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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Income Taxes |
Components of income from operations before income tax |
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
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(US$ in millions) |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009 |
United States |  | $ | 71 |  | $ | 42 |  | $ | 184 |
Non-United States |  |  | 869 |  |  | 3,008 |  |  | (39 | )
Total |  | $ | 940 |  | $ | 3,050 |  | $ | 145 |
Components of income tax (expense) benefit |
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
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(US$ in millions) |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009 |
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States |  | $ | (7 | ) | $ | (33 | ) | $ | (58 | )
Non-United States |  |  | (236 | ) |  | (499 | ) |  | (39 | )
|  |  | (243 | ) |  | (532 | ) |  | (97 | )
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States |  |  | (29 | ) |  | (12 | ) |  | (13 | )
Non-United States |  |  | 246 |  |  | (148 | ) |  | 217 |
|  |  | 217 |  |  | (160 | ) |  | 204 |
Non-current: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States |  |  | (5 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | (2 | )
Non-United States |  |  | (13 | ) |  | 4 |  |  | 5 |
|  |  | (18 | ) |  | 3 |  |  | 3 |
Total |  | $ | (44 | ) | $ | (689 | ) | $ | 110 |
Reconciliation of income tax benefit (expense) |
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
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(US$ in millions) |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009 |
Income from operations before income tax |  | $ | 940 |  | $ | 3,050 |  | $ | 145 |
Income tax rate |  |  | 35 | % |  | 35 | % |  | 35 | %
Income tax expense at the U.S. Federal tax rate |  |  | (329 | ) |  | (1,068 | ) |  | (51 | )
Adjustments to derive effective tax rate: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign earnings taxed at different statutory rates |  |  | 258 |  |  | 515 |  |  | 163 |
Changes in valuation allowances |  |  | 7 |  |  | (129 | ) |  | (17 | )
Goodwill amortization |  |  | 43 |  |  | 44 |  |  | 31 |
Fiscal incentives (1) |  |  | 46 |  |  | 27 |  |  | 22 |
Foreign exchange on monetary items |  |  | 1 |  |  | (9 | ) |  | (11 | )
Non-deductible expenses |  |  | (3 | ) |  | (68 | ) |  | (35 | )
Uncertain tax positions |  |  | (18 | ) |  | 3 |  |  | 3 |
Other |  |  | (49 | ) |  | (4 | ) |  | 5 |
Income tax benefit (expense) |  | $ | (44 | ) | $ | (689 | ) | $ | 110 |
(1) Fiscal incentives predominantly relate to investment incentives in Brazil that are exempt from Brazilian income tax.
Components of deferred tax assets and liabilities and related valuation allowances |
|  | December 31, |
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(US$ in millions) |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
Deferred income tax assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards |  | $ | 1,020 |  | $ | 1,098 |
Excess of tax basis over financial statement basis of property, plant and equipment and other long-lived assets |  |  | 69 |  |  | 34 |
Accrued retirement costs (pension and postretirement healthcare cost) and other accrued employee compensation |  |  | 61 |  |  | 115 |
Tax credit carryforwards |  |  | 8 |  |  | 12 |
Inventories |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |
Other accruals and reserves not currently deductible for tax purposes |  |  | 541 |  |  | 625 |
Total deferred income tax assets |  |  | 1,703 |  |  | 1,884 |
Less valuation allowances |  |  | (187 | ) |  | (245 | )
Deferred tax income assets, net of valuation allowance |  |  | 1,516 |  |  | 1,639 |
Deferred income tax liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Excess of tax basis over financial statement basis of property, plant and equipment and other long-lived assets |  |  | 137 |  |  | 179 |
Undistributed earnings of affiliates not considered permanently reinvested |  |  | 20 |  |  | 30 |
Inventories |  |  | 68 |  |  | 11 |
Other temporary differences |  |  | 61 |  |  | 332 |
Total deferred income tax liabilities |  |  | 286 |  |  | 552 |
Net deferred income tax assets |  | $ | 1,230 |  | $ | 1,087 |
Reconciliation of beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits |
(US$ in millions) |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009 |
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Balance at January 1, |  | $ | 102 |  | $ | 111 |  | $ | 138 |
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year |  |  | 13 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |
Additions based on tax positions related to prior years |  |  | 17 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 42 |
Reductions for tax positions of prior years |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Settlement or clarification from tax authorities |  |  | (7 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | (81 | )
Expiration of statute of limitations |  |  | (3 | ) |  | (7 | ) |  | (3 | )
Sale of Brazilian fertilizer nutrients assets |  |  | — |  |  | (6 | ) |  | — |
Foreign currency translation |  |  | (6 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | 14 |
Balance at December 31, |  | $ | 116 |  | $ | 102 |  | $ | 111 |
Tax years subject to income tax examination by tax authorities |
|  | Open Tax Years
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North America |  | 1996-2011
South America |  | 2005-2011
Europe |  | 2005-2011
Asia |  | 2002-2011

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