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18. EQUITY Share Repurchase Program — On June 8, 2010, Bunge announced that its Board of Directors had approved a program for the repurchase of up to $700 million of Bunge’s issued and outstanding common shares. The program runs through December 31, 2011. In 2011, Bunge repurchased 1,933,286 common shares for $120 million through September 30, 2011. Bunge repurchased 6,714,573 common shares for $354 million from inception of the program through December 31, 2010 bringing repurchases under the program through September 30, 2011 to 8,647,859 shares for $474 million. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) attributable to Bunge — The following table summarizes the balances of related after tax components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Bunge:
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|  | Foreign |  | Deferred |  | And Other |  | Unrealized |  | Accumulated |
|  | Exchange |  | Gain (Loss) |  | Postretirement |  | Gain (Loss) |  | Other |
|  | Translation |  | on Hedging |  | Liability |  | on |  | Comprehensive |
(US$ in millions) |  | Adjustment(1) |  | Activities |  | Adjustments |  | Investments |  | Income (Loss) |
Balance, December 31, 2010 |  | $ | 670 |  | $ | (2 | ) | $ | (83 | ) | $ | (2 | ) | $ | 583 |
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax |  | (980 | ) | (15 | ) | (2 | ) | (5 | ) | (1,002 | )
Balance, September 30, 2011 |  | $ | (310 | ) | $ | (17 | ) | $ | (85 | ) | $ | (7 | ) | $ | (419 | )
(1) Bunge has significant operating subsidiaries in Brazil, Argentina and Europe. The functional currency of Bunge’s subsidiaries is the local currency. The assets and liabilities of these subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollars from local currency at month-end exchange rates, and the resulting foreign exchange translation gains (losses) are recorded in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

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