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Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
MT
Sep. 30, 2011
MT
Jun. 30, 2011
MT
Mar. 31, 2011
MT
Dec. 31, 2010
MT
Sep. 30, 2010
MT
Jun. 30, 2010
MT
Mar. 31, 2010
MT
Dec. 31, 2011
MT
Dec. 31, 2010
MT
Dec. 31, 2009
Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)                      
Volumes (in metric tons) 39,000,000 38,000,000 36,000,000 29,000,000 32,000,000 35,000,000 36,000,000 32,000,000 142,000,000 135,000,000  
Net sales $ 16,445 $ 15,616 $ 14,488 $ 12,194 $ 12,726 $ 11,662 $ 10,974 $ 10,345 $ 58,743 $ 45,707 $ 41,926
Gross profit 736 706 647 639 829 712 425 545 2,728 2,511 1,204
Net (loss) income 260 133 312 235 315 206 1,787 80 940 2,388 335
Net income attributable to Bunge $ 254 $ 140 $ 316 $ 232 $ 301 $ 212 $ 1,778 $ 63 $ 942 $ 2,354 $ 361
Earnings per common share-basic (Note 24)                      
Net income (loss) (in dollars per share) $ 1.79 $ 0.91 $ 2.12 $ 1.60 $ 2.23 $ 1.48 $ 12.41 $ 0.57 $ 6.41 $ 16.91  
Earnings (loss) to Bunge common shareholders (in dollars per share) $ 1.68 $ 0.90 $ 2.08 $ 1.53 $ 2.07 $ 1.38 $ 12.21 $ 0.31 $ 6.20 $ 16.20 $ 2.24
Earnings per common share-diluted (Note 24)                      
Net income (loss) (in dollars per share) $ 1.69 $ 0.90 $ 2.00 $ 1.51 $ 2.04 $ 1.39 $ 11.21 $ 0.57 $ 6.06 $ 15.28  
Earnings (loss) to Bunge common shareholders (in dollars per share) $ 1.65 $ 0.89 $ 2.02 $ 1.49 $ 1.95 $ 1.36 $ 11.15 $ 0.31 $ 6.07 $ 15.06 $ 2.22
Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding                      
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - basic 145,557,720 146,684,583 147,281,549 146,842,755 141,025,069 139,600,641 144,034,189 140,112,091 146,583,128 141,191,136 126,448,071
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding-diluted 153,924,296 147,631,723 156,176,828 155,647,491 154,382,325 147,993,316 159,448,713 141,286,541 155,209,045 156,274,814 127,669,822
Market Price:                      
High (in dollars per share) $ 63.02 $ 73.08 $ 75.44 $ 74.45 $ 65.52 $ 61.61 $ 61.85 $ 71.29      
Low (in dollars per share) $ 55.51 $ 56.10 $ 65.42 $ 65.39 $ 57.45 $ 46.29 $ 47.19 $ 56.90