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OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012
OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS |
Schedule of other non-current assets |
|  | June 30, |  | December 31, |
(US$ in millions) |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |
Recoverable taxes, net |  | $ | 473 |  | $ | 386 |
Long-term receivables from farmers in Brazil, net |  | 225 |  | 284 |
Judicial deposits |  | 162 |  | 167 |
Income taxes receivable |  | 462 |  | 565 |
Affiliate loans receivable |  | 80 |  | 63 |
Long-term investments |  | 417 |  | 37 |
Other |  | 198 |  | 204 |
Total |  | $ | 2,017 |  | $ | 1,706 |
Long-term receivables from Brazilian farmers |
|  | June 30, |  | December 31, |
(US$ in millions) |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |
Legal collection process (1) |  | $ | 313 |  | $ | 358 |
Renegotiated amounts: |  |  |  |  |
Current on repayment terms |  | 110 |  | 125 |
Total |  | $ | 423 |  | $ | 483 |
(1) All amounts in legal process are considered past due upon initiation of legal action.
Summary of recorded investment in long-term receivables and the related allowance amounts |
|  | June 30, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011 |
|  | Recorded |  |  |  | Recorded |  |  |
(US$ in millions) |  | Investment |  | Allowance |  | Investment |  | Allowance |
For which an allowance has been provided: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal collection process |  | $ | 157 |  | $ | 143 |  | $ | 162 |  | $ | 147 |
Renegotiated amounts |  | 68 |  | 55 |  | 64 |  | 52 |
For which no allowance has been provided: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal collection process |  | 156 |  | — |  | 196 |  | — |
Renegotiated amounts |  | 42 |  | — |  | 61 |  | — |
Total |  | $ | 423 |  | $ | 198 |  | $ | 483 |  | $ | 199 |
Summary of the activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts related to long-term receivables |
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended |
|  | June 30, |  | June 30, |
(US$ in millions) |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |
Beginning balance |  | $ | 215 |  | $ | 205 |  | $ | 199 |  | $ | 201 |
Bad debt provisions |  | 11 |  | 3 |  | 26 |  | 4 |
Recoveries |  | (5 | ) | (4 | ) | (9 | ) | (5 | )
Write-offs |  | (1 | ) | — |  | (1 | ) | — |
Transfers (1) |  | — |  | 2 |  | — |  | 2 |
Foreign exchange translation |  | (22 | ) | 9 |  | (17 | ) | 13 |
Ending balance |  | $ | 198 |  | $ | 215 |  | $ | 198 |  | $ | 215 |
(1) Represents reclassifications from allowance for doubtful accounts — current for secured advances to suppliers.

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