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Segment Information (Narrative) (Details)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
segment
Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Number of reportable segments 4us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments  
Wilmar International Limited [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage 18.10%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= adm_WilmarInternationalLimitedMember
17.30%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= adm_WilmarInternationalLimitedMember
GrainCorp [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Investment, Ownership Percentage 19.80%adm_InvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= adm_GrainCorpMemberMember
 
Pacificor [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage 32.20%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= adm_PacificorMember