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GOODWILL (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011
GOODWILL |
Changes in the carrying value of goodwill by segment |
|  |  |  | Sugar and |  | Edible Oil |  | Milling |  |  |  |  |
(US$ in millions) |  | Agribusiness |  | Bioenergy |  | Products |  | 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) |  | (5 | ) | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (5 | )
Foreign exchange translation |  | (20 | ) | (64 | ) | (6 | ) | (1 | ) | — |  | (91 | )
Balance, September 30, 2011 |  | $ | 219 |  | $ | 567 |  | $ | 74 |  | $ | 6 |  | $ | 1 |  | $ | 867 |
(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.

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- Definition The carrying amount of goodwill, goodwill acquired during the year, goodwill impairment losses recognized, goodwill written off due to the sale of a business unit, goodwill not yet allocated, and any other changes to goodwill during the period in total and for each reportable segment. At least annually, an Entity must evaluate its goodwill for impairment. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 142 -Paragraph 45 -Subparagraph c Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 142 -Paragraph 45 -Subparagraph e Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 142 -Paragraph 47 + Details
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