild Flavors and Specialty Ingredients [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 636 | 574 |  |
Animal Nutrition [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 314 | 281 |  |
Oilseeds [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Assets | 13,831 |  |  | 11,835
Revenues | 5,633 | 5,226 |  |
Earnings Before Income Taxes | 350 | 313 |  |
Crushing and origination [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 3,610 | 3,293 |  |
Refining, packaging, biodiesel, and other [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 2,023 | 1,933 |  |
Origination [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Assets | 7,990 |  |  | 8,311
Revenues | 6,215 | 6,303 |  |
Earnings Before Income Taxes | 45 | 47 |  |
Merchandising and handling [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 6,160 | 6,253 |  |
Transportation [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 55 | 50 |  |
Other [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Assets | 5,311 |  |  | 5,658
Revenues | 106 | 94 |  |
Earnings Before Income Taxes | 13 | 30 |  |
Corporate Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Assets | 2,216 |  |  | $ 2,349
Earnings Before Income Taxes | (240) | (218) |  |
Aggregate Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Earnings Before Income Taxes | 704 | 676 |  |
Operating Segments [Member] | Carbohydrate Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 2,833 | 2,869 |  |
Operating Segments [Member] | Nutrition [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 958 | 860 |  |
Operating Segments [Member] | Oilseeds [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 6,866 | 6,082 |  |
Operating Segments [Member] | Origination [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 7,127 | 7,352 |  |
Operating Segments [Member] | Other [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 106 | 94 |  |
Intersegment Elimination [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | (2,364) | (2,269) |  |
Intersegment Elimination [Member] | Carbohydrate Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | (211) | (359) |  |
Intersegment Elimination [Member] | Nutrition [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | (8) | (5) |  |
Intersegment Elimination [Member] | Oilseeds [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 1,233 | 856 |  |
Intersegment Elimination [Member] | Origination [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 912 | 1,049 |  |
Asset impairment, restructuring, and settlement [Member] | Segment Reconciling Items [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Earnings Before Income Taxes | (13) | (9) |  |
Cost of Products Sold [Member] | Segment Reconciling Items [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Earnings Before Income Taxes | $ 0 | $ 7 |  |

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