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Shareholders' Equity (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2010

Shareholders' Equity

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

(US$ in millions)		Foreign Exchange Translation Adjustment (1)			Deferred Gain (Loss) on Hedging Activities			Treasury Rate Lock Contracts			Pension and Other Postretirement Liability Adjustment			Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Balance, January 1, 2008		$	707		$	12		$	(11	)	$	(43	)	$	4		$	669
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax			(1,346	)		(92	)		2			(36	)		(8	)		(1,480	)
Balance, December 31, 2008			(639	)		(80	)		(9	)		(79	)		(4	)		(811	)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax			1,062			75			2			(11	)		2			1,130
Balance, December 31, 2009			423			(5	)		(7	)		(90	)		(2	)		319
Other comprehensive income, net of tax			247			3			7			7			—			264
Balance, December 31, 2010		$	670		$	(2	)	$	—		$	(83	)	$	(2	)	$	583

(1)

Bunge has significant operating subsidiaries in Brazil, Argentina and Europe. The functional currency of Bunge's subsidiaries is the local currency. The assets and liabilities of these subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollars from local currency at month-end exchange rates, and the resulting foreign exchange translation gains and losses are recorded in the consolidated balance sheets as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

Comprehensive income (loss)

			Year Ended December 31,
(US$ in millions)			2010			2009			2008
Net income			$	2,388		$	335		$	1,326
Other comprehensive income (loss):
	Foreign exchange translation adjustment, net of tax			223			1,252			(1,527	)
	Unrealized gains (losses) on commodity futures and foreign exchange contracts designated as cash flow hedges, net of tax (expense) benefit $(11), $(10), $31			21			25			(68	)
	Unrealized gains (losses) on investments, net of tax (expense) benefit $0, $(1), $4			—			2			(8	)
	Reclassification of realized net (gains) losses to net income, net of tax expense (benefit) $11, $(30), $15			(11	)		52			(22	)
	Pension adjustment, net of tax (expense) benefit $(5), $11, $10			5			(27	)		(15	)
	Other postretirement healthcare subsidy tax deduction adjustment			2			—			—
Total comprehensive income (loss)				2,628			1,639			(314	)
	Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest			(10	)		(148	)		(102	)
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Bunge			$	2,618		$	1,491		$	(416	)

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