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Segment and Geographic Information (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Information Segment Information
 Year Ended
(In millions)December 31
 202020192018
Gross revenues
Ag Services and Oilseeds$55,667 $54,633 $56,591 
Carbohydrate Solutions9,423 11,154 11,421 
Nutrition5,959 5,786 3,836 
Other367 352 381 
Intersegment elimination(7,061)(7,269)(7,888)
Total$64,355 $64,656 $64,341 
Intersegment revenues 
Ag Services and Oilseeds$5,951 $5,892 $6,700 
Carbohydrate Solutions951 1,268 1,142 
Nutrition159 109 46 
Total$7,061 $7,269 $7,888 
Revenues from external customers
Ag Services and Oilseeds
Ag Services$32,726 $31,705 $31,766 
Crushing9,593 9,479 10,319 
Refined Products and Other7,397 7,557 7,806 
Total Ag Services and Oilseeds49,716 48,741 49,891 
Carbohydrate Solutions
Starches and Sweeteners6,387 6,854 6,922 
Vantage Corn Processors 2,085 3,032 3,357 
Total Carbohydrate Solutions8,472 9,886 10,279 
Nutrition
Human Nutrition2,812 2,745 2,571 
Animal Nutrition2,988 2,932 1,219 
Total Nutrition5,800 5,677 3,790 
Other367 352 381 
Total$64,355 $64,656 $64,341 
 Year Ended
(In millions)December 31
 202020192018
Depreciation 
Ag Services and Oilseeds$351 $361 $372 
Carbohydrate Solutions305 320 328 
Nutrition114 113 80 
Other6 6 6 
Corporate27 27 26 
Total$803 $827 $812 
Long-lived asset abandonments and write-downs(1)
Ag Services and Oilseeds$8 $130 $40 
Carbohydrate Solutions— 1 — 
Nutrition13 — 11 
Corporate7 — 49 
Total$28 $131 $100 
Interest income
Ag Services and Oilseeds$39 $51 $45 
Carbohydrate Solutions— — 1 
Nutrition2 1 2 
Other40 125 100 
Corporate7 15 14 
Total$88 $192 $162 
Equity in earnings of affiliates
Ag Services and Oilseeds$475 $378 $421 
Carbohydrate Solutions81 60 62 
Nutrition22 17 17 
Corporate1 (1)18 
Total$579 $454 $518 
(1) See Note 18 for total asset impairment, exit, and restructuring costs.
 Year Ended
(In millions)December 31
 202020192018
Segment Operating Profit
Ag Services and Oilseeds$2,105 $1,935 $2,020 
Carbohydrate Solutions717 644 945 
Nutrition574 418 339 
Other52 85 58 
Specified Items:
Gain on sales of assets and businesses(1)
83 12 13 
Impairment, restructuring, exit, and settlement charges(2)
(76)(146)(102)
Total segment operating profit3,455 2,948 3,273 
Corporate(1,572)(1,360)(1,213)
Earnings before income taxes$1,883 $1,588 $2,060 
(1) The gain in 2020 consisted of a gain on the sale of a portion of the Company’s shares in Wilmar and certain other assets. The gain in 2019 consisted of a gain on the sale of certain assets and a step-up gain on an equity investment. The gain in 2018 related to the sale of the Company’s oilseeds operations in Bolivia and certain other assets.

(2) The charges in 2020 related to the impairment of certain assets, restructuring, and settlement. The charges in 2019 primarily related to the impairment of certain assets. The charges in 2018 related to the impairment of certain assets, restructuring, and settlement.
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(In millions)December 31
20202019
Investments in and advances to affiliates
Ag Services and Oilseeds$4,402 $4,662 
Carbohydrate Solutions392 363 
Nutrition102 98 
Corporate17 9 
Total$4,913 $5,132 
Identifiable assets
Ag Services and Oilseeds$24,792 $21,397 
Carbohydrate Solutions5,963 6,032 
Nutrition8,652 8,622 
Other7,152 5,661 
Corporate3,160 2,285 
Total$49,719 $43,997 
(In millions)Year Ended December 31
 20202019
Gross additions to property, plant, and equipment 
Ag Services and Oilseeds$261 $271 
Carbohydrate Solutions251 275 
Nutrition149 166 
Other8 2 
Corporate148 103 
Total$817 $817 
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
 202020192018
Revenues 
United States$25,986 $27,509 $28,726 
Switzerland13,819 13,016 12,911 
Cayman Islands3,958 4,374 5,724 
Brazil2,357 2,381 1,702 
Mexico2,244 2,068 1,627 
Germany1,979 2,026 2,179 
Other Foreign14,012 13,282 11,472 
 $64,355 $64,656 $64,341 
(In millions)December 31
20202019
Long-lived assets
United States$6,329 $6,488 
Brazil781 869 
Other Foreign2,841 2,749 
 $9,951 $10,106