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Income Taxes (Significant Components Of Deferred Tax Liabilities And Assets) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Deferred tax liabilities    
Property, plant, and equipment $ 1,631us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment $ 1,286us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Equity in earnings of affiliates 394us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesInvestmentInNoncontrolledAffiliates 323us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesInvestmentInNoncontrolledAffiliates
Debt exchange 135adm_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesDebtExchange 123adm_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesDebtExchange
Inventories 57adm_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsInventoryReserves 132adm_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsInventoryReserves
Other 192us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther 119us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Gross 2,409us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities 1,983us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities
Deferred tax assets    
Pension and postretirement benefits 460adm_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsPensionsAndPostretirementBenefits 267adm_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsPensionsAndPostretirementBenefits
Stock compensation 55us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost 60us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost
Foreign tax credit carryforwards 76us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsForeign 26us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsForeign
Foreign tax loss carryforwards 305us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsForeign 329us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsForeign
Capital loss carryforwards 21us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsCapitalLossCarryforwards 24us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsCapitalLossCarryforwards
State tax attributes 70adm_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseStateTaxAttributesNet 74adm_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseStateTaxAttributesNet
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Deferred Expense, Reserves and Accruals, Reserves 43us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsReserves  
Other 271us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseOther 205us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseOther
Gross deferred tax assets 1,301us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross 985us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross
Valuation allowances (347)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance (329)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Net deferred tax assets 954us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet 656us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net, Classification [Abstract]    
Noncurrent Liabilities (1,662)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent (1,448)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Net deferred tax liabilities (1,455)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities (1,327)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities
Domestic Tax Authority [Member]    
Deferred tax assets    
Valuation allowances   (41)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net, Classification [Abstract]    
Current assets 17us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Current liabilities 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
(8)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Noncurrent Liabilities (1,316)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
(1,404)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Foreign [Member]    
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net, Classification [Abstract]    
Current assets 137us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
17us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
Noncurrent assets 86us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
134us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
Current liabilities (33)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
(22)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
Noncurrent Liabilities $ (346)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
$ (44)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember