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Sale of Accounts Receivable (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Accounts Receivable Securitization Programs [Line Items]      
Proceeds from Sale and Collection of Receivables $ 11,200,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleAndCollectionOfReceivables $ 10,600,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleAndCollectionOfReceivables  
Collections applied to deferred consideration 11,000,000,000adm_Collectionsappliedtodeferredconsideration 10,600,000,000adm_Collectionsappliedtodeferredconsideration  
Cash payments received in exchange for the transfer of accounts receivable 1,900,000,000us-gaap_DerecognizedAssetsSecuritizedOrAssetbackedFinancingArrangementAssetsAndAnyOtherFinancialAssetsManagedTogetherPrincipalAmountOutstanding   2,100,000,000us-gaap_DerecognizedAssetsSecuritizedOrAssetbackedFinancingArrangementAssetsAndAnyOtherFinancialAssetsManagedTogetherPrincipalAmountOutstanding
Proceeds from transfer of receivables 1,300,000,000adm_Proceedsfromtransferofreceivables   1,600,000,000adm_Proceedsfromtransferofreceivables
Deferred receivables consideration 614,000,000adm_Deferredreceivablesconsideration   511,000,000adm_Deferredreceivablesconsideration
Loss on transfer of accounts receivables to purchasers 1,000,000us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfAccountsReceivable 1,000,000us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfAccountsReceivable  
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility [Member]      
Accounts Receivable Securitization Programs [Line Items]      
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity 1,500,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility [Member] | Program [Member]      
Accounts Receivable Securitization Programs [Line Items]      
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity 1,200,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility [Member] | Second Program [Member]      
Accounts Receivable Securitization Programs [Line Items]      
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity $ 300,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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