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Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of Documentation en-US The aggregate amount of write-downs for impairments recognized during the period for long-lived assets held for abandonment, exchange or sale related to write-off of cumulative translation adjustment.

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The aggregate amount of write-downs for impairments recognized during the period for long-lived assets held for abandonment, exchange or sale related to write-down of contributed net assets. Excludes write-off of cumulative translation adjustment.

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Number of manufacturing facilities to be operated by joint venture.

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Number of manufacturing facilities contributed.

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The aggregate amount of write-downs for impairments recognized during the period for long-lived assets held for abandonment, exchange or sale.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Percentage of subsidiary's or equity method investee's stock owned by parent immediately after all stock transactions.

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Subsequent Events (Unaudited) (Details) - Subsequent Event. $ in Millions	Feb. 12, 2021 facility	Feb. 09, 2021 USD ($) facility subsidiary
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations \| South American Subsidiaries, Property, Plant and Equipment
Subsequent Event
Impairment charge - Write-off of cumulative translation adjustment		$ 310
Number of manufacturing facilities to be disposed of \| facility		2
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations \| South American Subsidiaries, Property, Plant and Equipment \| Minimum
Subsequent Event
Impairment charge		$ 350
Impairment charge - Write-down of contributed net assets		40
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations \| South American Subsidiaries, Property, Plant and Equipment \| Maximum
Subsequent Event
Impairment charge		370
Impairment charge - Write-down of contributed net assets		$ 60
Joint Venture
Subsequent Event
Number of manufacturing facilities to be operated \| facility	5
Number of entity's subsidiaries contributing assets \| subsidiary		3
Joint Venture \| Affiliate of Grupo Arcor
Subsequent Event
Ownership percentage after transaction	51.00%
Number of manufacturing facilities contributed \| facility	3
Joint Venture \| Affiliate of Ingredion
Subsequent Event
Ownership percentage after transaction	49.00%
Joint Venture \| Ingredion Argentina S.A.
Subsequent Event
Number of manufacturing facilities contributed \| facility	2