Acquisitions (Details) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended			12 Months Ended									12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($) entity	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) entity		Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)		Jun. 30, 2012 USD ($) entity		Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($) entity	May 01, 2013 AUD	Jun. 30, 2011 Alimenta (USA), Inc. - Golden Peanut	Dec. 31, 2013 Agricultural Services [Member] USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Interest held by the Company recorded as a long-term marketable security, as a percent				19.80%
Potential cash offer to acquire an entity per share											12.20
Other than Temporary Impairment Losses, Investments, Available-for-sale Securities		$ 13	[1]	$ 166	[1]	$ 12	[1]	$ 25	[1]				$ 155
Number of Businesses Acquired	8			4				9		4
Total acquisition cost in cash	26			44				241		218
Cost of acquisition paid in cash	26	206		44		61		241		218
Purchase price allocated to working capital	4			6		4		(12)		113
Purchase price allocated to property, plant and equipment	24			29		24		199		235
Business Combination, Amount Allocated to Goodwill	2			2				51		63
Purchase price allocated to other non-current assets	(4)			7		(4)		6		11
Purchase price allocated to long-term liabilities								3		36
Percentage of Alimenta's ownership interest in Golden Peanut LLC (as a percent)												50.00%
Pre-tax gain related to the acquisition of the remaining interest in Golden Peanut	$ 0	$ 0		$ 0		$ 0		$ 0		$ 71
Additional ownership interest acquired, percentage										50.00%

[1] Asset impairment charge - equity securities for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 consist of other-than-temporary impairment charges of $155 million on the Company's GrainCorp investment in the Agricultural Services segment and $11 million on one other available for sale security in Corporate. Asset impairment charge - equity securities for the year ended December 31, 2012, the six months ended December 31, 2011, and the year ended June 30, 2012 consist of other-than-temporary investment writedowns in Corporate.