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Schedule II-Valuation and Qualifying Accounts | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Schedule II-Valuation and Qualifying Accounts |
Schedule II-Valuation and Qualifying Accounts |
BUNGE LIMITED Schedule II—Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (US$ in millions)
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Description |  | Balance at beginning of period |  | Charged to costs and expenses |  | Charged to other accounts(b) |  | Deductions from reserves |  | Balance at end of period |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowances for doubtful accounts (a) |  | $ | 291 |  |  | 75 |  |  | 84 |  |  | (100) | (c) | $ | 350 |
Allowance for secured advances to suppliers |  | $ | 37 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 17 |  |  | — |  | $ | 75 |
Allowances for recoverable taxes |  | $ | 104 |  |  | 34 |  |  | 31 |  |  | (5 | ) | $ | 164 |
Income tax valuation allowances |  | $ | 94 |  |  | 50 |  |  | 5 |  |  | (33 | ) | $ | 116 |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowances for doubtful accounts (a) |  | $ | 350 |  |  | 58 |  |  | 3 |  |  | (111) | (c) | $ | 300 |
Allowance for secured advances to suppliers |  | $ | 75 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 3 |  |  | (8 | ) | $ | 87 |
Allowances for recoverable taxes |  | $ | 164 |  |  | 20 |  |  | (20 | ) |  | (46) | (e) | $ | 118 |
Income tax valuation allowances |  | $ | 116 |  |  | 128 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  | $ | 245 |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowances for doubtful accounts (a) |  | $ | 300 |  |  | 62 |  |  | (23 | ) |  | (92) | (c) | $ | 247 |
Allowance for secured advances to suppliers |  | $ | 87 |  |  | 6 |  |  | (9 | ) |  | (11 | ) | $ | 73 |
Allowances for recoverable taxes |  | $ | 118 |  |  | 14 |  |  | (6 | ) |  | (28 | ) | $ | 98 |
Income tax valuation allowances |  | $ | 245 |  |  | (11 | ) |  | (47) | (d) |  | — |  | $ | 187 |
(a) This includes an allowance for doubtful accounts for current and non-current trade accounts receivables. (b) This consists primarily of foreign exchange translation adjustments. (c) Such amounts include write-offs of uncollectible accounts and recoveries. (d) This includes a deferred tax asset adjustment. (e) This includes $39 million related to the sale of the Brazilian fertilizer nutrients assets.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for any allowance and reserve accounts (their beginning and ending balances, as well as a reconciliation by type of activity during the period). Alternatively, disclosure of the required information may be within the footnotes to the financial statements or a supplemental schedule to the financial statements. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 09 -Article 12 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6881521&loc=d3e24092-122690 + Details
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