Segment and Geographic Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

Segment Information

	Year Ended
(In millions)	December 31
	2016			2015			2014
Gross revenues
Agricultural Services	$	30,241		$	33,658		$	40,120
Corn Processing	9,512			10,051			12,377
Oilseeds Processing	27,305			29,393			33,591
Wild Flavors and Specialty Ingredients	2,447			2,423			1,380
Other	585			634			573
Intersegment elimination	(7,744		)	(8,457		)	(6,840		)
Total	$	62,346		$	67,702		$	81,201
Intersegment revenues
Agricultural Services	$	2,348		$	3,976		$	3,832
Corn Processing	46			56			95
Oilseeds Processing	5,153			4,176			2,658
Wild Flavors and Specialty Ingredients	20			16			12
Other	177			233			243
Total	$	7,744		$	8,457		$	6,840
Revenues from external customers
Agricultural Services
Merchandising and Handling	$	24,609		$	25,957		$	32,208
Milling and Other	3,060			3,479			3,815
Transportation	224			246			265
Total Agricultural Services	27,893			29,682			36,288
Corn Processing
Sweeteners and Starches	4,028			3,713			3,767
Bioproducts	5,438			6,282			8,515
Total Corn Processing	9,466			9,995			12,282
Oilseeds Processing
Crushing and Origination	13,976			15,597			18,542
Refining, Packaging, Biodiesel, and Other	7,880			9,364			11,937
Asia	296			256			454
Total Oilseeds Processing	22,152			25,217			30,933
Wild Flavors and Specialty Ingredients	2,427			2,407			1,368
Total Wild Flavors and Specialty Ingredients	2,427			2,407			1,368
Other
Financial	408			401			330
Total Other	408			401			330
Total	$	62,346		$	67,702		$	81,201

	Year Ended
(In millions)	December 31
	2016			2015			2014
Depreciation
Agricultural Services	$	191		$	188		$	189
Corn Processing	342			335			332
Oilseeds Processing	185			187			235
Wild Flavors and Specialty Ingredients	37			36			37
Other	5			5			3
Corporate	27			48			54
Total	$	787		$	799		$	850
Long-lived asset abandonments and write-downs(1)
Agricultural Services	$	3		$	—		$	17
Corn Processing	6			66			15
Oilseeds Processing	6			40			3
Wild Flavors and Specialty Ingredients	—			1			—
Corporate	2			1			—
Total	$	17		$	108		$	35
Interest income
Agricultural Services	$	21		$	16		$	31
Corn Processing	3			2			10
Oilseeds Processing	27			29			30
Wild Flavors and Specialty Ingredients	2			1			1
Other	35			19			13
Corporate	4			4			7
Total	$	92		$	71		$	92
Equity in earnings of affiliates
Agricultural Services	$	16		$	24		$	41
Corn Processing	91			85			113
Oilseeds Processing	211			251			236
Wild Flavors and Specialty Ingredients	4			—			—
Other	10			(3		)	10
Corporate	(40		)	33			(28		)
Total	$	292		$	390		$	372
(1) See Note 18 for total asset impairment, exit, and restructuring costs.

	Year Ended
(In millions)	December 31
	2016			2015			2014
Operating Profit
Agricultural Services	$	602		$	714		$	1,043
Corn Processing	811			648			1,148
Oilseeds Processing	871			1,574			1,440
Wild Flavors and Specialty Ingredients	286			280			205
Other	134			56			79
Total operating profit	2,704			3,272			3,915
Corporate	(882		)	(988		)	(785		)
Earnings before income taxes	$	1,822		$	2,284		$	3,130

(In millions)	December 31
	2016		2015
Investments in and advances to affiliates
Agricultural Services	$	367	$	384
Corn Processing	395		368
Oilseeds Processing	3,413		2,743
Wild Flavors and Specialty Ingredients	3		—
Other	4		39
Corporate	315		367
Total	$	4,497	$	3,901
Identifiable assets
Agricultural Services	$	8,380	$	8,715
Corn Processing	6,418		6,450
Oilseeds Processing	11,228		10,794
Wild Flavors and Specialty Ingredients	4,610		4,570
Other	7,211		7,902
Corporate	1,922		1,726
Total	$	39,769	$	40,157
(In millions)	December 31
	2016		2015
Gross additions to property, plant, and equipment
Agricultural Services	$	156	$	229
Corn Processing	240		427
Oilseeds Processing	266		404
Wild Flavors and Specialty Ingredients	139		167
Other	20		15
Corporate	61		108
Total	$	882	$	1,350

Geographic Information

Geographic information:  The following geographic data include revenues attributed to the countries based on the location of the subsidiary making the sale and long-lived assets based on physical location.  Long-lived assets represent the net book value of property, plant, and equipment.

	Year Ended
(In millions)	December 31
	2016		2015		2014
Revenues
United States	$	29,419	$	31,828	$	39,609
Switzerland	13,413		11,681		10,118
Cayman Islands	3,617		4,456		5,213
Germany	2,341		3,436		7,174
Other Foreign	13,556		16,301		19,087
	$	62,346	$	67,702	$	81,201

(In millions)	December 31
	2016		2015
Long-lived assets
United States	$	6,763	$	6,877
Foreign	2,995		2,976
	$	9,758	$	9,853