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Mar. 31, 2012
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Share repurchase program — Bunge has established a program for the repurchase of up to $700 million of Bunge’s issued and outstanding common shares. The program was orginally approved to run through December 31, 2011. In December 2011, Bunge’s Board of Directors approved a one-year extension of the share repurchase program through December 31, 2012. There were no share repurchases under the program during the first quarter of 2012.  Total repurchases under the program from inception through March 31, 2012 were 8,647,859 shares for $474 million.

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Bunge — The following table summarizes the balances of related after tax components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Bunge:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pension

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign

 

Deferred

 

And Other

 

Unrealized

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

Exchange

 

Gain (Loss)

 

Postretirement

 

Gain (Loss)

 

Other

 

 

 

Translation

 

on Hedging

 

Liability

 

on

 

Comprehensive

 

(US$ in millions)

 

Adjustment

 

Activities

 

Adjustments

 

Investments

 

Income (Loss)

 

Balance, December 31, 2011

 

$

(460

)

$

(24

)

$

(124

)

$

(2

)

$

(610

)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

322

 

13

 

1

 

21

 

357

 

Income tax benefit (expense)

 

—

 

(4

)

—

 

(8

)

(12

)

Balance, March 31, 2012

 

$

(138

)

$

(15

)

$

(123

)

$

11

 

$

(265

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pension

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign

 

Deferred

 

And Other

 

Unrealized

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

Exchange

 

Gain (Loss)

 

Postretirement

 

Gain (Loss)

 

Other

 

 

 

Translation

 

on Hedging

 

Liability

 

on

 

Comprehensive

 

(US$ in millions)

 

Adjustment

 

Activities

 

Adjustments

 

Investments

 

Income (Loss)

 

Balance, December 31, 2010

 

$

670

 

$

(2

)

$

(83

)

$

(2

)

$

583

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

289

 

—

 

(2

)

6

 

293

 

Income tax benefit (expense)

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

(2

)

(2

)

Balance, March 31, 2011

 

$

959

 

$

(2

)

$

(85

)

$

2

 

$

874