Segment Information (Segment Information) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Segment Information
Revenues	$ (24,072)	$ (23,650)
Earnings Before Income Taxes	1,397	1,271
Ag Services and Oilseeds [Member]
Segment Information
Revenues	(18,579)	(18,253)
Earnings Before Income Taxes	1,210	1,008
Ag Services [Member]
Segment Information
Revenues	(11,695)	(11,847)
Crushing [Member]
Segment Information
Revenues	(3,683)	(3,222)
Refined Products and Other [Member]
Segment Information
Revenues	(3,201)	(3,184)
Carbohydrate Solutions [Member]
Segment Information
Revenues	(3,537)	(3,366)
Earnings Before Income Taxes	273	317
Starches and sweeteners [Member]
Segment Information
Revenues	(2,737)	(2,498)
VCP [Member]
Segment Information
Revenues	(800)	(868)
Nutrition [Member]
Segment Information
Revenues	(1,853)	(1,924)
Earnings Before Income Taxes	145	189
Human Nutrition [Member]
Segment Information
Revenues	(936)	(958)
Animal Nutrition [Member]
Segment Information
Revenues	(917)	(966)
Other [Member]
Segment Information
Revenues	(103)	(107)
Earnings Before Income Taxes	97	42
Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Information
Earnings Before Income Taxes	1,719	1,539
Operating Segments [Member] | Ag Services and Oilseeds [Member]
Segment Information
Revenues	(19,914)	(19,132)
Operating Segments [Member] | Carbohydrate Solutions [Member]
Segment Information
Revenues	(4,266)	(4,180)
Operating Segments [Member] | Nutrition [Member]
Segment Information
Revenues	(1,944)	(1,966)
Operating Segments [Member] | Other [Member]
Segment Information
Revenues	(103)	(107)
Intersegment Elimination [Member]
Segment Information
Revenues	2,155	1,735
Intersegment Elimination [Member] | Ag Services and Oilseeds [Member]
Segment Information
Revenues	1,335	879
Intersegment Elimination [Member] | Carbohydrate Solutions [Member]
Segment Information
Revenues	729	814
Intersegment Elimination [Member] | Nutrition [Member]
Segment Information
Revenues	91	42
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Segment Information
Earnings Before Income Taxes	(322)	(268)
Other (Income) Expense - Net [Member] | Segment Reconciling Items [Member]
Segment Information
Earnings Before Income Taxes	1	1
Asset impairment, restructuring, and settlement [Member] | Segment Reconciling Items [Member]
Segment Information
Earnings Before Income Taxes	$ (7)	$ (18)