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Commitments and Contingencies - Numbers of Items (Details) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2018	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) plaintiff item	Dec. 31, 2018 employee
Power \| Power generating barge
Commitments and Contingencies
Investment commitment		$ 315
Power \| Power generating barge \| Fuel supply contract
Commitments and Contingencies
Purchase commitment period		10 years
Marine \| Fuel supply contract
Commitments and Contingencies
Number new build 3,500 TEU dual-fueled vessels under construction \| item		3
Marine \| Construction cost of new dual-fueled marine vessel
Commitments and Contingencies
Investment commitment		$ 75
Pork Product Purchasers \| Pending Litigation
Commitments and Contingencies
Number of plaintiffs	12
Cereoil Bankruptcy Trustee - Case Two \| Pending Litigation
Commitments and Contingencies
Number of individuals employed by Seaboard serving as directors \| employee			2
Odette Blanco De Fernandez \| Pending Litigation
Commitments and Contingencies
Number of siblings added as plaintiffs \| plaintiff		4

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