VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Schedule of Consolidated Variable Interest Entities, Carrying Amounts of Assets and Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Jan. 02, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Repayments of Long-term Debt				$ 175	$ 643
Purchases of noncontrolling interests				42	40
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 7,623	$ 5,768	7,623	5,768		$ 5,654		$ 5,940
Other current assets		433		433			328
Property		18,858		18,858			18,051
Other noncurrent assets		643		643			621
Total Assets		69,884		69,884			68,796
Current liabilities (nonrecourse 2015: $346; 2014: $391)		13,205		13,205			11,593
Long-term debt (nonrecourse 2015: $1,062; 2014: $1,229)		17,462		17,462			18,838
Other noncurrent liabilities (nonrecourse 2015: $54; 2014: $62)		3,483		3,483			3,290
Current assets		24,852		24,852			24,267
Nonrecourse Liabilities Noncurrent		1,062		1,062			1,229
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest		61	$ 27	79	47
Ethanol to sugarcane joint venture [Domain]
Mandatorily Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest		200		200
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	[1]	259		259			190
Other current assets		129		129			175
Property		2,502		2,502			2,726
Other noncurrent assets		80		80			85
Total Assets	[2]	2,970		2,970			3,176
Current liabilities (nonrecourse 2015: $346; 2014: $391)		312		312			394
Long-term debt (nonrecourse 2015: $1,062; 2014: $1,229)		1,091		1,091			1,260
Other noncurrent liabilities (nonrecourse 2015: $54; 2014: $62)		54		54			62
Total liabilities		1,457		1,457			1,716
Nonrecourse Liabilities Current		307		307			391
Nonrecourse Liabilities Noncurrent		1,062		1,062			1,229
Other Nonrecourse Liabilities Noncurrent		54		54			62
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Restricted For Construction Of Manufacturing Facility [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents		45		45			20
Netherlands Owner Trust [Member]
Variable Interest Entity Lease Expiration Purchase Amount								$ 406
Repayments of Long-term Debt					346
Purchases of noncontrolling interests					$ 40
Variable Interest Entities Used to Monetize Accounts Receivable [Member]
Current liabilities (nonrecourse 2015: $346; 2014: $391)		1		1			1
Current assets		78		78			99
Nonrecourse Liabilities Current		0		0			0
Variable Interest Entities Used to Monetize Accounts Receivable [Member] | Restricted Current Assets [Member]
Current assets		$ 0		$ 0			$ 0
Chlor-Alkali joint venture [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners		50.00%		50.00%
Variable Interest in Midwest US Ag Joint Venture [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent						49.00%
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest		$ 22
Agricultural Sciences [Member] | Midwest US Ag Subsidiary [Member]
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal		$ 44

[1] Includes $45 million at September 30, 2015 ($20 million at December 31, 2014) restricted for the debt servicing and operational expenses of a manufacturing facility.

[2] All assets were restricted at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.