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TRADE RECEIVABLES SECURITIZATION PROGRAM (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	4 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011 days	Jun. 02, 2011
Bunge Finance B.V.
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facilities Disclosures
Extension period for each committed purchaser's commitment (in days)			364
Bunge Securitization B.V.
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facilities Disclosures
Trade receivables securitization program		$ 700
Collection of receivables, low end of range (as a percent)				10.00%
Collection of receivables, high end of range (as a percent)				15.00%
Securitization facility terminated during period	716	716	716
Cash collections related to the deferred purchase price			3,755
Cash collection from customers on receivables sold			3,014
Sale of accounts receivable to BSBV	2,915		3,755
Discount from sale of receivables, maximum	2		2
Deferred purchase price receivable	$ 155	$ 155	$ 155
Payment term for receivables (in days)			30

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Cash Flows between a transferor and a transferee attributable to collections reinvested in revolving period transfers related to either a securitization, asset-backed financing arrangement, or similar transfer in which the transferor has continuing involvement with the transferred financial assets underlying the transaction (including, but not limited to, servicing, recourse, and restrictions on transferor's interests in the transferred financial assets).

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Cash flows between transferor and a transferee attributable to the transferor's interests related to a securitization, asset-backed financing arrangement, or similar transfer in which the transferor will have continuing involvement with the transferred financial assets underlying the transaction (including, but not limited to, servicing, recourse, and restrictions on transferor's interests in the transferred financial assets).

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Represents the percentage of additional deferred purchase price receivables, high end of range.

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Represents the percentage of additional deferred purchase price receivables, low end of range.

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This includes only the derecognized portion of the total principal amount of financial assets which have been either securitized, used in an asset-backed financing arrangement, or similar transfers which are accounted for as sales and in which the transferor has continuing involvement with the assets underlying the transaction (including, but not limited to, servicing, recourse, and restrictions on transferor's interests in transferred financial assets).

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The amount of funding committed by third parties utilized to facilitate a transfer of financial assets in which the transferor continues to have involvement.

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The transferor's maximum amount of exposure to loss as a result of its continuing involvement in transferred financial assets.

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Reflects by transferred financial asset type the amount of sales proceeds in excess of or deficient from the sum of the carrying amounts of transferred financial assets plus transaction costs. The transferor surrenders control of all or a portion of the financial assets and receives consideration other than a beneficial interest in the assets transferred.

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The value of new servicing assets, subsequently measured at fair value, acquired or created during the current period through purchases or from transfers of financial assets.

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Represents the payment term for receivables.

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