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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, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 817 | $ 817 |
Revenues | $ 17,978 | $ 15,126 | $ 16,281 | $ 14,970 | $ 16,329 | $ 16,726 | $ 16,297 | $ 15,304 | 64,355 | 64,656 | $ 64,341
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 803 | 827 | 812
Asset Abandonments and Impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28 | 131 | 100
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 88 | 192 | 162
Equity in earnings of affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 579 | 454 | 518
Interest Expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (339) | (402) | (364)
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,883 | 1,588 | 2,060
Investments in and advances to affiliates | 4,913 |  |  |  | 5,132 |  |  |  | 4,913 | 5,132 |
Assets | 49,719 |  |  |  | 43,997 |  |  |  | 49,719 | 43,997 |
Ag Services and Oilseeds [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 49,716 | 48,741 | 49,891
Carbohydrate Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,472 | 9,886 | 10,279
Nutrition [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,800 | 5,677 | 3,790
Other Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 367 | 352 | 381
Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,455 | 2,948 | 3,273
Operating Segments [Member] | Ag Services and Oilseeds [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 261 | 271 |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 55,667 | 54,633 | 56,591
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 351 | 361 | 372
Asset Abandonments and Impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8 | 130 | 40
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 39 | 51 | 45
Equity in earnings of affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 475 | 378 | 421
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,105 | 1,935 | 2,020
Investments in and advances to affiliates | 4,402 |  |  |  | 4,662 |  |  |  | 4,402 | 4,662 |
Assets | 24,792 |  |  |  | 21,397 |  |  |  | 24,792 | 21,397 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Carbohydrate Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 251 | 275 |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,423 | 11,154 | 11,421
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 305 | 320 | 328
Asset Abandonments and Impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 1 | 0
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 1
Equity in earnings of affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 81 | 60 | 62
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 717 | 644 | 945
Investments in and advances to affiliates | 392 |  |  |  | 363 |  |  |  | 392 | 363 |
Assets | 5,963 |  |  |  | 6,032 |  |  |  | 5,963 | 6,032 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Nutrition [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 149 | 166 |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,959 | 5,786 | 3,836
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 114 | 113 | 80
Asset Abandonments and Impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13 | 0 | 11
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 1 | 2
Equity in earnings of affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22 | 17 | 17
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 574 | 418 | 339
Investments in and advances to affiliates | 102 |  |  |  | 98 |  |  |  | 102 | 98 |
Assets | 8,652 |  |  |  | 8,622 |  |  |  | 8,652 | 8,622 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Other Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8 | 2 |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 367 | 352 | 381
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 | 6 | 6
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40 | 125 | 100
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 52 | 85 | 58
Assets | 7,152 |  |  |  | 5,661 |  |  |  | 7,152 | 5,661 |
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (7,061) | (7,269) | (7,888)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Ag Services and Oilseeds [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5,951) | (5,892) | (6,700)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Carbohydrate Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (951) | (1,268) | (1,142)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Nutrition [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (159) | (109) | (46)
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 148 | 103 |
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27 | 27 | 26
Asset Abandonments and Impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 | 0 | 49
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 | 15 | 14
Equity in earnings of affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | (1) | 18
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,572) | (1,360) | (1,213)
Investments in and advances to affiliates | 17 |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | 17 | 9 |
Assets | $ 3,160 |  |  |  | $ 2,285 |  |  |  | 3,160 | 2,285 |
Nonoperating Income (Expense) [Member] | Segment Reconciling Items [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 83 | 12 | 13
Asset impairment, restructuring, and settlement [Member] | Segment Reconciling Items [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (76) | (146) | (102)
Ag Services [Member] | Ag Services and Oilseeds [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32,726 | 31,705 | 31,766
Crushing [Member] | Ag Services and Oilseeds [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,593 | 9,479 | 10,319
Refined Products and Other [Member] | Ag Services and Oilseeds [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,397 | 7,557 | 7,806
Starches and sweeteners [Member] | Carbohydrate Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,387 | 6,854 | 6,922
Bioproducts [Member] | Carbohydrate Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,085 | 3,032 | 3,357
Wild and Specialty Ingredients [Member] | Nutrition [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,812 | 2,745 | 2,571
Animal Nutrition [Member] | Nutrition [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,988 | $ 2,932 | $ 1,219

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