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3. Business Divestitures
In January 2010, Bunge and two of its wholly-owned subsidiaries entered into a definitive agreement (as amended, the Agreement) with Vale S.A., a Brazil-based global mining company (Vale), and an affiliate of Vale, pursuant to which Vale acquired Bunge's fertilizer nutrients assets in Brazil, including its interest in Fertilizantes Fosfatados S.A. (Fosfertil) when the transaction closed on May 27, 2010. Final settlement of the post-closing adjustment as contemplated in the Agreement occurred on August 13, 2010. Bunge received total cash proceeds of $3,914 million and recognized a gain of $2,440 million ($1,901 million net of tax) in its fertilizer segment related to this transaction. Included in the calculation of the gain was $152 million of transaction costs incurred in connection with the divestiture. Total income tax expense associated with the transaction was $539 million, of which approximately $280 million was paid during the year ended December 31, 2010 and approximately $259 million was offset by deferred tax assets and other tax credits and, therefore, did not result in cash tax payments.
Approximately $144 million of transaction costs and $280 million of withholding taxes are included as a component of cash used for operating activities in Bunge's consolidated statements of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2010. Gross proceeds of $3,914 million and cash disposed of $106 million related to this transaction are included as a component of cash provided by investing activities in Bunge's consolidated statement of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2010.
Assets and liabilities disposed of as part of this transaction included approximately $1,516 million of property, plant and equipment, net, related to fertilizer mining properties and other plants and equipment of the fertilizer nutrients activities. |