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Employee Benefit Plans (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2013
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]          
Pension plan voluntary lump-sum payments   $ 296,000,000adm_PensionPlanVoluntaryLumpSumPayments      
Reduction in pension benefit obligation as a result of voluntary lump-sum payments 336,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanEffectOfSettlementsAndCurtailmentsOnAccumulatedBenefitObligation 336,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanEffectOfSettlementsAndCurtailmentsOnAccumulatedBenefitObligation      
Change In Pension Funding Status Resulting From Pension Plan Voluntary Lump Sum Payments 40,000,000adm_ChangeInPensionFundingStatusResultingFromPensionPlanVoluntaryLumpSumPayments 40,000,000adm_ChangeInPensionFundingStatusResultingFromPensionPlanVoluntaryLumpSumPayments      
Non-cash charge resulting from expensing unrealized actuarial losses in AOCI that relate to liabilities that will be settled as a result of pension plan voluntary lump-sum payments, pre-tax 98,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanRecognizedNetGainLossDueToSettlements1        
Percentage of non-matching employer's contribution to eligible participants (as a percent) 1.00%adm_PercentageOfNonMatchingEmployerContributionToEligibleParticipants 1.00%adm_PercentageOfNonMatchingEmployerContributionToEligibleParticipants      
Employer's Common stock held under 401 (k) plan (in shares) 11us-gaap_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPSharesInESOP 11us-gaap_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPSharesInESOP      
Market value of employer's Common stock held under 401 (k) plan 596,000,000us-gaap_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPDeferredSharesFairValue 596,000,000us-gaap_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPDeferredSharesFairValue      
Cash dividend received on employer's Common stock held under 401 (k) plan   12,000,000us-gaap_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPDividendsPaidToESOP      
Estimated increase in projected benefit obligation 200,000,000adm_Estimatedincreaseinprojectedbenefitobligation 200,000,000adm_Estimatedincreaseinprojectedbenefitobligation      
Pension Benefits [Member]          
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]          
Non-cash charge resulting from expensing unrealized actuarial losses in AOCI that relate to liabilities that will be settled as a result of pension plan voluntary lump-sum payments, pre-tax   95,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanRecognizedNetGainLossDueToSettlements1
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68,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanRecognizedNetGainLossDueToSettlements1
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Accumulated other comprehensive income, unrecognized actuarial losses 983,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetGainsLossesBeforeTax
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983,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetGainsLossesBeforeTax
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Prior service cost (credit), expected to be recognized in net periodic benefit cost (credit) in next fiscal year   2,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFutureAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCredit
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Actuarial loss, expected to be recognized in net periodic benefit cost in next fiscal year   68,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFutureAmortizationOfGainLoss
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Defined Benefit Plan, Plans with Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets, Aggregate Projected Benefit obligation 2,900,000,000adm_DefinedBenefitPlanPlansWithBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateProjectedBenefitObligation
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2,900,000,000adm_DefinedBenefitPlanPlansWithBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateProjectedBenefitObligation
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    2,200,000,000adm_DefinedBenefitPlanPlansWithBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateProjectedBenefitObligation
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Defined Benefit Plan, Plans with Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets, Aggregate Benefit Obligation 2,600,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPlansWithBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateBenefitObligation
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2,600,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPlansWithBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateBenefitObligation
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    2,000,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPlansWithBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateBenefitObligation
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Defined Benefit Plan, Plans with Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets, Aggregate Fair Value of Plan Assets 1,700,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPlansWithBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateFairValueOfPlanAssets
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1,700,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPlansWithBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateFairValueOfPlanAssets
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    1,600,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPlansWithBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Defined Benefit Plan, Pension Plans with Accumulated Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets, Aggregate Projected Benefit Obligation 2,800,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithAccumulatedBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateProjectedBenefitObligation
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2,800,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithAccumulatedBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateProjectedBenefitObligation
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    2,100,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithAccumulatedBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateProjectedBenefitObligation
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Defined Benefit Plan, Pension Plans with Accumulated Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets, Aggregate Accumulated Benefit Obligation 2,500,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithAccumulatedBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateAccumulatedBenefitObligation
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2,500,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithAccumulatedBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateAccumulatedBenefitObligation
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    1,900,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithAccumulatedBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateAccumulatedBenefitObligation
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Defined Benefit Plan, Pension Plans with Accumulated Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets, Aggregate Fair Value of Plan Assets 1,700,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithAccumulatedBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateFairValueOfPlanAssets
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1,700,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithAccumulatedBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateFairValueOfPlanAssets
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    1,600,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithAccumulatedBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Accumulated benefit obligation 3,000,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedBenefitObligation
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3,000,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedBenefitObligation
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    2,600,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedBenefitObligation
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Contributions and expected future benefit payments   38,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansEstimatedFutureEmployerContributionsInNextFiscalYear
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Other Postretirement Benefit Plan [Member]          
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]          
Accumulated other comprehensive income, unrecognized prior service cost (credit) (85,000,000)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetPriorServiceCostCreditBeforeTax
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(85,000,000)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetPriorServiceCostCreditBeforeTax
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Accumulated other comprehensive income, unrecognized actuarial losses 80,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetGainsLossesBeforeTax
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80,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetGainsLossesBeforeTax
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Prior service cost (credit), expected to be recognized in net periodic benefit cost (credit) in next fiscal year   (18,000,000)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFutureAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCredit
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Actuarial loss, expected to be recognized in net periodic benefit cost in next fiscal year   7,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFutureAmortizationOfGainLoss
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Annual rate of increase in per capita cost of covered health care benefits assumed for transition period (as a percent)   7.25%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanHealthCareCostTrendRateAssumedForNextFiscalYear
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Annual rate for per capita cost of covered health care benefits assumed for 2022 and thereafter (as a percent)   5.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanUltimateHealthCareCostTrendRate
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Year ultimate rate assumed for per capita cost of health care benefits is to be reached 2024 2024      
Contributions and expected future benefit payments   $ 12,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansEstimatedFutureEmployerContributionsInNextFiscalYear
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Maximum [Member] | Other Postretirement Benefit Plan [Member]          
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]          
Annual index on credits used to fund Health Care Reimbursement accounts 3.00%adm_HealthCareReimbursementAccountCreditIndex
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3.00%adm_HealthCareReimbursementAccountCreditIndex
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