Segment Information - Specific Financial Information About Each Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	$ 9,229	$ 7,126	$ 6,840
Operating Income (Loss)	458	245	110
Total assets	7,503	6,399
Capital expenditures	460	259	349
Pork
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	2,481	1,941	1,851
Total assets	2,265	1,927
Capital expenditures	343	207	164
Commodity Trading and Milling
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	5,154	3,994	3,672
Total assets	2,054	1,585
Capital expenditures	17	8	23
Marine
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	1,396	1,005	1,061
Total assets	749	508
Capital expenditures	44	10	26
Sugar and Alcohol
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	123	106	121
Total assets	155	153
Capital expenditures	8	5	15
Power
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	60	64	117
Total assets	359	302
Capital expenditures	43	27	121
Turkey.
Segment Information
Total assets	245	265
All Other
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	15	16	18
Total assets	7	6
Capital expenditures	1	2
Products
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	7,714	5,993	5,610
Products | Pork
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	2,091	1,682	1,599
Products | Commodity Trading and Milling
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	5,139	3,981	3,654
Products | Sugar and Alcohol
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	113	95	112
Products | All Other
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	14	16	17
Transportation | Pork
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	8	8	10
Transportation | Marine
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	1,396	1,005	1,061
Transportation | All Other
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	1		1
Energy | Pork
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	357	219	210
Energy | Sugar and Alcohol
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	10	11	9
Energy | Power
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	60	64	117
Other
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	70	75	126
Other | Pork
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	25	32	32
Other | Commodity Trading and Milling
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	15	13	18
Segment Totals
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	9,229	7,126	6,840
Operating Income (Loss)	479	276	139
Total assets	5,834	4,746
Capital expenditures	456	259	349
Segment Totals | Pork
Segment Information
Operating Income (Loss)	227	131	60
Segment Totals | Commodity Trading and Milling
Segment Information
Operating Income (Loss)	61	118	62
Segment Totals | Marine
Segment Information
Operating Income (Loss)	197	21	4
Segment Totals | Sugar and Alcohol
Segment Information
Operating Income (Loss)	2	2	(16)
Segment Totals | Power
Segment Information
Operating Income (Loss)	(9)	3	27
Segment Totals | All Other
Segment Information
Operating Income (Loss)	1	1	2
Segment Totals | Products
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	7,357	5,774	5,382
Segment Totals | Transportation
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	1,405	1,013	1,072
Segment Totals | Energy
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	427	294	336
Segment Totals | Other
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	40	45	50
Corporate Items
Segment Information
Operating Income (Loss)	(21)	(31)	$ (29)
Total assets	1,669	$ 1,653
Capital expenditures	$ 4