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Revenues (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2019
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 16,281 | $ 16,297 | $ 31,251 | $ 31,601 |
Contract with Customer, Liability [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Contract with Customer, Liability | 286 |  | 286 |  | $ 604
Change in Contract with Customer, Liability [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized | 339 | 160 | 621 | 326 |
Ag Services and Oilseeds [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 12,741 | 12,228 | 23,820 | 23,766 |
Ag Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 8,652 | 8,030 | 15,578 | 15,407 |
Crushing [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 2,405 | 2,316 | 4,718 | 4,665 |
Refined Products and Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 1,684 | 1,882 | 3,524 | 3,694 |
Carbohydrate Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 2,014 | 2,441 | 4,330 | 4,844 |
Starches and sweeteners [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 1,545 | 1,684 | 3,195 | 3,306 |
VCP [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 469 | 757 | 1,135 | 1,538 |
Nutrition [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 1,437 | 1,524 | 2,908 | 2,806 |
Wild Flavors and Specialty Ingredients [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 723 | 728 | 1,442 | 1,402 |
Animal Nutrition [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 714 | 796 | 1,466 | 1,404 |
Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 89 | 104 | 193 | 185 |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 4,836 | 5,307 | 9,983 | 9,779 |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 4,730 | 5,179 | 9,760 | 9,536 |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 106 | 128 | 223 | 243 |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Ag Services and Oilseeds [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 1,704 | 1,662 | 3,370 | 2,791 |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Ag Services and Oilseeds [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 1,598 | 1,534 | 3,147 | 2,548 |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Ag Services and Oilseeds [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 106 | 128 | 223 | 243 |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Ag Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 983 | 938 | 1,951 | 1,384 |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Ag Services [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 877 | 810 | 1,728 | 1,141 |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Ag Services [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 106 | 128 | 223 | 243 |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Crushing [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 200 | 201 | 380 | 372 |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Crushing [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 200 | 201 | 380 | 372 |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Refined Products and Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 521 | 523 | 1,039 | 1,035 |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Refined Products and Other [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 521 | 523 | 1,039 | 1,035 |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Carbohydrate Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 1,606 | 2,017 | 3,512 | 3,997 |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Carbohydrate Solutions [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 1,606 | 2,017 | 3,512 | 3,997 |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Starches and sweeteners [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 1,137 | 1,260 | 2,377 | 2,459 |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Starches and sweeteners [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 1,137 | 1,260 | 2,377 | 2,459 |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | VCP [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 469 | 757 | 1,135 | 1,538 |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | VCP [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 469 | 757 | 1,135 | 1,538 |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Nutrition [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 1,437 | 1,524 | 2,908 | 2,806 |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Nutrition [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 1,437 | 1,524 | 2,908 | 2,806 |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Wild Flavors and Specialty Ingredients [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 723 | 728 | 1,442 | 1,402 |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Wild Flavors and Specialty Ingredients [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 723 | 728 | 1,442 | 1,402 |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Animal Nutrition [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 714 | 796 | 1,466 | 1,404 |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Animal Nutrition [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 714 | 796 | 1,466 | 1,404 |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 89 | 104 | 193 | 185 |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Other [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 89 | 104 | 193 | 185 |
Mark-to-Market Products [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 11,445 | 10,990 | 21,268 | 21,822 |
Mark-to-Market Products [Member] | Ag Services and Oilseeds [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 11,037 | 10,566 | 20,450 | 20,975 |
Mark-to-Market Products [Member] | Ag Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 7,669 | 7,092 | 13,627 | 14,023 |
Mark-to-Market Products [Member] | Crushing [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 2,205 | 2,115 | 4,338 | 4,293 |
Mark-to-Market Products [Member] | Refined Products and Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 1,163 | 1,359 | 2,485 | 2,659 |
Mark-to-Market Products [Member] | Carbohydrate Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 408 | 424 | 818 | 847 |
Mark-to-Market Products [Member] | Starches and sweeteners [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 408 | $ 424 | $ 818 | $ 847 |

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