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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS |
Components of net periodic benefit cost for U.S. and foreign defined benefit plans |
|  | U.S.-Pension Benefits |  | Foreign-Pension Benefits |
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Three Months Ended |
|  | September 30, |  | September 30, |
(US$ in millions) |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
Service cost |  | $ | 3 |  | $ | 3 |  | $ | 1 |  | $ | — |
Interest cost |  | 6 |  | 6 |  | 1 |  | 2 |
Expected return on plan assets |  | (6 | ) | (6 | ) | (2 | ) | (1 | )
Amortization of prior service cost |  | –– |  | — |  | — |  | — |
Amortization of net loss (gain) |  | 2 |  | 2 |  | 1 |  | — |
Net periodic benefit cost |  | $ | 5 |  | $ | 5 |  | $ | 1 |  | $ | 1 |
|  | U.S.-Pension Benefits |  | Foreign-Pension Benefits |
|  | Nine Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended |
|  | September 30, |  | September 30, |
(US$ in millions) |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
Service cost |  | $ | 11 |  | $ | 10 |  | $ | 5 |  | $ | 2 |
Interest cost |  | 19 |  | 18 |  | 4 |  | 22 |
Expected return on plan assets |  | (19 | ) | (18 | ) | (5 | ) | (24 | )
Amortization of prior service cost |  | 1 |  | 1 |  | — |  | — |
Amortization of net loss (gain) |  | 4 |  | 4 |  | 1 |  | — |
Net periodic benefit cost |  | $ | 16 |  | $ | 15 |  | $ | 5 |  | $ | — |
Components of net periodic benefit cost for U.S. and foreign postretirement healthcare benefit plans |
|  | U.S.-Postretirement |  | Foreign-Postretirement |
|  | Healthcare Benefits |  | Healthcare Benefits |
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Three Months Ended |
|  | September 30, |  | September 30, |
(US$ in millions) |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
Service cost |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | –– |  | $ | — |
Interest cost |  | — |  | — |  | 3 |  | 2 |
Amortization of prior service cost |  | — |  | — |  | –– |  | — |
Amortization of net loss (gain) |  | — |  | — |  | –– |  | — |
Net periodic benefit cost |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 3 |  | $ | 2 |
|  | U.S.-Postretirement |  | Foreign-Postretirement |
|  | Healthcare Benefits |  | Healthcare Benefits |
|  | Nine Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended |
|  | September 30, |  | September 30, |
(US$ in millions) |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
Service cost |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 1 |  | $ | 1 |
Interest cost |  | –– |  | 1 |  | 8 |  | 8 |
Amortization of prior service cost |  | — |  | — |  | (1 | ) | (1 | )
Amortization of net loss (gain) |  | — |  | — |  | 1 |  | 1 |
Net periodic benefit cost |  | $ | –– |  | $ | 1 |  | $ | 9 |  | $ | 9 |

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