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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, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Jan. 01, 2018
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 845 | $ 1,100 |  |
Revenues | $ 15,947 | $ 15,800 | $ 17,068 | $ 15,526 | $ 16,070 | $ 14,827 | $ 14,943 | $ 14,988 | 64,341 | 60,828 | $ 62,346 |
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 812 | 802 | 787 |
Asset abandonments and write-downs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100 | 101 | 17 |
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 162 | 106 | 92 |
Equity in earnings of affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 518 | 456 | 292 |
Interest Expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (364) | (330) | (293) |
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (245) | (7) | (534) |
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5) | (7) | (9) |
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent | 315 | $ 536 | $ 566 | $ 393 | 788 | $ 192 | $ 276 | $ 339 | 1,810 | 1,595 | 1,279 |
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,060 | 1,609 | 1,822 |
Investments in and advances to affiliates | 5,317 |  |  |  | 5,088 |  |  |  | 5,317 | 5,088 |  |
Assets | 40,833 |  |  |  | 39,963 |  |  |  | 40,833 | 39,963 |  | $ 39,956
Origination [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25,060 | 24,124 | 25,746 |
Oilseeds [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24,831 | 22,388 | 21,954 |
Carbohydrate Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,279 | 10,406 | 10,715 |
Nutrition [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,790 | 3,523 | 3,523 |
Other Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 381 |  |  |
Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,273 | 2,536 | 2,704 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Origination [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 93 | 203 |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29,622 | 28,300 | 29,812 |
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 165 | 168 | 169 |
Asset abandonments and write-downs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25 | 11 | 3 |
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16 | 12 | 21 |
Equity in earnings of affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 | 23 | 16 |
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 546 | 404 | 362 |
Investments in and advances to affiliates | 360 |  |  |  | 359 |  |  |  | 360 | 359 |  |
Assets | 8,461 |  |  |  | 8,311 |  |  |  | 8,461 | 8,311 |  |
Operating Segments [Member] | Oilseeds [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 223 | 262 |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29,092 | 26,424 | 25,235 |
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 207 | 202 | 194 |
Asset abandonments and write-downs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 | 6 | 8 |
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Equity in earnings of affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 411 | 368 | 208 |
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,474 | 825 | 853 |
Investments in and advances to affiliates | 4,189 |  |  |  | 3,961 |  |  |  | 4,189 | 3,961 |  |
Assets | 12,195 |  |  |  | 11,992 |  |  |  | 12,195 | 11,992 |  |
Operating Segments [Member] | Carbohydrate Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 267 | 326 |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,421 | 11,314 | 11,549 |
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 328 | 322 | 322 |
Asset abandonments and write-downs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 63 | 4 |
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Equity in earnings of affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 62 | 78 | 82 |
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 945 | 1,078 | 1,001 |
Investments in and advances to affiliates | 375 |  |  |  | 373 |  |  |  | 375 | 373 |  |
Assets | 5,895 |  |  |  | 6,085 |  |  |  | 5,895 | 6,085 |  |
Operating Segments [Member] | Nutrition [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 182 | 234 |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,835 | 3,562 | 3,540 |
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80 | 75 | 70 |
Asset abandonments and write-downs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11 | 21 | 0 |
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Equity in earnings of affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17 | 14 | 16 |
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 339 | 312 | 273 |
Investments in and advances to affiliates | 63 |  |  |  | 57 |  |  |  | 63 | 57 |  |
Assets | 7,158 |  |  |  | 5,568 |  |  |  | 7,158 | 5,568 |  |
Operating Segments [Member] | Other Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 12 |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 381 | 387 | 408 |
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100 | 57 | 35 |
Equity in earnings of affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 58 | 51 | 134 |
Assets | 5,131 |  |  |  | 5,658 |  |  |  | 5,131 | 5,658 |  |
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (10,010) | (9,159) | (8,198) |
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Origination [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4,562) | (4,176) | (4,066) |
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Oilseeds [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4,261) | (4,036) | (3,281) |
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Carbohydrate Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,142) | (908) | (834) |
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Nutrition [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (45) | (39) | (17) |
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 77 | 63 |  |
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26 | 29 | 27 |
Asset abandonments and write-downs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 49 | 0 | 2 |
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14 | 7 | 4 |
Equity in earnings of affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18 | (27) | (40) |
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,213) | (927) | (882) |
Investments in and advances to affiliates | 330 |  |  |  | 338 |  |  |  | 330 | 338 |  |
Assets | $ 1,993 |  |  |  | $ 2,349 |  |  |  | 1,993 | 2,349 |  |
Nonoperating Income (Expense) [Member] | Segment Reconciling Items [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13 | 22 | 114 |
Asset impairment, restructuring, and settlement [Member] | Segment Reconciling Items [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (102) | (160) | (32) |
Cost Of Products Sold [Member] | Segment Reconciling Items [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 4 | (1) |
Merchandising and handling [Member] | Origination [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24,816 | 23,915 | 25,522 |
Transportation [Member] | Origination [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 244 | 209 | 224 |
Crushing and origination [Member] | Oilseeds [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16,943 | 14,171 | 14,034 |
Refining, packaging, biodiesel, and other [Member] | Oilseeds [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,888 | 8,217 | 7,920 |
Starches and sweeteners [Member] | Carbohydrate Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,696 | 6,565 | 6,413 |
Bioproducts [Member] | Carbohydrate Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,583 | 3,841 | 4,302 |
Wild and Specialty Ingredients [Member] | Nutrition [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,571 | 2,367 | 2,466 |
Animal Nutrition [Member] | Nutrition [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,219 | $ 1,156 | $ 1,057 |

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