Accounts and Notes Receivable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable - trade	[1]	$ 3,642	$ 3,336	$ 3,642	$ 3,336	$ 3,441
Notes receivable - trade	[1],[2]	1,233	1,408	1,233	1,408	120
Other	[3]	1,398	1,074	1,398	1,074	1,250
Accounts and notes receivable - net		6,273	5,818	6,273	5,818	4,811
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Current		213	210	213	210	210	$ 208
Due from Affiliates		132	84	132	84	104
Factoring Agreement [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Trade Receivables Sold		35	70	130	257
Trade receivables sold the remain outstanding with an element of recourse		47	173	47	173	$ 166
Loss on Sale of Accounts Receivable		$ 6	$ 11	$ 19	$ 54

[1] Accounts receivable – trade and notes receivable - trade are net of allowances of $213 million at September 30, 2022, and $210 million at December 31, 2021, and September 30, 2021. Allowances are equal to the estimated uncollectible amounts and are based on the expected credit losses and were developed using a loss-rate method.

[2] Notes receivable – trade primarily consists of receivables for deferred payment loan programs for the sale of seed and chemical products to customers. These loans have terms of one year or less and are primarily concentrated in North America. The company maintains a rigid approval process for extending credit to customers in order to manage overall risk and exposure associated with credit losses. As of September 30, 2022, December 31, 2021, and September 30, 2021 there were no significant impairments related to current loan agreements.

[3] Other includes receivables in relation to indemnification assets, value added tax, general sales tax and other taxes. No individual group represents more than 10 percent of total receivables. In addition, Other includes amounts due from nonconsolidated affiliates of $132 million, $104 million, and $84 million as of September 30, 2022, December 31, 2021, and September 30, 2021, respectively.