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Investments in Affiliates (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Investments in Affiliates |
Combined financial information for all equity method investments |
|  | December 31, |
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(US$ in millions) |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
Combined financial position: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current assets |  | $ | 1,135 |  | $ | 1,269 |
Non-current assets |  |  | 1,988 |  |  | 2,004 |
Total assets |  | $ | 3,123 |  | $ | 3,273 |
Current liabilities |  | $ | 665 |  | $ | 778 |
Non-current liabilities |  |  | 590 |  |  | 600 |
Stockholders' equity |  |  | 1,868 |  |  | 1,895 |
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |  | $ | 3,123 |  | $ | 3,273 |
Amounts recorded by Bunge: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments (1) |  | $ | 600 |  | $ | 609 |
|  | December 31, |
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(US$ in millions) |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009 |
Combined results of operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | $ | 3,540 |  | $ | 2,902 |  | $ | 5,407 |
Gross profit |  |  | 311 |  |  | 330 |  |  | 505 |
Income before income tax and noncontrolling interest |  |  | 27 |  |  | 82 |  |  | 94 |
Net income |  |  | 65 |  |  | 66 |  |  | 82 |
Amounts recorded by Bunge: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity in earnings of affiliates (2) |  | $ | 44 |  | $ | 27 |  | $ | 80 |
(1) At December 31, 2011 and 2010, Bunge's investment of $365 million and $367 million, respectively, equaled its underlying equity in the net assets of Solae. (2) In 2011, equity in earnings of affiliates includes a $37 million gain on sale of our interest in an oilseed processing facility joint venture. In 2009, equity in earnings of affiliates includes a $66 million (net of tax of $3 million) gain on the sale of Saipol S.A.S., a European edible oils joint venture.

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of equity method investments in common stock. The disclosure may include: (a) the name of each investee or group of investments for which combined disclosure is appropriate, (2) the percentage ownership of common stock, (3) the difference, if any, between the carrying amount of an investment and the value of the underlying equity in the net assets and the accounting treatment of difference, if any, and (4) the aggregate value of each identified investment based on its quoted market price, if available. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB) -Number 18 -Paragraph 20 -Subparagraph a, b -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 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6382943&loc=d3e33918-111571 + Details
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