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Equity Method Investments (Details)
$ in Millions
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2017
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2010
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2019
USD ($)
item
Dec. 31, 2018
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2017
USD ($)
May 30, 2015
Equity method investments              
Dividends received from affiliates       $ 10 $ 23 $ 24  
Investments in and advances to affiliates       735 804    
Income tax expense       1 1 181  
Proceeds from the sale of controlling interest in a subsidiary       24      
Loss from affiliates       (41) (44) (7)  
Foreign currency translation adjustment       (20) (53) (6)  
Receivables due from affiliates       109 111    
Pork              
Equity method investments              
Investments in and advances to affiliates       183 192    
Loss from affiliates       (22) (30) (10)  
Combined condensed financial information of the non-controlled, non-consolidated affiliates              
Net sales       1,453 927 441  
Net income (loss)       (43) (60) (21)  
Total assets   $ 596   639 623 596  
Total liabilities   138   277 243 138  
Total equity   458   362 380 458  
CT&M              
Equity method investments              
Investments in and advances to affiliates       237 255    
Loss from affiliates       (5) (11) 7  
Carrying value of investment in affiliates over (under) entity's share of affiliates' book value       56      
Combined condensed financial information of the non-controlled, non-consolidated affiliates              
Net sales       3,129 3,238 2,907  
Net income (loss)       (12) (13) 23  
Total assets   1,793   1,697 1,914 1,793  
Total liabilities   1,150   1,075 1,242 1,150  
Total equity   643   622 672 643  
Marine              
Equity method investments              
Investments in and advances to affiliates       32 28    
Loss from affiliates       3 2 (7)  
Carrying value of investment in affiliates over (under) entity's share of affiliates' book value       (29)      
Combined condensed financial information of the non-controlled, non-consolidated affiliates              
Net sales       70 66 58  
Net income (loss)       12 11 5  
Total assets   229   269 272 229  
Total liabilities   114   107 133 114  
Total equity   115   162 139 115  
Sugar and Alcohol              
Equity method investments              
Investments in and advances to affiliates       5 4    
Loss from affiliates       1 1 1  
Combined condensed financial information of the non-controlled, non-consolidated affiliates              
Net sales       10 5 10  
Net income (loss)       3 3 2  
Total assets   10   13 10 10  
Total liabilities   2   2 2 2  
Total equity   8   $ 11 8 8  
Time lag for reporting financial information       1 month      
Turkey              
Equity method investments              
Investments in and advances to affiliates       $ 275 295    
Loss from affiliates       (21) (16) (4)  
Combined condensed financial information of the non-controlled, non-consolidated affiliates              
Net sales       1,612 1,591 1,670  
Operating income (loss)       (20) (16) 15  
Net income (loss)       (40) (30) (8)  
Total assets   999   1,038 1,072 999  
Total liabilities   400   507 502 400  
Total equity   599   531 570 599  
Power              
Equity method investments              
Investments in and advances to affiliates       3 30    
Loss from affiliates       3 10 6  
Combined condensed financial information of the non-controlled, non-consolidated affiliates              
Net sales       143 138 105  
Net income (loss)       10 33 23  
Total assets   265   11 247 265  
Total liabilities   145   4 139 145  
Total equity   120   $ 7 $ 108 120  
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      
Argentina | Sugar and Alcohol              
Equity method investments              
Number of businesses | item       2      
Dominican Republic | Power              
Equity method investments              
Number of businesses | item       2      
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Botswana | CT&M              
Equity method investments              
Percentage of ownership       50.00%      
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Democratic Republic of Congo | CT&M              
Equity method investments              
Percentage of ownership       50.00%      
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Gambia | CT&M              
Equity method investments              
Percentage of ownership       50.00%      
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Kenya | Minimum | CT&M              
Equity method investments              
Percentage of ownership       46.64%      
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Kenya | Maximum | CT&M              
Equity method investments              
Percentage of ownership       49.00%      
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Lesotho | CT&M              
Equity method investments              
Percentage of ownership       50.00%      
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Mauritania | CT&M              
Equity method investments              
Percentage of ownership       50.00%      
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Morocco | Minimum | CT&M              
Equity method investments              
Percentage of ownership       11.44%      
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Morocco | Maximum | CT&M              
Equity method investments              
Percentage of ownership       17.08%      
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Nigeria | Minimum | CT&M              
Equity method investments              
Percentage of ownership       25.00%      
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Nigeria | Maximum | CT&M              
Equity method investments              
Percentage of ownership       48.33%      
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Senegal | CT&M              
Equity method investments              
Percentage of ownership       49.00%      
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | South Africa | Minimum | CT&M              
Equity method investments              
Percentage of ownership       30.00%      
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | South Africa | Maximum | CT&M              
Equity method investments              
Percentage of ownership       50.00%      
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Tanzania | CT&M              
Equity method investments              
Percentage of ownership       49.00%      
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Zambia | CT&M              
Equity method investments              
Percentage of ownership       49.00%      
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Colombia | Minimum | CT&M              
Equity method investments              
Percentage of ownership       40.00%      
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Colombia | Maximum | CT&M              
Equity method investments              
Percentage of ownership       42.00%      
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Ecuador | Minimum | CT&M              
Equity method investments              
Percentage of ownership       25.00%      
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Ecuador | Maximum | CT&M              
Equity method investments              
Percentage of ownership       50.00%      
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Guyana | CT&M              
Equity method investments              
Percentage of ownership       50.00%      
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Peru | CT&M              
Equity method investments              
Percentage of ownership       50.00%      
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Jamaica | CT&M              
Equity method investments              
Percentage of ownership       50.00%      
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Haiti | CT&M              
Equity method investments              
Percentage of ownership       23.33%      
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Turkey | CT&M              
Equity method investments              
Percentage of ownership       25.00%      
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Australia | Minimum | CT&M              
Equity method investments              
Percentage of ownership       22.50%      
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Australia | Maximum | CT&M              
Equity method investments              
Percentage of ownership       25.00%      
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Canada | CT&M              
Equity method investments              
Percentage of ownership       45.00%      
Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | United States | CT&M              
Equity method investments              
Percentage of ownership       (40.00%)      
Cargo terminal business | Jamaica | Marine              
Equity method investments              
Percentage of ownership       21.00%      
Cargo terminal business | Haiti | Marine              
Equity method investments              
Percentage of ownership       18.00%      
Sugar related business one | Argentina | Sugar and Alcohol              
Equity method investments              
Percentage of ownership       46.00%      
Sugar related business two | Argentina | Sugar and Alcohol              
Equity method investments              
Percentage of ownership       50.00%      
Butterball, LLC              
Equity method investments              
Percentage of ownership       50.00%      
Investee's intangible assets for trade name       $ 111      
Investee's intangible assets for goodwill       $ 66      
Percentage of the Butterball's earnings recorded as income from affiliates in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (as a percent)       52.50%      
Butterball, LLC | Subordinated loan              
Equity method investments              
Loan provided to affiliate     $ 100        
Repayment of notes receivable   164          
Butterball, LLC | Subordinated loan | Notes receivable              
Equity method investments              
Paid-in-kind interest   $ 6          
Butterball, LLC | Detachable warrants              
Equity method investments              
Additional equity interest that can be acquired upon exercise of warrants (as a percent)       5.00%      
Economic interest (as a percent)       52.50%      
Grain trading and flour milling business | Mauritania | CT&M              
Equity method investments              
Ownership interest acquired         50.00%    
Total consideration         $ 16    
Seaboard Triumph Foods | Pork              
Equity method investments              
Percentage of ownership             50.00%
Amount invested under equity method           $ 73  
Daily's | Pork              
Equity method investments              
Percentage of ownership       50.00%      
Energy related business one | Dominican Republic | Power              
Equity method investments              
Percentage of ownership       45.00%      
Energy related business two | Dominican Republic | Power              
Equity method investments              
Percentage of ownership       50.00%      
Disposed of by sale | Power              
Equity method investments              
Proceeds from sale of affiliate $ 23            
Selling expenses and taxes 1            
Long term notes receivable 6            
Gain (loss) on sale of affiliate $ 0            
Percentage of ownership interest sold 29.90%     29.90%