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OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 17

-Article 5

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