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Investments in Affiliates (Details)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Jan. 01, 2022
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2024
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2023
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2022
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2021
USD ($)
Investments in Affiliates          
Investments in and advances to affiliates   $ 738 $ 731 $ 753  
Long term investments   141 207    
Cost of sales   8,524 9,246 10,213  
Income (loss) from affiliates   85 105 152  
Proceeds from sale of non-consolidated affiliates   13   13  
Dividends received from affiliates   64 117 40  
Foreign currency translation adjustment   4 (3) (33)  
Financial information          
Operating income   156 (87) 657  
Net income (loss)   90 227 582  
Total assets   7,665 7,566 7,902  
Total liabilities   2,916 2,932    
Total equity   4,749 4,634 5,014 $ 4,434
Affiliates          
Investments in Affiliates          
Cost of sales   68 86 91  
Proceeds from payable to affiliate   29      
Due from affiliates   87 127    
Products          
Investments in Affiliates          
Cost of sales   7,129 7,893 8,707  
Products | Affiliates          
Financial information          
Net sales   1,168 1,119 1,463  
Services          
Investments in Affiliates          
Cost of sales   1,227 1,194 1,369  
Services | Affiliates          
Financial information          
Net sales   38 27 20  
Pork          
Investments in Affiliates          
Investments in and advances to affiliates   154 154 152  
Income (loss) from affiliates   26 32 24  
Financial information          
Total assets   2,111 2,075 1,932  
Pork | Equity method investment in non-consolidated affiliates          
Financial information          
Net sales   2,376 2,205 2,417  
Net income (loss)   52 65 48  
Total assets   608 604 615  
Total liabilities   302 299 312  
Total equity   $ 306 305 303  
Pork | Daily's          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   50.00%      
Pork | Seaboard de Mexico          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   50.00%      
Proceeds from sale of non-consolidated affiliates $ 9        
Percentage of ownership interest sold 50.00%        
Pork | Triumph          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   50.00%      
CT&M          
Investments in Affiliates          
Investments in and advances to affiliates   $ 164 164 210  
Income (loss) from affiliates   17 (18) 21  
Carrying value of investment in affiliates over (under) entity's share of affiliates' book value   24      
Financial information          
Total assets   1,615 1,590 1,915  
CT&M | Equity method investment in non-consolidated affiliates          
Financial information          
Net sales   1,597 3,088 3,186  
Net income (loss)   50 (79) 40  
Total assets   779 960 1,848  
Total liabilities   411 569 1,250  
Total equity   $ 368 391 598  
CT&M | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Botswana          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   50.00%      
CT&M | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Democratic Republic of Congo          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   50.00%      
CT&M | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Gambia          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   50.00%      
CT&M | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Kenya | Minimum          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   18.47%      
CT&M | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Kenya | Maximum          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   49.00%      
CT&M | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Lesotho          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   50.00%      
CT&M | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Mauritania          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   33.33%      
CT&M | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Senegal          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   49.00%      
CT&M | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | South Africa          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   50.00%      
CT&M | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Tanzania | Minimum          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   11.76%      
CT&M | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Tanzania | Maximum          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   49.00%      
CT&M | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Uganda | Minimum          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   23.50%      
CT&M | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Uganda | Maximum          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   49.00%      
CT&M | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Zambia          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   49.00%      
CT&M | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Colombia | Minimum          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   40.00%      
CT&M | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Colombia | Maximum          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   42.00%      
CT&M | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Ecuador | Minimum          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   25.00%      
CT&M | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Ecuador | Maximum          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   50.00%      
CT&M | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Peru          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   50.00%      
CT&M | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Jamaica          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   50.00%      
CT&M | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Haiti          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   23.33%      
CT&M | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Turkey          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   25.00%      
CT&M | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Canada          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   45.00%      
CT&M | Affiliates          
Investments in Affiliates          
Proceeds from payable to affiliate   $ 29      
Power          
Investments in Affiliates          
Investments in and advances to affiliates   3 3 3  
Income (loss) from affiliates   1      
Financial information          
Total assets   306 337 342  
Turkey          
Investments in Affiliates          
Investments in and advances to affiliates   375 370 350  
Income (loss) from affiliates   37 87 103  
Financial information          
Total assets   375 371 350  
Turkey | Equity method investment in non-consolidated affiliates          
Financial information          
Net sales   1,883 2,025 2,050  
Operating income   86 182 202  
Net income (loss)   71 166 196  
Total assets   1,131 1,120 1,081  
Total liabilities   409 408 406  
Total equity   $ 722 712 675  
Turkey | Butterball, LLC          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   52.50%      
Investee's intangible assets for trade name   $ 111      
Investee's intangible assets for goodwill   61      
Other          
Investments in Affiliates          
Investments in and advances to affiliates   45 43    
Income (loss) from affiliates   5 4 4  
Other | Equity method investment in non-consolidated affiliates          
Financial information          
Net sales   74 69 91  
Net income (loss)   21 22 21  
Total assets   311 248 271  
Total liabilities   82 75 66  
Total equity   $ 229 $ 173 $ 205  
Other | Cargo terminal business          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   21.02%      
Other | Sugar related businesses          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   (50.00%)      
Number of businesses | item   2      
Other | Energy related businesses | Dominican Republic          
Investments in Affiliates          
Number of businesses | item   2      
Other | Energy related business one | Dominican Republic          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   45.00%      
Other | Energy related business two | Dominican Republic          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   50.00%      
Disposed of by sale | CT&M | Protein and commodity trading company          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership interest sold   20.00%   20.00%  
Proceeds from the sale of non-consolidated affiliates   $ 13   $ 12