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The purchase of additional equity investment, in shares.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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Subsequent Events (Details) € in Millions, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	Nov. 02, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 02, 2015 EUR (€)	Oct. 23, 2015 USD ($) shares	Oct. 16, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 01, 2015	Oct. 14, 2015
Eatem Foods [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Total cost of acquisitions				$ 160
Cocoa [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses				$ 1,200
Wilmar International Limited [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Additional equity investment, shares \| shares			9.3
Additional equity investment			$ 20
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage			18.50%			18.10%
Eaststarch C.V. [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage					50.00%
Total cost of acquisitions	$ 265	€ 240