Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Principles of Consolidation
Difference in financial statement date of certain subsidiaries and affiliates included in Company's results (in days)				93 days
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent	80.00%			80.00%
Noncontrolling Interests Subject to Mandatorily Redeemable Instruments	$ (180,000,000)			$ (180,000,000)
Noncontrolling interests previously associated with mandatorily redeemable instruments							184,000,000
Use of Estimates
Effect of change in accounting estimate on after-tax earnings								83,000,000
Effect of change in accounting estimate on diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)								$ 0.13
Receivables
Allowance for estimated uncollectible trade accounts receivable	81,000,000	87,000,000		81,000,000		87,000,000
Trade accounts receivable due from unconsolidated affiliates	73,000,000	175,000,000		73,000,000		175,000,000
Property, Plant, and Equipment
Capitalized interest on major construction projects		12,000,000	9,000,000	16,000,000		24,000,000	21,000,000	7,000,000
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Goodwill, Impairment Loss	9,000,000			9,000,000	[1]
Asset Abandonments and Write-Downs
Impairment of long lived assets		0	337,000,000	84,000,000		30,000,000	367,000,000	2,000,000
Revenues
Revenues from unconsolidated affiliates		4,000,000,000	4,500,000,000	6,900,000,000		7,200,000,000	7,700,000,000	7,100,000,000
Research and Development
Research and development expenses, net of expenditures subsequently reimbursed by government grants		28,000,000	29,000,000	59,000,000		55,000,000	56,000,000	60,000,000
Minimum [Member] | Building [Member]
Property, Plant, and Equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life				10 years
Minimum [Member] | Machinery And Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant, and Equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life				3 years
Maximum [Member] | Building [Member]
Property, Plant, and Equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life				40 years
Maximum [Member] | Machinery And Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant, and Equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life				30 years
Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Principles of Consolidation
Noncontrolling Interests Subject to Mandatorily Redeemable Instruments	180,000,000			180,000,000
Noncontrolling interests previously associated with mandatorily redeemable instruments			$ 174,000,000

[1] The Company recognized a goodwill impairment charge related to its Brazilian sugar milling business in the Corn Processing segment for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013.