Subsequent Event	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Subsequent Event.
Subsequent Event	Note 8 – Subsequent Event Subsequent to period end, on October 10, 2023, in a privately negotiated transaction, Seaboard repurchased an aggregate of 189,724 shares of its common stock from certain of its affiliates at a price below the traded market price for an aggregate purchase price of $600 million. The repurchased shares were retired and, as a result of this transaction, retained earnings will decrease $600 million. Transaction fees and the related U.S. excise taxes were immaterial.

The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

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