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Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Other Intangible Assets |
Other intangible assets |
|  | December 31, |
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(US$ in millions) |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
Trademarks/brands, finite-lived |  | $ | 162 |  | $ | 127 |
Licenses |  |  | 13 |  |  | 11 |
Other |  |  | 154 |  |  | 115 |
|  |  | 329 |  |  | 253 |
Less accumulated amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks/brands (1) |  |  | (53 | ) |  | (54 | )
Licenses |  |  | (4 | ) |  | (3 | )
Other |  |  | (58 | ) |  | (39 | )
|  |  | (115 | ) |  | (96 | )
Trademarks/brands, indefinite-lived |  |  | 6 |  |  | 29 |
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization |  | $ | 220 |  | $ | 186 |
(1) Bunge's Brazilian subsidiary's tax deductible goodwill in the agribusiness segment is in excess of its book goodwill. For financial reporting purposes, for other intangible assets acquired prior to 2009, before recognizing any income tax benefit of tax deductible goodwill in excess of its book goodwill in the consolidated statements of income and after the related book goodwill has been reduced to zero, any such remaining tax deductible goodwill in excess of its book goodwill is used to reduce other intangible assets to zero.

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