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Investments in Affiliates (Details)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Jan. 01, 2022
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2023
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2022
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2021
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2020
USD ($)
Investments in Affiliates          
Investments in and advances to affiliates   $ 731 $ 753    
Long term investments   207 185    
Purchases included in Cost of Sales   9,246 10,213 $ 8,411  
Income from affiliates   105 152 7  
Proceeds from sale of non-consolidated affiliates     13    
Dividends received from affiliates   117 40 44  
Foreign currency translation adjustment   (3) (33) 8  
Financial information          
Operating income (loss)   (87) 657 458  
Net earnings   227 582 571  
Total assets   7,566 7,902    
Total liabilities   2,932 2,888    
Total equity   $ 4,634 5,014 4,434 $ 3,828
Minimum          
Financial information          
Time lag for reporting financial information   1 month      
Maximum          
Financial information          
Time lag for reporting financial information   3 months      
Morocco          
Investments in Affiliates          
Long term investments   $ 11      
Seaboard de Mexico          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   50.00%      
Affiliates          
Investments in Affiliates          
Purchases included in Cost of Sales   $ 86 91    
Due from affiliates   127 195    
Products. | Affiliates          
Financial information          
Net sales   1,119 1,463 1,396  
Services. | Affiliates          
Financial information          
Net sales   27 20 20  
Pork          
Investments in Affiliates          
Investments in and advances to affiliates   154 152    
Income from affiliates   32 24 3  
Pork | Equity method investment in non-consolidated affiliates          
Financial information          
Net sales   2,205 2,417 2,010  
Net earnings   65 48 5  
Total assets   604 615 584  
Total liabilities   299 312 302  
Total equity   $ 305 303 282  
Pork | Daily's          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   50.00%      
Pork | Seaboard de Mexico          
Investments in Affiliates          
Proceeds from sale of non-consolidated affiliates $ 9        
Percentage of ownership interest sold 50.00%        
Pork | STF          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   50.00%      
Commodity Trading and Milling          
Investments in Affiliates          
Investments in and advances to affiliates   $ 164 210    
Income from affiliates   (18) 21 18  
Carrying value of investment in affiliates over (under) entity's share of affiliates' book value   24      
Commodity Trading and Milling | Equity method investment in non-consolidated affiliates          
Financial information          
Net sales   3,088 3,186 2,766  
Net earnings   (79) 40 47  
Total assets   960 1,848 1,798  
Total liabilities   569 1,250 1,199  
Total equity   $ 391 598 599  
Commodity Trading and Milling | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Botswana          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   50.00%      
Commodity Trading and Milling | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Democratic Republic of Congo          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   50.00%      
Commodity Trading and Milling | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Gambia          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   50.00%      
Commodity Trading and Milling | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Kenya | Minimum          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   18.47%      
Commodity Trading and Milling | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Kenya | Maximum          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   49.00%      
Commodity Trading and Milling | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Lesotho          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   50.00%      
Commodity Trading and Milling | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Mauritania          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   33.33%      
Commodity Trading and Milling | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Nigeria | Minimum          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   25.00%      
Commodity Trading and Milling | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Nigeria | Maximum          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   48.33%      
Commodity Trading and Milling | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Senegal          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   49.00%      
Commodity Trading and Milling | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | South Africa          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   50.00%      
Commodity Trading and Milling | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Tanzania | Minimum          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   11.76%      
Commodity Trading and Milling | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Tanzania | Maximum          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   49.00%      
Commodity Trading and Milling | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Uganda | Minimum          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   14.35%      
Commodity Trading and Milling | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Uganda | Maximum          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   49.00%      
Commodity Trading and Milling | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Zambia          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   49.00%      
Commodity Trading and Milling | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Colombia | Minimum          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   40.00%      
Commodity Trading and Milling | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Colombia | Maximum          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   42.00%      
Commodity Trading and Milling | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Ecuador | Minimum          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   25.00%      
Commodity Trading and Milling | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Ecuador | Maximum          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   50.00%      
Commodity Trading and Milling | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Guyana          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   50.00%      
Commodity Trading and Milling | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Peru          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   50.00%      
Commodity Trading and Milling | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Jamaica          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   50.00%      
Commodity Trading and Milling | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Haiti          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   23.33%      
Commodity Trading and Milling | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Turkey          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   25.00%      
Commodity Trading and Milling | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | Canada          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   45.00%      
Commodity Trading and Milling | Businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling and poultry production and processing | United States          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   20.00%      
Marine          
Investments in Affiliates          
Investments in and advances to affiliates   $ 38 36    
Income from affiliates   3 4 6  
Carrying value of investment in affiliates over (under) entity's share of affiliates' book value   (17)      
Marine | Equity method investment in non-consolidated affiliates          
Financial information          
Net sales   62 82 74  
Net earnings   21 21 27  
Total assets   233 256 245  
Total liabilities   70 61 88  
Total equity   $ 163 195 157  
Marine | Cargo terminal business          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   21.02%      
Sugar and Alcohol          
Investments in Affiliates          
Investments in and advances to affiliates   $ 2 2    
Income from affiliates   1      
Sugar and Alcohol | Equity method investment in non-consolidated affiliates          
Financial information          
Net sales   7 8 6  
Net earnings   1      
Total assets   6 6 8  
Total liabilities   2 2 1  
Total equity   $ 4 4 7  
Sugar and Alcohol | Sugar related businesses | Argentina          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   50.00%      
Number of businesses | item   2      
Power          
Investments in Affiliates          
Investments in and advances to affiliates   $ 3 3    
Power | Equity method investment in non-consolidated affiliates          
Financial information          
Net sales     1 1  
Net earnings       1  
Total assets   9 9 12  
Total liabilities   3 3 5  
Total equity   $ 6 6 7  
Power | Energy related businesses | Dominican Republic          
Investments in Affiliates          
Number of businesses | item   2      
Power | Energy related business one | Dominican Republic          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   45.00%      
Power | Energy related business two | Dominican Republic          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   50.00%      
Turkey          
Investments in Affiliates          
Investments in and advances to affiliates   $ 370 350    
Income from affiliates   87 103 (20)  
Turkey | Equity method investment in non-consolidated affiliates          
Financial information          
Net sales   2,025 2,050 1,792  
Operating income (loss)   182 202 (34)  
Net earnings   166 196 (38)  
Total assets   1,120 1,081 991  
Total liabilities   408 406 517  
Total equity   $ 712 $ 675 $ 474  
Turkey | Butterball, LLC          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership   52.50%      
Investee's intangible assets for trade name   $ 111      
Investee's intangible assets for goodwill   $ 61      
Disposed of by sale | Commodity Trading and Milling | Protein and commodity trading company          
Investments in Affiliates          
Percentage of ownership interest sold     20.00%    
Proceeds from the sale of non-consolidated affiliates     $ 12