VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Schedule of Consolidated Variable Interest Entities, Carrying Amounts of Assets and Liabilities) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified										2 Months Ended	11 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012 jointventures	Dec. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Jun. 30, 2012 Netherlands Owner Trust [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]		Dec. 31, 2011 Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]		Dec. 31, 2011 Variable Interest Entity that produces ethanol from sugarcane [Member]	Nov. 30, 2011 Variable Interest Entity that produces ethanol from sugarcane [Member]	Mar. 02, 2012 Variable Interest in Midwest US Ag Joint Venture [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Variable Interest Entities Used to Monetize Accounts Receivable [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Variable Interest Entities Used to Monetize Accounts Receivable [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Restricted For Construction Of Manufacturing Facility [Member] Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Restricted For Construction Of Manufacturing Facility [Member] Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Number of variable interest entities for which the Company is a primary beneficiary	8
Variable Interest Entities, maximum exposure to loss					$ 363
Cash and cash equivalents	4,128	5,444	2,223	7,039		174	[1]	170	[1],[2]						5	3
Other current assets	339	302				138		104	[2]
Current assets	23,198	23,422											180	233
Property	17,353	17,299				2,324		2,169	[2]
Other noncurrent assets	775	724				151		151	[2]
Total Assets	68,842	69,224				2,787	[3]	2,594	[2],[3]
Current liabilities	12,629	13,634				230		226	[2]
Long-Term Debt	18,304	18,310				1,654		1,484	[2]
Other noncurrent liabilities (nonrecourse 2012: $93; 2011: $86)	3,173	3,109				93		86	[2]
Total liabilities						1,977		1,796	[2]
Current liabilities, nonrecourse						230		226
Long Term Debt (Variable interest entities nonrecourse)	1,308	1,138				1,308		1,138
Other noncurrent liabilities, nonrecourse						$ 93		$ 86
Sale of Stock, Percentage of Ownership before Transaction											100.00%
Sale of Stock, Percentage of Ownership after Transaction										50.00%
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired												49.00%

[1] Included $5 million at June 30, 2012 ($3 million at December 31, 2011) specifically restricted for the construction of a manufacturing facility.

[2] December 31, 2011 values do not include assets and liabilities attributable to a seed production joint venture located in the United States that became a VIE in the first quarter of 2012.

[3] All assets were restricted at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.