Financial Instruments, Derivatives and Hedging Activities (Details 2) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Corn Commodity [Member]
Fair value of commodity contracts
Corn futures contract (in bushels)	69,000,000
Soy Bean Oil [Member]
Fair value of commodity contracts
Soybean oil futures contract (in pounds)	0
Natural Gas Commodity [Member]
Fair value of commodity contracts
Natural gas futures contract (in mmbtu)	14,000,000
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Fair value of commodity contracts
Fair value of assets	$ 3	$ 7
Fair value of liabilities	50	27
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Commodity and Foreign Currency Contracts [Member] \| Accounts Receivable, Net [Member] \| Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Fair value of commodity contracts
Fair value of assets	3	2
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Commodity and Foreign Currency Contracts [Member] \| Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Member] \| Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Fair value of commodity contracts
Fair value of liabilities	44	27
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Commodity and Foreign Currency Contracts [Member] \| Other Assets [Member] \| Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Fair value of commodity contracts
Fair value of assets		5
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Commodity and Foreign Currency Contracts [Member] \| Non Current Liabilities [Member] \| Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Fair value of commodity contracts
Fair value of liabilities	$ 6

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- Definition

Nominal mass used to calculate payments on a derivative instrument as of reporting date.

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- Definition

Nominal volume used to calculate payments on a derivative instrument as of the reporting date.

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- Definition

Fair value of financial asset or other contract with one or more underlyings, notional amount or payment provision or both, and the contract can be net settled by means outside the contract or delivery of an asset, not subject to a master netting arrangement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 20

-Section 55

-Paragraph 22

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36459792&loc=SL20226052-175313

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 3

-Subparagraph (d)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=34720828&loc=SL20225862-175312

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- Definition

Fair value of financial liability or contract with one or more underlyings, notional amount or payment provision or both, and the contract can be net settled by means outside the contract or delivery of an asset, not subject to a master netting arrangement.

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