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OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS

Schedule of other non-current assets

		June 30,			December 31,
(US$ in millions)		2011			2010
Recoverable taxes, net		$	917		$	964
Long-term receivables from farmers in Brazil, net		429			377
Judicial deposits		195			172
Other long-term receivables		11			129
Pension plan assets in excess of benefit obligations		9			12
Other		334			291
Total		$	1,895		$	1,945

Summary of the aging of non-defaulted and renegotiated amounts

		June 30,			December 31,
(US$ in millions)		2011			2010
Legal collection process (1)		$	470		$	441
Renegotiated amounts:
Current on repayment terms		174			137
Ending balance		$	644		$	578

(1) All amounts in legal process are considered past due upon initiation of legal action.

Summary of recorded investment in long-term receivables and the related allowance amounts

		June 30, 2011						December 31, 2010
		Recorded						Recorded
(US$ in millions)		Investment			Allowance			Investment			Allowance
For which an allowance has been provided:
Legal collection process		$	196		$	177		$	180		$	162
Renegotiated amounts		69			38			66			39
For which no allowance has been provided:
Legal collection process		274			—			261			—
Renegotiated amounts		105			—			71			—
Total		$	644		$	215		$	578		$	201

Summary of the activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts related to long term receivables

		Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
		June 30,						June 30,
(US$ in millions)		2011			2010			2011			2010
Beginning Balance		$	205		$	227		$	201		$	232
Bad debt provision		3			7			4			11
Recoveries		(4		)	(8		)	(5		)	(12		)
Write-offs		—			(23		)	—			(27		)
Transfers (1)		2			—			2			—
Foreign exchange translation		9			(7		)	13			(8		)
Ending balance		$	215		$	196		$	215		$	196

(1) Represents reclassifications from allowance for doubtful accounts — current for secured advances to suppliers.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 02
-Paragraph 17
-Article 5

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