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Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2010

Income Taxes

Components of income from operations before income tax

		Year Ended December 31,
(US$ in millions)		2010			2009			2008
United States		$	42		$	184		$	126
Non-United States			3,008			(39	)		1,411
Total		$	3,050		$	145		$	1,537

Components of income tax (expense) benefit

		Year Ended December 31,
(US$ in millions)		2010			2009			2008
Current:
United States		$	(33	)	$	(58	)	$	(12	)
Non-United States			(499	)		(39	)		(511	)
			(532	)		(97	)		(523	)
Deferred:
United States			(12	)		(13	)		(22	)
Non-United States			(148	)		217			273
			(160	)		204			251
Uncertain:
United States			(1	)		(2	)		(1	)
Non-United States			4			5			28
			3			3			27
Total		$	(689	)	$	110		$	(245	)

Reconciliation of income tax benefit (expense)

			Year Ended December 31,
(US$ in millions)			2010			2009			2008
Income from operations before income tax			$	3,050		$	145		$	1,537
Income tax rate				35	%		35	%		35	%
Income tax expense at the U.S. Federal tax rate				(1,068	)		(51	)		(538	)
Adjustments to derive effective tax rate:
	Foreign earnings taxed at different statutory rates			515			163			166
	Changes in valuation allowances			(129	)		(17	)		(47	)
	Goodwill amortization			44			31			23
	Benefit from interest on capital dividends paid by Brazilian companies			2			1			14
	Investment tax credits			27			22			45
	Foreign exchange on monetary items			(9	)		(11	)		69
	Non-deductible expenses			(68	)		(35	)		(35	)
	Uncertain tax positions			3			3			27
	Other			(6	)		4			31
Income tax (expense) benefit			$	(689	)	$	110		$	(245	)

Components of deferred tax assets and liabilities

		December 31,
(US$ in millions)		2010			2009
Deferred income tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforwards		$	1,098		$	1,072
Excess of tax basis over financial statement basis of property, plant and equipment			34			17
Accrued retirement costs (pension and postretirement healthcare cost) and other accrued employee compensation			115			136
Tax credit carryforwards			12			21
Inventories			—			3
Other accruals and reserves not currently deductible for tax purposes			625			499
Total deferred tax assets			1,884			1,748
Less valuation allowances			(245	)		(116	)
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance			1,639			1,632
Deferred tax liabilities:
Excess of financial statement basis over tax basis of long-lived assets			179			255
Undistributed earnings of affiliates not considered permanently reinvested			30			31
Inventories			11			20
Other temporary differences			332			124
Total deferred tax liabilities			552			430
Net deferred tax assets		$	1,087		$	1,202

Reconciliation of beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits

(US$ in millions)		2010			2009			2008
Balance at January 1		$	111		$	138		$	197
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year			1			1			3
Additions based on tax positions related to prior years			7			42			11
Reductions for tax positions of prior years			—			—			(40	)
Settlement or clarification from tax authorities			(2	)		(81	)		(2	)
Expiration of statute of limitations			(7	)		(3	)		(1	)
Sale of Brazilian fertilizer nutrients assets			(6	)		—			—
Foreign currency translation			(2	)		14			(30	)
Balance at December 31		$	102		$	111		$	138

Income tax examination by tax authorities

		Open Tax Years
North America			1998-2010
South America			2004-2010
Europe			2004-2010
Asia			2003-2010

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