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GOODWILL
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
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GOODWILL

7.             GOODWILL

 

Changes in the carrying value of goodwill by segment for the six months ended June 30, 2011, are as follows:

 

(US$ in millions) 

 

Agribusiness

 

Sugar and
Bioenergy

 

Edible Oil
Products

 

Milling
Products

 

Fertilizer

 

Total

 

Balance, December 31, 2010

 

$

215

 

$

631

 

$

80

 

$

7

 

$

1

 

$

934

 

Acquired goodwill (1)

 

34

 

 

 

 

 

34

 

Reallocation of acquired goodwill

 

(5

)

 

 

 

 

(5

)

Tax benefit on goodwill amortization (2)

 

(3

)

 

 

 

 

(3

)

Foreign exchange translation

 

13

 

42

 

6

 

 

 

61

 

Balance, June 30, 2011

 

$

254

 

$

673

 

$

86

 

$

7

 

$

1

 

$

1,021

 

 

 

(1)         See Note 3.

 

(2)             Bunge’s Brazilian subsidiary’s tax deductible goodwill is in excess of its book goodwill.  For financial reporting purposes, for goodwill acquired prior to 2009, the tax benefits attributable to the excess tax goodwill are first used to reduce associated goodwill and then other intangible assets to zero, prior to recognizing any income tax benefit in the condensed consolidated statements of income.