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TRADE RECEIVABLES SECURTIZATION PROGRAMS (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 1 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2011 | Jun. 30, 2011 | Jun. 02, 2011
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facilities Disclosures |  |  |
Deferred purchase price receivable |  | $ 119 |
Bunge Finance B.V. |  |  |
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facilities Disclosures |  |  |
Extension period for each committed purchaser's commitment (in days) |  | 364 |
Bunge Finance B.V. | Commercial paper rate |  |  |
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facilities Disclosures |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis for variable interest rate |  | Commercial paper rate |
Bunge Finance B.V. | Euro currency rate |  |  |
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facilities Disclosures |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis for variable interest rate |  | Euro currency rate |
Bunge Securitisation B.V. |  |  |
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facilities Disclosures |  |  |
Trade receivables securitization program |  |  | 700
Collection of receivables, low end of range (as a percent) |  |  | 10.00%
Collection of receivables, high end of range (as a percent) |  |  | 15.00%
Securitization facility terminated during period | 520 | 520 |
Sale of accounts receivable to BSBV | 840 |  |
Discount from sale of receivables, maximum |  | 1.0 |
Proceeds received in cash from transfers of receivables to purchasers |  | 401 |
Deferred purchase price receivable |  | $ 119 |
Payment term for receivables | 30 |  |

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- Definition The amount owed to the reporting entity by counterparties in securitized loan transactions. + Details
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Namespace Prefix: | bg
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | instant

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- Definition The aggregate amount of accounts receivable that were sold to the securitization facility during the period. + Details
Name: | bg_AccountsReceivableSoldToSecuritizationFacility
Namespace Prefix: | bg
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

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- Definition Represents the additional extension period for each committed purchasers commitment. + Details
Name: | bg_AdditionalExtensionPeriodForEachCommittedPurchasersCommitment
Namespace Prefix: | bg
Data Type: | xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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- Definition The reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR. + Details
Name: | bg_DebtInstrumentDescriptionOfVariableRateBasis
Namespace Prefix: | bg
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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- Definition Represents the percentage of additional deferred purchase price receivables, high end of range. + Details
Name: | bg_PercentageOfAdditionalDeferredPurchasePriceReceivablesHighEndOfRange
Namespace Prefix: | bg
Data Type: | us-types:percentItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | instant

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- Definition Represents the percentage of additional deferred purchase price receivables, low end of range. + Details
Name: | bg_PercentageOfAdditionalDeferredPurchasePriceReceivablesLowEndOfRange
Namespace Prefix: | bg
Data Type: | us-types:percentItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | instant

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- Definition Proceeds from securitizations of receivables treated as collateralized borrowings, which are classified as financing transactions. + Details
Name: | bg_ProceedsFromAccountsReceivableSecuritization
Namespace Prefix: | bg
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

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- Definition The maximum amount of discount resulting from the sale of receivables. + Details
Name: | bg_SecuritizationArrangementFinancialAssetForWhichTransferIsAccountedAsSaleMaximumDiscount
Namespace Prefix: | bg
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

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- Definition The amount of securitization facility expiring or terminated during the period. + Details
Name: | bg_SecuritizationFacilityExpiringOrTerminating
Namespace Prefix: | bg
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

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- Details
Name: | bg_SecuritizedAssetsLineItems
Namespace Prefix: | bg
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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- Definition Represents the payment term for receivables. + Details
Name: | bg_TransfersOfFinancialAssetsAccountedForAsSalePaymentTerm
Namespace Prefix: | bg
Data Type: | xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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- Definition A device of credit enhancement where a part of the purchase price for the receivable/ payable is retained to serve as a cash collateral. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 95 -Paragraph 32 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_SupplementalDeferredPurchasePrice
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration