CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$ 767	$ 790	$ 517
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by (used for) operating activities:
Impairment charges	87	57	130
Foreign exchange loss (gain) on debt	80	(213)	(215)
Gain on disposition of equity interest of operations	(122)	(47)
Bad debt expense	13	35	30
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	547	545	607
Share-based compensation expense	44	46	49
Deferred income tax expense/(benefit)	126	16	(90)
Other, net	15	(26)	(76)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding the effects of acquisitions:
Trade accounts receivable	(131)	(97)	108
Inventories	(269)	314	(161)
Secured advances to suppliers	38	(397)	21
Trade accounts payable	708	(88)	(100)
Advances on sales	36	22	78
Net unrealized gain/loss on derivative contracts	(84)	(16)	237
Margin deposits	199	(154)	(22)
Recoverable and income taxes, net	(178)	(36)	(59)
Accrued liabilities	(148)	(7)	367
Other, net	176	(134)	(22)
Cash provided by (used for) operating activities	1,904	610	1,399
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Payments made for capital expenditures	(784)	(649)	(839)
Acquisitions of businesses (net of cash acquired)	(34)	(347)	(39)
Proceeds from investments	802	295	282
Payments for investments	(553)	(235)	(196)
Settlement of net investment hedges	(375)	203
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment	27	13	22
Change in restricted cash	(2)	1	101
Proceeds from sale of grain assets in Canada and investments in affiliates		88
Payments for investments in affiliates	(40)	(167)	(57)
Other, net	33	(4)	41
Cash provided by (used for) investing activities	(926)	(802)	(685)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net change in short-term debt with maturities of 90 days or less	(206)	(176)	(134)
Proceeds from short-term debt with maturities greater than 90 days	428	713	863
Repayments of short-term debt with maturities greater than 90 days	(477)	(350)	(667)
Proceeds from long-term debt	10,396	9,354	13,014
Repayments of long-term debt	(10,080)	(8,659)	(13,667)
Proceeds from sale of common shares		25	74
Repurchases of common shares	(200)	(300)	(300)
Dividends paid to preference shareholders	(34)	(34)	(34)
Dividends paid to common shareholders	(223)	(207)	(187)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	(25)	(8)	(9)
Capital contributions (return of capital) from noncontrolling interests, net	(10)	(13)	6
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest	(39)
Other, net	(18)	15	(17)
Cash provided by (used for) financing activities	(488)	360	(1,058)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	33	(119)	(36)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	523	49	(380)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	411	362	742
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$ 934	$ 411	$ 362