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OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011
OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES |
Other current liabilities |
|  | September 30, |  | December 31, |
(US$ in millions) |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
Accrued liabilities |  | $ | 1,325 |  | $ | 1,268 |
Unrealized losses on derivative contracts at fair value |  | 1,967 |  | 2,105 |
Advances on sales |  | 369 |  | 323 |
Other |  | 50 |  | 79 |
Total |  | $ | 3,711 |  | $ | 3,775 |

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