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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS |
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS |
16. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
|  | U.S.-Pension Benefits |  | Foreign-Pension Benefits |
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Three Months Ended |
|  | September 30, |  | September 30, |
(US$ in millions) |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |
Service cost |  | $ | 4 |  | $ | 3 |  | $ | 2 |  | $ | 1 |
Interest cost |  | 6 |  | 6 |  | 1 |  | 1 |
Expected return on plan assets |  | (7 | ) | (6 | ) | (1 | ) | (2 | )
Amortization of prior service cost |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |
Amortization of net loss (gain) |  | 3 |  | 2 |  | 1 |  | 1 |
Net periodic benefit cost |  | $ | 6 |  | $ | 5 |  | $ | 3 |  | $ | 1 |
|  | U.S.-Pension Benefits |  | Foreign-Pension Benefits |
|  | Nine Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended |
|  | September 30, |  | September 30, |
(US$ in millions) |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |
Service cost |  | $ | 13 |  | $ | 11 |  | $ | 6 |  | $ | 5 |
Interest cost |  | 19 |  | 19 |  | 4 |  | 4 |
Expected return on plan assets |  | (20 | ) | (19 | ) | (4 | ) | (5 | )
Amortization of prior service cost |  | 1 |  | 1 |  | — |  | — |
Amortization of net loss (gain) |  | 8 |  | 4 |  | 1 |  | 1 |
Net periodic benefit cost |  | $ | 21 |  | $ | 16 |  | $ | 7 |  | $ | 5 |
|  | U.S.-Postretirement |  | Foreign-Postretirement |
|  | Healthcare Benefits |  | Healthcare Benefits |
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Three Months Ended |
|  | September 30, |  | September 30, |
(US$ in millions) |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |
Service cost |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 1 |  | $ | — |
Interest cost |  | 1 |  | — |  | 2 |  | 3 |
Amortization of prior service cost |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |
Amortization of net loss (gain) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |
Net periodic benefit cost |  | $ | 1 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 3 |  | $ | 3 |
|  | U.S.-Postretirement |  | Foreign-Postretirement |
|  | Healthcare Benefits |  | Healthcare Benefits |
|  | Nine Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended |
|  | September 30, |  | September 30, |
(US$ in millions) |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |
Service cost |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 1 |  | $ | 1 |
Interest cost |  | 1 |  | — |  | 7 |  | 8 |
Amortization of prior service cost |  | — |  | — |  | (1 | ) | (1 | )
Amortization of net loss (gain) |  | — |  | — |  | 1 |  | 1 |
Net periodic benefit cost |  | $ | 1 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 8 |  | $ | 9 |
In the nine months ended September 30, 2012, Bunge made contributions of $10 million and $11 million to its U.S. and foreign defined benefit pension plans, respectively. In the nine months ended September 30, 2011, Bunge made contributions of $18 million and $15 million to its U.S. and foreign defined benefit pension plans, respectively. In the nine months ended September 30, 2012, Bunge made contributions of less than $1 million to its U.S. postretirement plans and $13 million to its foreign postretirement benefit plans, respectively. In the nine months ended September 30, 2011, Bunge made contributions of less than $1 million to its U.S. postretirement benefit plans and $5 million to its foreign postretirement benefit plans, respectively.

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