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Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Schedule of assets and liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis

		Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date
		December 31, 2011												December 31, 2010
(US$ in millions)		Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Total			Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Total
Assets:
Readily marketable inventories (Note 4)		$	—		$	3,736		$	283		$	4,019		$	—		$	4,567		$	264		$	4,831
Unrealized gain on designated derivative contracts (1):
Foreign Exchange			—			13			—			13			—			22			—			22
Unrealized gain on undesignated derivative contracts (1):
Interest Rate			—			—			—			—			—			4			—			4
Foreign Exchange			—			451			1			452			2			209			1			212
Commodities			75			586			125			786			114			1,754			454			2,322
Freight			5			—			1			6			1			22			3			26
Energy			11			13			2			26			9			11			16			36
Deferred Purchase Price Receivable (Note 18)			—			192			—			192			—			—			—			—
Other (2)			146			34			—			180			252			88			—			340
Total assets		$	237		$	5,025		$	412		$	5,674		$	378		$	6,677		$	738		$	7,793
Liabilities:
Unrealized loss on designated derivative contracts (3):
Foreign Exchange (4)		$	—		$	45		$	—		$	45		$	—		$	22		$	—		$	22
Unrealized loss on undesignated derivative contracts (3):
Interest Rate			—			2			—			2			—			1			—			1
Foreign Exchange			—			617			—			617			—			69			—			69
Commodities			147			417			116			680			692			1,167			162			2,021
Freight			1			—			—			1			—			—			—			—
Energy			4			6			15			25			8			1			5			14
Total liabilities		$	152		$	1,087		$	131		$	1,370		$	700		$	1,260		$	167		$	2,127

⁽¹⁾

Unrealized gains on designated and undesignated derivative contracts are generally included in other current assets. There are no such amounts included in other non-current assets at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

⁽²⁾

Other assets include primarily the fair values of U.S. Treasury securities held as margin deposits.

⁽³⁾

Unrealized losses on designated and undesignated derivative contracts are generally included in other current liabilities. There are no such amounts included in other non-current liabilities at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

⁽⁴⁾

Included in current portion of long-term debt are unrealized losses of zero and $22 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Reconciliation of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)

		Level 3 Instruments:
		Fair Value Measurements
(US$ in millions)		Derivatives, Net (1)			Readily Marketable Inventories			Total
Balance, January 1, 2011		$	307		$	264		$	571
Total gains and losses (realized/unrealized) included in cost of goods sold			(181	)		139			(42	)
Total gains and losses (realized/unrealized) included in foreign exchange gains (losses)			(1	)		—			(1	)
Purchases			108			2,162			2,270
Sales			17			(2,734	)		(2,717	)
Issuances			(129	)		—			(129	)
Settlements			(94	)		—			(94	)
Transfers into Level 3			14			559			573
Transfers out of Level 3			(43	)		(107	)		(150	)
Balance, December 31, 2011		$	(2	)	$	283		$	281

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Derivatives, net include Level 3 derivative assets and liabilities.

		Level 3 Instruments:
		Fair Value Measurements
(US$ in millions)		Derivatives, Net (1)			Readily Marketable Inventories			Total
Balance, January 1, 2010		$	31		$	109		$	140
Total gains and losses (realized/unrealized) included in cost of goods sold			385			408			793
Total gains and losses (realized/unrealized) included in foreign exchange gains (losses)			(1	)		—			(1	)
Purchases, issuances and settlements			(156	)		(257	)		(413	)
Transfers into Level 3			59			6			65
Transfers out of Level 3			(11	)		(2	)		(13	)
Balance, December 31, 2010		$	307		$	264		$	571

⁽¹⁾

Derivatives, net include Level 3 derivative assets and liabilities.

Summary of changes in unrealized gains or losses recorded in earnings for Level 3 assets and liabilities

		Level 3 Instruments:
		Fair Value Measurements
(US$ in millions)		Derivatives, Net (1)			Readily Marketable Inventories			Total
Changes in unrealized gains and (losses) relating to assets and liabilities held at December 31, 2011:
Cost of goods sold		$	(6	)	$	112		$	106
Foreign exchange gains (losses)		$	(1	)	$	—		$	(1	)
Changes in unrealized gains and (losses) relating to assets and liabilities held at December 31, 2010:
Cost of goods sold		$	421		$	239		$	660
Foreign exchange gains (losses)		$	(1	)	$	—		$	(1	)

⁽¹⁾

Derivatives, net include Level 3 derivative assets and liabilities.

Derivative Instruments

Summary of effect of derivative instruments designated as fair value hedges and undesignated derivative instruments on consolidated statements of income

		Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative
				December 31,
(US$ in millions)		Location		2011			2010
Designated Derivative Contracts
Interest Rate (1)		Interest income/Interest expense		$	—		$	1
Foreign Exchange (2)		Foreign exchange gains (losses)			—			—
Commodities (3)		Cost of goods sold			—			—
Freight (3)		Cost of goods sold			—			—
Energy (3)		Cost of goods sold			—			—
Total				$	—		$	1
Undesignated Derivative Contracts
Interest Rate		Interest income/Interest expense		$	1		$	(1	)
Interest Rate		Other income (expenses)—net			—			(40	)
Foreign Exchange		Foreign exchange gains (losses)			40			95
Foreign Exchange		Cost of goods sold			72			36
Commodities		Cost of goods sold			(127	)		(449	)
Freight		Cost of goods sold			78			(4	)
Energy		Cost of goods sold			(4	)		2
Total				$	60		$	(361	)

⁽¹⁾

The gains or (losses) on the hedged items are included in interest income and interest expense, respectively, as are the offsetting gains or (losses) on the related interest rate swaps.

⁽²⁾

The gains or (losses) on the hedged items are included in foreign exchange gains (losses).

⁽³⁾

The gains or (losses) on the hedged items are included in cost of goods sold.

Summary of effect of derivative instruments designated as cash flow and net investment hedges on consolidated statements of income

		December 31, 2011
					Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Accumulated OCI (1)			Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (1)
													Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (2)
		Notional Amount
(US$ in millions)								Location		Amount			Location		Amount (3)
Cash Flow Hedge:
								Foreign					Foreign
								exchange					exchange
Foreign Exchange (4)		$	522		$	(6	)	gains (losses)		$	—		gains (losses)		$	—
								Cost of					Cost of
Commodities (5)			—			11		goods sold			17		goods sold			5
Total		$	522		$	5				$	17				$	5
Net Investment Hedge (5):
								Foreign					Foreign
								exchange					exchange
Foreign Exchange		$	—		$	33		gains (losses)		$	—		gains (losses)		$	—
Total		$	—		$	33				$	—				$	—

⁽¹⁾

The gain or (loss) recognized relates to the effective portion of the hedging relationship. At December 31, 2011, Bunge expects to reclassify into income in the next 12 months $6 million after tax losses related to its foreign exchange cash flow hedges. As of December 31, 2011, there are no designated agricultural commodity cash flow hedges.

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The gain or (loss) recognized relates to the ineffective portion of the hedging relationship and to the amount excluded from the assessment of hedging effectiveness.

⁽³⁾

The amount of gain recognized in income is $5 million, which relates to the ineffective portion of the hedging relationships, and zero, which relates to the amount excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness.

⁽⁴⁾

The foreign exchange forward contracts mature at various dates in 2012.

⁽⁵⁾

In 2011, Bunge entered into Euro and Canadian dollar forward contracts to receive U.S. dollars and sell Euros and Canadian dollars forward to offset the translation adjustment of its net investments in Euro and Canadian dollar assets. During 2011, Bunge de-designated the forward contracts as net investment hedges and recognizes gains or losses due to changes in exchange rates on the de-designated forward contracts in the income statement from the date of de-designation until maturity.

        The table below summarizes the effect of derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as cash flow and net investment hedges on the consolidated statement of income.

		December 31, 2010
					Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Accumulated OCI (1)			Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (1)
													Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (2)
		Notional Amount
(US$ in millions)								Location		Amount			Location		Amount (3)
Cash Flow Hedge:
								Foreign					Foreign
								exchange					exchange
Foreign Exchange (4)		$	—		$	2		gains (losses)		$	3		gains (losses)		$	—
								Cost of					Cost of
Commodities (5)		$	45		$	19		goods sold		$	12		goods sold		$	(2	)
Total		$	45		$	21				$	15				$	(2	)
Net Investment Hedge (6):
								Foreign					Foreign
								exchange					exchange
Foreign Exchange		$	—		$	(17	)	gains (losses)		$	—		gains (losses)		$	—
Total		$	—		$	(17	)			$	—				$	—

⁽¹⁾

The gain or (loss) recognized relates to the effective portion of the hedging relationship. At December 31, 2010, Bunge expected to reclassify into income in the next 12 months approximately $5 million of after tax gains related to its agricultural commodities cash flow hedges. As of December 31, 2010, there were no foreign exchange cash flow or net investment hedges outstanding.

⁽²⁾

The gain or (loss) recognized relates to the ineffective portion of the hedging relationship and to the amount excluded from the assessment of hedging effectiveness.

⁽³⁾

The amount of loss recognized in income is $(2) million, which relates to the ineffective portion of the hedging relationships, and zero, which relates to the amount excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness.

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The foreign exchange forward contracts matured at various dates in 2010.

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The changes in the market value of such futures contracts have historically been, and are expected to continue to be, highly effective at offsetting changes in price movements of the hedged items. The commodities futures contracts matured at various dates in 2011.

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Bunge paid Brazilian reals and received U.S. dollars using fixed interest rates, offsetting the translation adjustment of its net investment in Brazilian reals assets. The swaps matured at various dates in 2010.

Foreign Exchange Derivatives

Derivative Instruments

Summary of outstanding derivative instruments

		December 31, 2011
		Exchange Traded			Non-exchange Traded
(US$ in millions)		Net (Short) & Long (1)			(Short) (2)			Long (2)			Unit of Measure
Foreign Exchange:
Options		$	(6	)	$	(278	)	$	159		Delta
Forwards			81			(4,227	)		11,660		Notional
Swaps			—			(96	)		42		Notional

⁽¹⁾

Exchange traded futures and options are presented on a net (short) and long position basis.

⁽²⁾

Non-exchange traded swaps, options and forwards are presented on a gross (short) and long position basis.

Commodity Derivatives

Derivative Instruments

Summary of outstanding derivative instruments

		December 31, 2011
		Exchange Traded			Non-exchange Traded
		Net (Short) & Long (1)									Unit of Measure
					(Short) (2)			Long (2)
Agricultural Commodities
Futures			(8,589,982	)		—			—		Metric Tons
Options			(197,149	)		—			—		Metric Tons
Forwards			—			(20,448,160	)		25,790,377		Metric Tons
Swaps			—			(260,816	)		—		Metric Tons

⁽¹⁾

Exchange traded futures and options are presented on a net (short) and long position basis.

⁽²⁾

Non-exchange traded swaps, options and forwards are presented on a gross (short) and long position basis.

Ocean Freight Derivatives

Derivative Instruments

Summary of outstanding derivative instruments

		December 31, 2011
		Exchange Cleared			Non-exchange Cleared
		Net (Short) & Long (1)									Unit of Measure
					(Short) (2)			Long (2)
Ocean Freight
FFA			(2,329	)		—			—		Hire Days
FFA Options			(80	)		—			—		Hire Days

⁽¹⁾

Exchange cleared futures and options are presented on a net (short) and long position basis.

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Non-exchange cleared options and forwards are presented on a gross (short) and long position basis.

Energy Derivatives

Derivative Instruments

Summary of outstanding derivative instruments

		December 31, 2011
		Exchange Traded
					Non-exchange Cleared
		Net (Short) & Long (1)									Unit of Measure
					(Short) (2)			Long (2)
Natural Gas (3)
Futures			(1,620,000	)		—			—		MMBtus
Swaps			—			—			960,758		MMBtus
Options			2,825,515			—			—		MMBtus
Energy—Other
Futures			41,320			—			—		Metric Tons
Forwards			—			(864,372	)		8,786,147		Metric Tons
Swaps			—			(45,461	)		15,622		Metric Tons
Options			537,794			(150,187	)		123,594		Metric Tons

⁽¹⁾

Exchange traded and exchange cleared futures and options are presented on a net (short) and long position basis.

⁽²⁾

Non-exchange cleared swaps, options and forwards are presented on a gross (short) and long position basis.

⁽³⁾

Million British Thermal Units (MMBtus) are the standard unit of measurement used to denote the amount of natural gas.

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