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Goodwill (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Goodwill |
Changes in the carrying value of goodwill by segment |
(US$ in millions) |  | Agribusiness |  | Sugar and Bioenergy (1) |  | Edible Oil Products |  | Milling Products |  | Fertilizer |  | Total |
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Balance, January 1, 2010 |  | $ | 204 |  | $ | 130 |  | $ | 83 |  | $ | 10 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 427 |
Goodwill acquired (2) |  |  | 9 |  |  | 440 |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 454 |
Reallocation of acquired goodwill (2) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (4 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (4 | )
Impairment |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (3 | ) |  | — |  |  | (3 | )
Tax benefit on goodwill amortization (3) |  |  | (6 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (7 | )
Foreign exchange translation |  |  | 8 |  |  | 61 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 67 |
Balance, December 31, 2010 |  |  | 215 |  |  | 631 |  |  | 80 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 934 |
Goodwill acquired (2) |  |  | 34 |  |  | — |  |  | 41 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 75 |
Reallocation of acquired goodwill (2) |  |  | (5 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (5 | )
Tax benefit on goodwill amortization (3) |  |  | (7 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (7 | )
Foreign exchange translation |  |  | (21 | ) |  | (71 | ) |  | (11 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | (104 | )
Balance, December 31, 2011 |  | $ | 216 |  | $ | 560 |  | $ | 110 |  | $ | 6 |  | $ | 1 |  | $ | 893 |
(1) See Notes 1 and 2. (2) See Note 2. (3) Bunge's Brazilian subsidiary's tax deductible goodwill is in excess of its book goodwill. For financial reporting purposes for goodwill acquired prior to 2009, the tax benefits attributable to the excess tax goodwill are first used to reduce associated goodwill and then other intangible assets to zero, prior to recognizing any income tax benefit in the consolidated statements of income.

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total. Disclosure details may include, but are not limited to, the carrying amount of goodwill, goodwill acquired during the year, goodwill impairment losses recognized, goodwill written-off due to the sale of a business unit, goodwill not yet allocated, and any other changes to goodwill. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6905597&loc=d3e13854-109267 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6905597&loc=d3e13816-109267 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 142 -Paragraph 45 -Subparagraph c -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 142 -Paragraph 45 -Subparagraph e -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 142 -Paragraph 47 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. + Details
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