Segment Information - Specific Financial Information About Each Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	$ 9,562	$ 11,243	$ 9,229
Operating Income (Loss)	(87)	657	458
Total assets	7,566	7,902
Capital expenditures	506	474	460
Pork
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	2,516	2,605	2,481
Commodity Trading and Milling
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	5,139	6,290	5,154
Marine
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	1,499	2,043	1,396
Sugar and Alcohol
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	159	129	123
Power
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	237	158	60
All Other
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	12	18	15
Products
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	7,754	8,979	7,714
Products | Pork
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	1,761	1,954	2,091
Products | Commodity Trading and Milling
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	5,125	6,275	5,139
Products | Sugar and Alcohol
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	154	123	113
Products | All Other
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	9	16	14
Transportation | Pork
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	13	11	8
Transportation | Marine
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	1,499	2,043	1,396
Transportation | All Other
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	3	2	1
Energy | Pork
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	705	611	357
Energy | Sugar and Alcohol
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	5	6	10
Energy | Power
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	237	158	60
Other
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	242	164	70
Other | Pork
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	37	29	25
Other | Commodity Trading and Milling
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	14	15	15
Segment Totals
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	9,562	11,243	9,229
Operating Income (Loss)	(66)	672	479
Total assets	6,038	6,358
Capital expenditures	503	474	456
Segment Totals | Pork
Segment Information
Operating Income (Loss)	(528)	(96)	227
Total assets	2,721	2,698
Capital expenditures	361	315	343
Segment Totals | Commodity Trading and Milling
Segment Information
Operating Income (Loss)	145	151	61
Total assets	1,590	1,915
Capital expenditures	7	14	17
Segment Totals | Marine
Segment Information
Operating Income (Loss)	228	591	197
Total assets	847	882
Capital expenditures	121	136	44
Segment Totals | Sugar and Alcohol
Segment Information
Operating Income (Loss)	18	11	2
Total assets	179	165
Capital expenditures	10	9	8
Segment Totals | Power
Segment Information
Operating Income (Loss)	71	14	(9)
Total assets	337	342
Capital expenditures	3		43
Segment Totals | Turkey.
Segment Information
Total assets	360	350
Segment Totals | All Other
Segment Information
Operating Income (Loss)		1	1
Total assets	4	6
Capital expenditures	1		1
Segment Totals | Products
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	7,049	8,368	7,357
Segment Totals | Transportation
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	1,515	2,056	1,405
Segment Totals | Energy
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	947	775	427
Segment Totals | Other
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers	51	44	40
Corporate Items
Segment Information
Operating Income (Loss)	(21)	(15)	(21)
Total assets	1,528	$ 1,544
Capital expenditures	$ 3		$ 4