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OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011
OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS |
Schedule of other non-current assets |
|  | September 30, |  | December 31, |
(US$ in millions) |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
Recoverable taxes, net |  | $ | 801 |  | $ | 964 |
Long-term receivables from farmers in Brazil, net |  | 301 |  | 377 |
Judicial deposits |  | 171 |  | 172 |
Other long-term receivables |  | 11 |  | 129 |
Other |  | 324 |  | 303 |
Total |  | $ | 1,608 |  | $ | 1,945 |
Summary of the aging of non-defaulted and renegotiated amounts |
|  | September 30, |  | December 31, |
(US$ in millions) |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
Legal collection process (1) |  | $ | 390 |  | $ | 441 |
Renegotiated amounts: |  |  |  |  |
Current on repayment terms |  | 95 |  | 137 |
Ending balance |  | $ | 485 |  | $ | 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 |
|  | September 30, 2011 |  | December 31, 2010 |
|  | Recorded |  |  |  | Recorded |  |  |
(US$ in millions) |  | Investment |  | Allowance |  | Investment |  | Allowance |
For which an allowance has been provided: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal collection process |  | $ | 163 |  | $ | 147 |  | $ | 180 |  | $ | 162 |
Renegotiated amounts |  | 56 |  | 37 |  | 66 |  | 39 |
For which no allowance has been provided: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal collection process |  | 227 |  | — |  | 261 |  | — |
Renegotiated amounts |  | 39 |  | — |  | 71 |  | — |
Total |  | $ | 485 |  | $ | 184 |  | $ | 578 |  | $ | 201 |
Summary of the activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts related to long term receivables |
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended |
|  | September 30, |  | September 30, |
(US$ in millions) |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
Beginning Balance |  | $ | 215 |  | $ | 196 |  | $ | 201 |  | $ | 232 |
Bad debt provision |  | 10 |  | 4 |  | 14 |  | 15 |
Recoveries |  | (5 | ) | — |  | (10 | ) | (12 | )
Write-offs |  | — |  | (28 | ) | — |  | (55 | )
Transfers (1) |  | (2 | ) | 3 |  | — |  | 3 |
Foreign exchange translation |  | (34 | ) | 12 |  | (21 | ) | 4 |
Ending balance |  | $ | 184 |  | $ | 187 |  | $ | 184 |  | $ | 187 |
(1) Represents reclassifications from allowance for doubtful accounts — current for secured advances to suppliers.

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