Other (Income) Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Other Income and Expenses [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) on Sale/Revaluation of Assets/NCI	$ (7)	$ 35	$ 117	$ 139
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt	0	189	0	189
Other income (expense) - net	11	11	21	20
Other Income (Expense)	4	(143)	138	(30)
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Other Income and Expenses [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) on Sale/Revaluation of Assets/NCI	$ (5)
Milling and other [Member]
Other Income and Expenses [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) on Sale/Revaluation of Assets/NCI			48
Agricultural Services [Member]
Other Income and Expenses [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) on Sale/Revaluation of Assets/NCI				$ 27
Oilseeds Processing [Member]
Other Income and Expenses [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) on Sale/Revaluation of Assets/NCI		$ 32
Equity Sold, Percentage				50.00%
Crushing and origination [Member]
Other Income and Expenses [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) on Sale/Revaluation of Assets/NCI				$ 68
Corn Processing [Member]
Other Income and Expenses [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) on Sale/Revaluation of Assets/NCI			59	6
Wild Flavors and Specialty Ingredients [Member]
Other Income and Expenses [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) on Sale/Revaluation of Assets/NCI			12
Transportation & Corporate [Member]
Other Income and Expenses [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) on Sale/Revaluation of Assets/NCI			$ (10)
Refining, packaging, biodiesel, and other [Member]
Other Income and Expenses [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) on Sale/Revaluation of Assets/NCI				$ 32