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Equity (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Equity |
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
(US$ in millions) |  | Foreign Exchange Translation Adjustment (1) |  | Deferred Gain (Loss) on Hedging Activities |  | Treasury Rate Lock Contracts |  | Pension and Other Postretirement Liability Adjustment |  | Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
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Balance, January 1, 2009 |  | $ | (639 | ) | $ | (80 | ) | $ | (9 | ) | $ | (79 | ) | $ | (4 | ) | $ | (811 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  | 1,062 |  |  | 55 |  |  | 2 |  |  | (17 | ) |  | 3 |  |  | 1,105 |
Income tax benefit (expense) |  |  | — |  |  | 20 |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | 25 |
Balance, December 31, 2009 |  |  | 423 |  |  | (5 | ) |  | (7 | ) |  | (90 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | 319 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  | 247 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 12 |  |  | — |  |  | 269 |
Income tax benefit (expense) |  |  | — |  |  | (1 | ) |  | 1 |  |  | (5 | ) |  | — |  |  | (5 | )
Balance, December 31, 2010 |  |  | 670 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | — |  |  | (83 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | 583 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  | (1,130 | ) |  | (33 | ) |  | — |  |  | (61 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1,224 | )
Income tax benefit (expense) |  |  | — |  |  | 11 |  |  | — |  |  | 20 |  |  | — |  |  | 31 |
Balance, December 31, 2011 |  | $ | (460 | ) | $ | (24 | ) | $ | — |  | $ | (124 | ) | $ | (2 | ) | $ | (610 | )
(1) Bunge has significant operating subsidiaries in Brazil, Argentina and Europe. The functional currency of Bunge's subsidiaries is the local currency. The assets and liabilities of these subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollars from local currency at month-end exchange rates, and the resulting foreign exchange translation gains (losses) are recorded in the consolidated balance sheets as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

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