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Inventories (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
At lower of LIFO cost or market: |  |  |
Live hogs and materials | $ 210 | $ 209 |
Fresh pork and materials | 26 | 29 |
Inventories at lower of LIFO cost or market, Gross | 236 | 238 |
LIFO adjustment | (28) | (37) |
Total inventories at lower of LIFO cost or market | 208 | 201 |
At lower of FIFO cost or market: |  |  |
Grains, oilseeds and other commodities | 330 | 320 |
Sugar produced and in process | 52 | 49 |
Other | 61 | 57 |
Total inventories at lower of FIFO cost or market | 443 | 426 |
Grain, flour and feed at lower of weighted average cost or market | 88 | 109 |
Total inventories | 739 | 736 |
LIFO method increase (decrease) in earnings | $ 5 | $ 16 | $ 17
LIFO method increase (decrease) in earnings per share (in dollars per share) | $ 4.39 | $ 13.29 | $ 14.56
Amount that inventories would have been higher by if the FIFO method had been used | $ 28 | $ 37 |

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