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Segment and Geographic Information (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Information
Segment Information
 
Year Ended
(In millions)
December 31
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Gross revenues
 
 
 
 
 
Agricultural Services
$
30,017

 
$
31,656

 
$
33,471

Corn Processing
9,997

 
10,314

 
11,226

Oilseeds Processing
26,566

 
25,433

 
29,748

Wild Flavors and Specialty Ingredients
2,352

 
2,439

 
2,419

Other
387

 
408

 
401

Intersegment elimination
(8,491
)
 
(7,904
)
 
(9,563
)
Total
$
60,828

 
$
62,346

 
$
67,702

 
 
 
 
 
 
Intersegment revenues
 
 
 
 
 

Agricultural Services
$
3,771

 
$
3,763

 
$
3,789

Corn Processing
645

 
848

 
1,231

Oilseeds Processing
4,036

 
3,281

 
4,531

Wild Flavors and Specialty Ingredients
39

 
12

 
12

Total
$
8,491

 
$
7,904

 
$
9,563

 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues from external customers
 
 
 
 
 
Agricultural Services
 
 
 
 
 
Merchandising and Handling
$
23,127

 
$
24,609

 
$
25,957

Milling and Other
2,910

 
3,060

 
3,479

Transportation
209

 
224

 
246

Total Agricultural Services
26,246

 
27,893

 
29,682

Corn Processing
 
 
 
 
 
Sweeteners and Starches
4,253

 
4,028

 
3,713

Bioproducts
5,099

 
5,438

 
6,282

Total Corn Processing
9,352

 
9,466

 
9,995

Oilseeds Processing
 
 
 
 
 
Crushing and Origination
14,091

 
13,976

 
15,597

Refining, Packaging, Biodiesel, and Other
8,169

 
7,880

 
9,364

Asia
270

 
296

 
256

Total Oilseeds Processing
22,530

 
22,152

 
25,217

 
 
 
 
 
 
Wild Flavors and Specialty Ingredients
2,313

 
2,427

 
2,407

 
 
 
 
 
 
Other
387

 
408

 
401

Total
$
60,828

 
$
62,346

 
$
67,702

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year Ended
(In millions)
December 31
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Depreciation
 
 
 
 
 

Agricultural Services
$
192

 
$
191

 
$
188

Corn Processing
345

 
342

 
335

Oilseeds Processing
194

 
185

 
187

Wild Flavors and Specialty Ingredients
36

 
37

 
36

Other
6

 
5

 
5

Corporate
29

 
27

 
48

Total
$
802

 
$
787

 
$
799

 
 
 
 
 
 
Long-lived asset abandonments and write-downs(1)
 
 
 
 
 
Agricultural Services
$
11

 
$
3

 
$
—

Corn Processing
64

 
6

 
66

Oilseeds Processing
5

 
6

 
40

Wild Flavors and Specialty Ingredients
21

 
—

 
1

Corporate
—

 
2

 
1

Total
$
101

 
$
17

 
$
108

 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
 
 
 
 
 
Agricultural Services
$
12

 
$
21

 
$
16

Corn Processing
2

 
3

 
2

Oilseeds Processing
27

 
27

 
29

Wild Flavors and Specialty Ingredients
1

 
2

 
1

Other
57

 
35

 
19

Corporate
7

 
4

 
4

Total
$
106

 
$
92

 
$
71

 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity in earnings of affiliates
 
 
 
 
 
Agricultural Services
$
24

 
$
16

 
$
24

Corn Processing
86

 
91

 
85

Oilseeds Processing
370

 
211

 
251

Wild Flavors and Specialty Ingredients
3

 
4

 
—

Other
—

 
10

 
(3
)
Corporate
(27
)
 
(40
)
 
33

Total
$
456

 
$
292

 
$
390

 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) See Note 18 for total asset impairment, exit, and restructuring costs.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year Ended
(In millions)
December 31
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Segment Operating Profit
 
 
 
 
 
Agricultural Services
$
585

 
$
573

 
$
684

Corn Processing
909

 
761

 
606

Oilseeds Processing
841

 
880

 
1,289

Wild Flavors and Specialty Ingredients
284

 
275

 
289

Other
51

 
134

 
56

Specified Items:
 
 
 
 
 
Gains on sales of assets and businesses(1)
22

 
114

 
530

Impairment, restructuring, exit, and settlement charges(2)
(160
)
 
(32
)
 
(214
)
Hedge timing effects(3)
4

 
(1
)
 
32

Total segment operating profit
2,536

 
2,704

 
3,272

Corporate
(927
)
 
(882
)
 
(988
)
Earnings before income taxes
$
1,609

 
$
1,822

 
$
2,284

 
 
 
 
 
 

(1) The gains in 2017 related to the sale of the crop risk services business and disposals of other individually insignificant assets in the ordinary course of business, partially offset by an adjustment of the proceeds of the 2015 sale of the cocoa business. The gains in 2016 primarily related to recovery of loss provisions and gain related to the sale of the Company’s Brazilian sugar ethanol facilities, realized contingent consideration on the December 2012 sale of the Company’s equity investment in Gruma S.A. de C.V., and revaluation of the remaining interest to settlement value in conjunction with the acquisition of the remaining interest in Amazon Flavors, partially offset by a loss on sale of asset. The gains in 2015 related primarily to the sale of the cocoa, chocolate, and lactic businesses, revaluation of the Company’s previously held investments in North Star Shipping, Minmetal, and Eaststarch C.V. in conjunction with the acquisition of the remaining interests, and the sale of a 50% interest in the Barcarena export terminal facility in Brazil.

(2) The charges in 2017 consisted of asset impairments related to the closure of a facility in the WFSI segment and the reconfiguration of the Company’s Peoria, Illinois ethanol complex in the Corn Processing segment, settlement charges, and several individually insignificant asset impairments and restructuring charges. The charges in 2016 consisted of several individually insignificant asset impairments and restructuring charges. The charges in 2015 consisted of asset impairments related primarily to certain international Oilseeds Processing facilities, asset impairments, loss provisions, and exit charges related to the sugar ethanol facilities in Brazil, goodwill impairment charges, an inventory writedown, and several individually insignificant asset impairments and restructuring charges.

(3) Hedge timing effects relate to hedge ineffectiveness associated with documented hedge programs.

(In millions)
December 31
 
2017
 
2016
Investments in and advances to affiliates
 
 
 
Agricultural Services
$
366

 
$
367

Corn Processing
433

 
395

Oilseeds Processing
3,957

 
3,413

Wild Flavors and Specialty Ingredients
3

 
3

Other
4

 
4

Corporate
325

 
315

Total
$
5,088

 
$
4,497

 
 
 
 
Identifiable assets
 
 
 
Agricultural Services
$
9,013

 
$
8,380

Corn Processing
6,306

 
6,418

Oilseeds Processing
11,949

 
11,228

Wild Flavors and Specialty Ingredients
4,688

 
4,610

Other
5,658

 
7,211

Corporate
2,349

 
1,922

Total
$
39,963

 
$
39,769

 
 
 
 
(In millions)
December 31
 
2017
 
2016
Gross additions to property, plant, and equipment
 
 
 
Agricultural Services
$
331

 
$
156

Corn Processing
305

 
240

Oilseeds Processing
265

 
266

Wild Flavors and Specialty Ingredients
124

 
139

Other
12

 
20

Corporate
63

 
61

Total
$
1,100

 
$
882
Geographic Information
Geographic information:  The following geographic data include revenues attributed to the countries based on the location of the subsidiary making the sale and long-lived assets based on physical location.  Long-lived assets represent the net book value of property, plant, and equipment.
 
 
Year Ended
(In millions)
December 31
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
United States
$
27,894

 
$
29,419

 
$
31,828

Switzerland
14,095

 
13,413

 
11,681

Cayman Islands
4,189

 
3,617

 
4,456

Germany
2,090

 
2,341

 
3,436

Other Foreign
12,560

 
13,556

 
16,301

 
$
60,828

 
$
62,346

 
$
67,702

 
 
 
 
 
 
(In millions)
December 31
 
2017
 
2016
Long-lived assets
 
 
 
United States
$
6,767

 
$
6,763

Foreign
3,371

 
2,995

 
$
10,138

 
$
9,758