Revenues (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | |
Sep. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2020 |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 20,340 | $ 15,126 | $ 62,159 | $ 46,377 | |
Contract with Customer, Liability [Abstract] | | | | | |
Contract with Customer, Liability | 374 | | 374 | | $ 626 |
Change in Contract with Customer, Liability [Abstract] | | | | | |
Contract with Customer Liability Revenue Recognized with Opening Balance | 128 | 121 | 697 | 742 | |
Ag Services and Oilseeds [Member] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 15,689 | 11,527 | 48,967 | 35,347 | |
Ag Services [Member] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 9,899 | 7,352 | 32,860 | 22,930 | |
Crushing [Member] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 2,842 | 2,317 | 8,411 | 7,035 | |
Refined Products and Other [Member] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 2,948 | 1,858 | 7,696 | 5,382 | |
Carbohydrate Solutions [Member] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 2,866 | 2,064 | 7,909 | 6,394 | |
Starches and sweeteners [Member] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 1,972 | 1,574 | 5,563 | 4,769 | |
VCP [Member] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 894 | 490 | 2,346 | 1,625 | |
Nutrition [Member] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 1,697 | 1,451 | 4,993 | 4,359 | |
Human Nutrition [Member] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 808 | 719 | 2,410 | 2,161 | |
Animal Nutrition [Member] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 889 | 732 | 2,583 | 2,198 | |
Other [Member] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 88 | 84 | 290 | 277 | |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 5,740 | 4,625 | 16,606 | 14,608 | |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 5,587 | 4,538 | 16,198 | 14,298 | |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 153 | 87 | 408 | 310 | |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Ag Services and Oilseeds [Member] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 1,545 | 1,438 | 4,651 | 4,808 | |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Ag Services and Oilseeds [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 1,392 | 1,351 | 4,243 | 4,498 | |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Ag Services and Oilseeds [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 153 | 87 | 408 | 310 | |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Ag Services [Member] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 769 | 863 | 2,488 | 2,814 | |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Ag Services [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 616 | 776 | 2,080 | 2,504 | |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Ag Services [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 153 | 87 | 408 | 310 | |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Crushing [Member] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 119 | 113 | 335 | 493 | |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Crushing [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 119 | 113 | 335 | 493 | |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Refined Products and Other [Member] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 657 | 462 | 1,828 | 1,501 | |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Refined Products and Other [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 657 | 462 | 1,828 | 1,501 | |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Carbohydrate Solutions [Member] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 2,410 | 1,652 | 6,672 | 5,164 | |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Carbohydrate Solutions [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 2,410 | 1,652 | 6,672 | 5,164 | |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Starches and sweeteners [Member] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 1,516 | 1,162 | 4,326 | 3,539 | |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Starches and sweeteners [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 1,516 | 1,162 | 4,326 | 3,539 | |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | VCP [Member] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 894 | 490 | 2,346 | 1,625 | |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | VCP [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 894 | 490 | 2,346 | 1,625 | |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Nutrition [Member] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 1,697 | 1,451 | 4,993 | 4,359 | |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Nutrition [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 1,697 | 1,451 | 4,993 | 4,359 | |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Human Nutrition [Member] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 808 | 719 | 2,410 | 2,161 | |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Human Nutrition [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 808 | 719 | 2,410 | 2,161 | |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Animal Nutrition [Member] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 889 | 732 | 2,583 | 2,198 | |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Animal Nutrition [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 889 | 732 | 2,583 | 2,198 | |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Other [Member] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 88 | 84 | 290 | 277 | |
Non MTM Products and Services [Member] | Other [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 88 | 84 | 290 | 277 | |
Mark-to-Market Products [Member] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 14,600 | 10,501 | 45,553 | 31,769 | |
Mark-to-Market Products [Member] | Ag Services and Oilseeds [Member] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 14,144 | 10,089 | 44,316 | 30,539 | |
Mark-to-Market Products [Member] | Ag Services [Member] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 9,130 | 6,489 | 30,372 | 20,116 | |
Mark-to-Market Products [Member] | Crushing [Member] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 2,723 | 2,204 | 8,076 | 6,542 | |
Mark-to-Market Products [Member] | Refined Products and Other [Member] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 2,291 | 1,396 | 5,868 | 3,881 | |
Mark-to-Market Products [Member] | Carbohydrate Solutions [Member] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 456 | 412 | 1,237 | 1,230 | |
Mark-to-Market Products [Member] | Starches and sweeteners [Member] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] | | | | | |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 456 | $ 412 | $ 1,237 | $ 1,230 | |