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Earnings Per Share (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2010
Earnings Per Share  
Computation of basic and diluted earnings per share

 
  Year Ended December 31,  
(US$ in millions, except for share data)
  2010   2009   2008  

Net income attributable to Bunge

  $ 2,354   $ 361   $ 1,064  

Convertible preference share dividends

    (67 )   (78 )   (78 )
               

Net income available to Bunge common shareholders

  $ 2,287   $ 283   $ 986  
               

Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:

                   

Basic

    141,191,136     126,448,071     121,527,580  

Effect of dilutive shares:

                   

—stock options and awards (1)

    1,032,143     1,221,751     1,488,899  

—convertible preference shares

    14,051,535         14,574,787  
               

Diluted

    156,274,814     127,669,822     137,591,266  
               

Earnings per common share:

                   

Earnings to Bunge common shareholders—basic

  $ 16.20   $ 2.24   $ 8.11  

Earnings to Bunge common shareholders—diluted

  $ 15.06   $ 2.22   $ 7.73  

(1)
The weighted-average common shares outstanding-diluted excludes approximately 3 million, 2 million and 1 million stock options and contingently issuable restricted stock units, which were not dilutive and not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.