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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS 
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

 

 

16.                              EMPLOYEE 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

 

$

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

In the nine months ended September 30, 2011, Bunge made contributions of approximately $18 million and $15 million to its U.S. and foreign defined benefit pension plans, respectively.  In the nine months ended September 30, 2010, Bunge made contributions totalling approximately $1 million and $11 million to its U.S. and foreign defined benefit pension plans, respectively.

 

In the nine months ended September 30, 2011, Bunge made contributions of approximately $1 million and $5 million to its U.S. and to its foreign postretirement benefit plans, respectively.  In the nine months ended September 30, 2010, Bunge made contributions totalling approximately $2 million and $6 million to its U.S. and to its foreign postretirement benefit plans, respectively.