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Acquisitions (Details) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) entity | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of Businesses Acquired | entity |  | 5 |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross |  | $ 1,600 |
Cash Acquired from Acquisition |  | 21 |
Purchase price allocated to working capital |  | 80 |
Purchase price allocated to property, plant and equipment |  | 207 |
Goodwill | $ 4,162 | 4,182 |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  | 557 |
Purchase price, net of cash acquired | 22 | 1,564 | $ 15
Purchase price allocated to other non-current assets |  | 14 |
Purchase price allocated to long-term liabilities |  | (84) |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred |  |  | 18
Business Acquisition, Goodwill, Expected Tax Deductible Amount |  | 313 |
Goodwill, Acquired During Period |  | 940 |
Business Combination, Acquisition of Less than 100 Percent, Noncontrolling Interest, Fair Value |  | (150) |
Anco [Member] |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Remeasurement Gain |  |  | $ 2
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners |  |  | 70.00%
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions [Member] |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross | 23 |  | $ 15
Cash Acquired from Acquisition | 1 |  |
Purchase price allocated to working capital |  | 7 | 16
Purchase price allocated to property, plant and equipment | 9 | 6 | 1
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  | 18 |
Purchase price, net of cash acquired | 22 | 68 |
Purchase price allocated to other non-current assets |  | 2 |
Purchase price allocated to long-term liabilities |  | 0 | (1)
Goodwill, Acquired During Period | $ 13 | 35 | 2
Business Combination, Acquisition of Less than 100 Percent, Noncontrolling Interest, Fair Value |  | 0 |
P4 |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Purchase price allocated to working capital |  | 11 |
Purchase price allocated to property, plant and equipment |  | 73 |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  | 245 |
Purchase price, net of cash acquired |  | 496 |
Purchase price allocated to other non-current assets |  | 0 |
Purchase price allocated to long-term liabilities |  | $ 0 |
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired |  | 75.00% |
Goodwill, Acquired During Period |  | $ 317 |
Business Combination, Acquisition of Less than 100 Percent, Noncontrolling Interest, Fair Value |  | $ (150) |
Period when fixed multiple of EBITDA is calculated, in months |  | 12 months |
P4 | P4 |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners |  | 25.00% |
Sojaprotein |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Purchase price allocated to working capital |  | $ 35 |
Purchase price allocated to property, plant and equipment |  | 85 |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  | 42 |
Purchase price, net of cash acquired |  | 356 |
Purchase price allocated to other non-current assets |  | 12 |
Purchase price allocated to long-term liabilities |  | (10) |
Goodwill, Acquired During Period |  | 192 |
Business Combination, Acquisition of Less than 100 Percent, Noncontrolling Interest, Fair Value |  | 0 |
Anco [Member] |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Fair Value |  |  | $ 3
Deerland |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Purchase price allocated to working capital |  | 27 |
Purchase price allocated to property, plant and equipment |  | 43 |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  | 252 |
Purchase price, net of cash acquired |  | 644 |
Purchase price allocated to other non-current assets |  | 0 |
Purchase price allocated to long-term liabilities |  | (74) |
Goodwill, Acquired During Period |  | 396 |
Business Combination, Acquisition of Less than 100 Percent, Noncontrolling Interest, Fair Value |  | 0 |
Trademarks and Brands [Member] |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  | 33 |
Trademarks and Brands [Member] | Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions [Member] |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  | 1 |
Trademarks and Brands [Member] | P4 |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  | 9 |
Trademarks and Brands [Member] | Sojaprotein |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  | 5 |
Trademarks and Brands [Member] | Deerland |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  | 18 |
Customer Lists [Member] |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  | 447 |
Customer Lists [Member] | Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions [Member] |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  | 14 |
Customer Lists [Member] | P4 |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  | 220 |
Customer Lists [Member] | Sojaprotein |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  | 37 |
Customer Lists [Member] | Deerland |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  | 176 |
Recipes |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  | 77 |
Recipes | Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions [Member] |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  | 3 |
Recipes | P4 |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  | 16 |
Recipes | Sojaprotein |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  | 0 |
Recipes | Deerland |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  | $ 58 |
Minimum [Member] | Trademarks and Brands [Member] |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life |  | 7 years |
Minimum [Member] | Customer Lists [Member] |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life |  | 15 years |
Minimum [Member] | Recipes |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life |  | 7 years |
Maximum [Member] | Trademarks and Brands [Member] |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life |  | 15 years |
Maximum [Member] | Customer Lists [Member] |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life |  | 20 years |
Maximum [Member] | Recipes |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life |  | 7 years |

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