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Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates (Details)
$ in Millions
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
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Sep. 28, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2010
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Dec. 31, 2017
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Apr. 02, 2016
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Dec. 31, 2015
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Jul. 04, 2015
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Dec. 31, 2017
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Dec. 31, 2017
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Dec. 31, 2016
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Dec. 31, 2015
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Oct. 28, 2016
Oct. 27, 2016
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Oct. 01, 2016
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Jan. 30, 2016
May 31, 2013
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Pay-in-kind interest and accretion on notes receivable from affiliates                 $ 3 $ 3 $ 17            
Investments in and advances to affiliates $ 851     $ 851       $ 851 851 773              
Income tax expense                 181 70 69            
Income (loss) from affiliates                 (7) 81 70            
Foreign currency translation adjustment                 (6) (26) (34)            
Receivables due from affiliates 113     113       113 113 110              
Pork                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Investments in and advances to affiliates 231     231       231 231 175              
Income (loss) from affiliates                 (10) 11 11            
Combined condensed financial information of the non-controlled, non-consolidated affiliates                                  
Net sales                 441 319 295            
Net income                 (21) 22 22            
Total assets 596     596   $ 247   596 596 364 247            
Total liabilities 138     138   17   138 138 14 17            
Total equity 458     458   230   458 458 350 230            
Commodity Trading and Milling                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Investments in and advances to affiliates 240     240       240 240 207              
Income (loss) from affiliates                 7 (10) (50)            
Carrying value of investment in affiliates over (under) entity's share of affiliates' book value 49     49       49 49                
Combined condensed financial information of the non-controlled, non-consolidated affiliates                                  
Net sales                 2,907 2,871 2,321            
Net income                 23 (6) (52)            
Total assets 1,793     1,793   1,265   1,793 1,793 1,201 1,265            
Total liabilities 1,150     1,150   809   1,150 1,150 734 809            
Total equity 643     643   456   643 643 467 456            
Marine                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Investments in and advances to affiliates 28     28       28 28 33              
Income (loss) from affiliates                 (7) 1 2            
Carrying value of investment in affiliates over (under) entity's share of affiliates' book value (26)     (26)       (26) (26)                
Combined condensed financial information of the non-controlled, non-consolidated affiliates                                  
Net sales                 58 47 38            
Net income                 5 7 11            
Total assets 229     229   148   229 229 277 148            
Total liabilities 114     114   30   114 114 109 30            
Total equity 115     115   118   115 $ 115 168 118            
Time lag for reporting financial information                 3 months                
Sugar                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Investments in and advances to affiliates 4     4       4 $ 4 4              
Income (loss) from affiliates                 1 2 1            
Combined condensed financial information of the non-controlled, non-consolidated affiliates                                  
Net sales                 10 10 9            
Net income                 2 3 2            
Total assets 10     10   9   10 10 10 9            
Total liabilities 2     2   2   2 2 2 2            
Total equity 8     8   7   8 $ 8 8 7            
Time lag for reporting financial information                 1 month                
Turkey                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Operating income                 $ 15 162 231            
Investments in and advances to affiliates 310     310       310 310 324              
Income (loss) from affiliates                 (4) 73 103            
Combined condensed financial information of the non-controlled, non-consolidated affiliates                                  
Net sales                 1,670 1,813 1,902            
Net income                 (8) 139 195            
Total assets 999     999   1,087   999 999 1,154 1,087            
Total liabilities 400     400   541   400 400 529 541            
Total equity 599     599   546   599 599 625 546            
Power                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Investments in and advances to affiliates 38     38       38 38 30              
Income (loss) from affiliates                 6 4 3            
Combined condensed financial information of the non-controlled, non-consolidated affiliates                                  
Net sales                 105 146 141            
Net income                 23 14 12            
Total assets 265     265   327   265 265 261 327            
Total liabilities 145     145   219   145 145 175 219            
Total equity 120     $ 120   108   $ 120 $ 120 86 108            
Subordinated loan | Notes receivable                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Paid-in-kind interest $ 6                                
Minimum                                  
Combined condensed financial information of the non-controlled, non-consolidated affiliates                                  
Time lag for reporting financial information                 1 month                
Maximum                                  
Combined condensed financial information of the non-controlled, non-consolidated affiliates                                  
Time lag for reporting financial information                 3 months                
Morocco | Commodity Trading and Milling                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Percentage of ownership 19.40%     19.40%       19.40% 19.40%                
Additional investment or capital contribution                 $ 7                
Combined condensed financial information of the non-controlled, non-consolidated affiliates                                  
Time lag for reporting financial information                 3 months                
Dominican Republic | Power                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Number of businesses | item                 2                
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Botswana | Commodity Trading and Milling                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Percentage of ownership 49.00%     49.00%       49.00% 49.00%                
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Democratic Republic of Congo | Commodity Trading and Milling                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Percentage of ownership 50.00%     50.00%       50.00% 50.00%                
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Gambia | Commodity Trading and Milling                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Percentage of ownership 50.00%     50.00%       50.00% 50.00%                
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Kenya | Minimum | Commodity Trading and Milling                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Percentage of ownership 35.00%     35.00%       35.00% 35.00%                
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Kenya | Maximum | Commodity Trading and Milling                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Percentage of ownership 49.00%     49.00%       49.00% 49.00%                
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Lesotho | Commodity Trading and Milling                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Percentage of ownership 50.00%     50.00%       50.00% 50.00%                
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Morocco | Minimum | Commodity Trading and Milling                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Percentage of ownership 17.70%     17.70%       17.70% 17.70%                
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Morocco | Maximum | Commodity Trading and Milling                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Percentage of ownership 19.40%     19.40%       19.40% 19.40%                
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Nigeria | Minimum | Commodity Trading and Milling                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Percentage of ownership 25.00%     25.00%       25.00% 25.00%                
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Nigeria | Maximum | Commodity Trading and Milling                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Percentage of ownership 48.33%     48.33%       48.33% 48.33%                
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | South Africa | Minimum | Commodity Trading and Milling                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Percentage of ownership 30.00%     30.00%       30.00% 30.00%                
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | South Africa | Maximum | Commodity Trading and Milling                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Percentage of ownership 50.00%     50.00%       50.00% 50.00%                
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Tanzania | Commodity Trading and Milling                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Percentage of ownership 49.00%     49.00%       49.00% 49.00%                
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Zambia | Commodity Trading and Milling                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Percentage of ownership 49.00%     49.00%       49.00% 49.00%                
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Colombia | Minimum | Commodity Trading and Milling                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Percentage of ownership 40.00%     40.00%       40.00% 40.00%                
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Colombia | Maximum | Commodity Trading and Milling                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Percentage of ownership 42.00%     42.00%       42.00% 42.00%                
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Ecuador | Minimum | Commodity Trading and Milling                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Percentage of ownership 25.00%     25.00%       25.00% 25.00%                
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Ecuador | Maximum | Commodity Trading and Milling                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Percentage of ownership 50.00%     50.00%       50.00% 50.00%                
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Guyana | Commodity Trading and Milling                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Percentage of ownership 50.00%     50.00%       50.00% 50.00%                
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Peru | Commodity Trading and Milling                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Percentage of ownership 50.00%     50.00%       50.00% 50.00%                
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Jamaica | Commodity Trading and Milling                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Percentage of ownership 50.00%     50.00%       50.00% 50.00%                
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Haiti | Commodity Trading and Milling                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Percentage of ownership 23.33%     23.33%       23.33% 23.33%                
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Turkey | Commodity Trading and Milling                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Percentage of ownership 25.00%     25.00%       25.00% 25.00%                
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Australia | Minimum | Commodity Trading and Milling                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Percentage of ownership 22.50%     22.50%       22.50% 22.50%                
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Australia | Maximum | Commodity Trading and Milling                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Percentage of ownership 25.00%     25.00%       25.00% 25.00%                
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Canada | Commodity Trading and Milling                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Percentage of ownership 45.00%     45.00%       45.00% 45.00%                
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | United States | Commodity Trading and Milling                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Percentage of ownership 35.42%     35.42%       35.42% 35.42%                
Bakery business | Democratic Republic of Congo | Commodity Trading and Milling                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Percentage of ownership 50.00%     50.00%       50.00% 50.00%                
Notes receivable from affiliates, net $ 15     $ 15       $ 15 $ 15 19              
Income tax expense                 0                
Investment in business, advances and long-term note receivable $ 0     $ 0       0 $ 0                
Income (loss) from affiliates               $ 4                  
Percentage of note receivable guaranteed by the other shareholder 50.00%     50.00%       50.00% 50.00%                
Bakery business | Democratic Republic of Congo | Commodity Trading and Milling | Notes receivable                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Reserve on receivables from affiliates                   16              
Cargo terminal business | Jamaica | Marine                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Percentage of ownership 21.00%     21.00%       21.00% 21.00%                
Cargo terminal business | Haiti | Marine                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Percentage of ownership 36.00%     36.00%       36.00% 36.00%                
Investments in and advances to affiliates         $ 7                        
Asset impairment charges                 $ 5                
Notes receivable from affiliates, net         8                        
Cargo terminal business | Haiti | Marine | Notes receivable                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Asset impairment charges                 1                
Cargo terminal business | Haiti | Marine | Affiliate receivables                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Asset impairment charges                 $ 3                
Sugar related businesses | Argentina | Sugar                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Number of businesses | item                 2                
Sugar related business one | Argentina | Sugar                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Percentage of ownership 46.00%     46.00%       46.00% 46.00%                
Sugar related business two | Argentina | Sugar                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Percentage of ownership 50.00%     50.00%       50.00% 50.00%                
Butterball, LLC                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Percentage of ownership 50.00%     50.00%       50.00% 50.00%                
Investee's intangible assets for trade name $ 111     $ 111       $ 111 $ 111                
Investee's intangible assets for goodwill 74     74       $ 74 $ 74                
Percentage of the Butterball's earnings recorded as income from affiliates in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (as a percent)                 52.50%                
Income (loss) from affiliates       $ 6         $ 18                
Butterball, LLC | Subordinated loan                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Loan provided to affiliate     $ 100                            
Maturity period of unsecured subordinated loan provided     7 years                            
Interest rate on loan provided (as a percent)     15.00%                         10.00%  
Interest rate on loan provided, portion payable in cash (as a percent)     5.00%                            
Interest rate on loan provided, portion pay-in-kind (as a percent)     10.00%                            
Notes receivable from affiliates, net     $ 89             161              
Repayment of notes receivable $ 164                                
Butterball, LLC | Detachable warrants                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Additional equity interest that can be acquired upon exercise of warrants (as a percent) 5.00%     5.00%       5.00% 5.00%                
Economic interest (as a percent) 52.50%     52.50%       52.50% 52.50%                
Notes receivable from affiliates, net     $ 11                            
Butterball, LLC | Term loan                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Loan provided to affiliate                       $ 13          
Interest rate on loan provided (as a percent) 12.00%     12.00%       12.00% 12.00%                
Notes receivable from affiliates, net $ 4     $ 4       $ 4 $ 4 8              
Period of extension granted on the maturity of notes receivable from related party                 6 months                
Belarina | Brazil                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Investment in business, advances and long-term note receivable                   0              
Gross receivable due from affiliate           $ 17         17            
Reserve on receivables from affiliates                     9            
Belarina | Brazil | Commodity Trading and Milling                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Percentage of ownership   50.00%                              
Voting equity ownership percentage                         98.00%        
Investment in equity and long-term advances                   14 29            
Investments in and advances to affiliates                           $ 63      
Income (loss) from affiliates                   (10) (60)            
Foreign currency translation adjustment                   (4) $ 5            
Belarina | Brazil | Term loan | Commodity Trading and Milling                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Loan provided to affiliate   $ 13                              
Flour milling business | Botswana                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Percentage of ownership           49.00%         49.00%            
Amount invested under equity method                     $ 8            
Seaboard Triumph Foods | Pork                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Percentage of ownership                                 50.00%
Amount invested under equity method                 $ 73 $ 51 $ 26            
Commodity trading business | Georgia                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Percentage of ownership           40.00%         40.00%            
Amount invested under equity method           $ 13                      
Oilseed crushing business | Turkey                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Percentage of ownership           25.00%         25.00%            
Amount invested under equity method                     $ 10            
Commodity trading and flour milling business | Uruguay                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Percentage of ownership           45.00%         45.00%            
Amount invested under equity method                     $ 10            
Daily's | Pork                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Percentage of ownership 50.00%     50.00%       50.00% 50.00%                
Number of processing units | item 3     3       3 3                
Triumph, Daily's and STF | Pork                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Fixed assets and other costs transferred                 $ 14                
Peruvian affiliate | Commodity Trading and Milling                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Loan provided to affiliate         $ 12                        
Prepayment penalty                             $ 0    
Electricity generating facility | Dominican Republic | Power                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Percentage of ownership 29.90%     29.90%     29.90% 29.90% 29.90%                
Amount invested under equity method             $ 10                    
Capacity of power facility (in megawatts) | MW             300                    
Electricity generating facility | Dominican Republic | Maximum | Power                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Percentage of ownership interest accounted as cost method investment             20.00%                    
Energy related business one | Dominican Republic | Power                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Percentage of ownership 45.00%     45.00%       45.00% 45.00%                
Energy related business two | Dominican Republic | Power                                  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates and Notes Receivable from Affiliates                                  
Percentage of ownership 50.00%     50.00%       50.00% 50.00%