Segment Information - Specific Financial Information About Each Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	$ 11,243	$ 9,229	$ 7,126
Operating Income (Loss)	657	458	245
Total assets	7,902	7,503
Capital expenditures	474	460	259
Pork
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	2,605	2,481	1,941
Total assets	2,698	2,265
Capital expenditures	315	343	207
Commodity Trading and Milling
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	6,290	5,154	3,994
Total assets	1,915	2,054
Capital expenditures	14	17	8
Marine
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	2,043	1,396	1,005
Total assets	882	749
Capital expenditures	136	44	10
Sugar and Alcohol
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	129	123	106
Total assets	165	155
Capital expenditures	9	8	5
Power
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	158	60	64
Total assets	342	359
Capital expenditures		43	27
Turkey.
Segment Information
Total assets	350	245
All Other
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	18	15	16
Total assets	6	7
Capital expenditures		1	2
Products
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	8,979	7,714	5,993
Products | Pork
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	1,954	2,091	1,682
Products | Commodity Trading and Milling
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	6,275	5,139	3,981
Products | Sugar and Alcohol
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	123	113	95
Products | All Other
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	16	14	16
Transportation | Pork
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	11	8	8
Transportation | Marine
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	2,043	1,396	1,005
Transportation | All Other
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	2	1
Energy | Pork
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	611	357	219
Energy | Sugar and Alcohol
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	6	10	11
Energy | Power
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	158	60	64
Other
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	164	70	75
Other | Pork
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	29	25	32
Other | Commodity Trading and Milling
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	15	15	13
Segment Totals
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	11,243	9,229	7,126
Operating Income (Loss)	672	479	276
Total assets	6,358	5,834
Capital expenditures	474	456	259
Segment Totals | Pork
Segment Information
Operating Income (Loss)	(96)	227	131
Segment Totals | Commodity Trading and Milling
Segment Information
Operating Income (Loss)	151	61	118
Segment Totals | Marine
Segment Information
Operating Income (Loss)	591	197	21
Segment Totals | Sugar and Alcohol
Segment Information
Operating Income (Loss)	11	2	2
Segment Totals | Power
Segment Information
Operating Income (Loss)	14	(9)	3
Segment Totals | All Other
Segment Information
Operating Income (Loss)	1	1	1
Segment Totals | Products
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	8,368	7,357	5,774
Segment Totals | Transportation
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	2,056	1,405	1,013
Segment Totals | Energy
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	775	427	294
Segment Totals | Other
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	44	40	45
Corporate Items
Segment Information
Operating Income (Loss)	(15)	(21)	$ (31)
Total assets	$ 1,544	1,669
Capital expenditures		$ 4