Bunge performed its annual impairment test in the fourth quarters of 2011, 2010 and 2009. For the year ended December 31, 2010, there was an impairment of $3 million in the milling products segment (see Note 9). There were no impairments of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2011 or 2009.
Changes in the carrying value of goodwill by segment at December 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:
(US$ in millions)
Agribusiness
Sugar and
Bioenergy (1)
Edible Oil
Products
Milling
Products
Fertilizer
Total
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.