Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013		Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 06, 2014	Jun. 05, 2014
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%
Noncontrolling interests previously associated with mandatorily redeemable instruments							$ 184,000,000
Noncontrolling Interests Subject to Mandatorily Redeemable Instruments					180,000,000
Noncontrolling interest Acquired, Ownership Percentage								20.00%
Payments for Repurchase of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest	157,000,000
Loss on purchase of noncontrolling interest	12,000,000
Reclassifications
Affiliates' goodwill					198,000,000
Receivables
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable				81,000,000	81,000,000
Trade accounts receivable due from unconsolidated affiliates				15,000,000	73,000,000
Property, Plant, and Equipment
Capitalized interest on major construction projects		12,000,000	9,000,000	18,000,000	16,000,000		21,000,000
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Goodwill, Impairment Loss		0	0	0	9,000,000	[1]	0
Asset Abandonments and Write-Downs
Impairment of long lived assets		0	337,000,000	35,000,000	84,000,000		367,000,000
Revenues
Revenues from unconsolidated affiliates		4,000,000,000	4,500,000,000	5,800,000,000	6,900,000,000		7,700,000,000
Research and Development
Research and development expenses, net of expenditures subsequently reimbursed by government grants		28,000,000	29,000,000	79,000,000	59,000,000		56,000,000
Minimum [Member]
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life				2 years
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]
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life				25 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 previously associated with mandatorily redeemable instruments			174,000,000				174,000,000
Noncontrolling Interests Subject to Mandatorily Redeemable Instruments					$ 180,000,000

[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.