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SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
SEGMENT INFORMATION |
Operating Segment Information |
(US$ in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  | Edible |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Three Months Ended |  |  |  | Sugar and |  | Oil |  | Milling |  |  |  |  |  |  |
September 30, 2012 |  | Agribusiness |  | Bioenergy |  | Products |  | Products |  | Fertilizer |  | Unallocated (1) |  | Total |
Net sales to external customers |  | $ | 11,993 |  | $ | 1,522 |  | $ | 2,395 |  | $ | 485 |  | $ | 898 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 17,293 |
Inter—segment revenues |  | 1,369 |  | — |  | 33 |  | — |  | 15 |  | (1,417 | ) | — |
Gross profit |  | 594 |  | 50 |  | 113 |  | 60 |  | 42 |  | — |  | 859 |
Foreign exchange gains (losses) |  | 32 |  | (15 | ) | (2 | ) | 1 |  | 4 |  | — |  | 20 |
Noncontrolling interest (1) |  | (13 | ) | — |  | 1 |  | — |  | (1 | ) | 9 |  | (4 | )
Other income (expense) — net |  | (1 | ) | (13 | ) | — |  | (1 | ) | 6 |  | — |  | (9 | )
Segment EBIT (2) |  | 406 |  | (47 | ) | 29 |  | 30 |  | 23 |  | — |  | 441 |
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |  | (55 | ) | (52 | ) | (22 | ) | (8 | ) | (13 | ) | — |  | (150 | )
Total assets |  | 18,685 |  | 3,878 |  | 2,787 |  | 921 |  | 2,364 |  | — |  | 28,635 |
Three Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
September 30, 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales to external customers |  | $ | 9,995 |  | $ | 1,731 |  | $ | 2,337 |  | $ | 525 |  | $ | 1,028 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 15,616 |
Inter—segment revenues |  | 1,227 |  | — |  | 17 |  | — |  | 15 |  | (1,259 | ) | — |
Gross profit |  | 448 |  | 19 |  | 107 |  | 56 |  | 76 |  | — |  | 706 |
Foreign exchange gains (losses) |  | (113 | ) | (20 | ) | 1 |  | — |  | 5 |  | — |  | (127 | )
Noncontrolling interest (1) |  | 11 |  | (2 | ) | (1 | ) | — |  | (1 | ) | — |  | 7 |
Other income (expense) — net |  | 2 |  | (1 | ) | 5 |  | 1 |  | (8 | ) | — |  | (1 | )
Segment EBIT (2) |  | 149 |  | (43 | ) | 28 |  | 24 |  | 33 |  | — |  | 191 |
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |  | (49 | ) | (55 | ) | (26 | ) | (6 | ) | (15 | ) | — |  | (151 | )
Total assets |  | 14,887 |  | 4,022 |  | 2,303 |  | 704 |  | 2,659 |  | 326 |  | 24,901 |
|  |  |  |  |  | Edible |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nine Months Ended |  |  |  | Sugar and |  | Oil |  | Milling |  |  |  |  |  |  |
September 30, 2012 |  | Agribusiness |  | Bioenergy |  | Products |  | Products |  | Fertilizer |  | Unallocated (1) |  | Total |
Net sales to external customers |  | $ | 31,890 |  | $ | 3,482 |  | $ | 6,947 |  | $ | 1,333 |  | $ | 2,177 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 45,829 |
Inter—segment revenues |  | 3,769 |  | — |  | 96 |  | — |  | 49 |  | (3,914 | ) | — |
Gross profit |  | 1,424 |  | 73 |  | 317 |  | 159 |  | 67 |  | — |  | 2,040 |
Foreign exchange gains (losses) |  | 106 |  | (15 | ) | (5 | ) | 1 |  | 17 |  | — |  | 104 |
Noncontrolling interest (1) |  | (10 | ) | 4 |  | 2 |  | — |  | (2 | ) | 13 |  | 7 |
Other income (expense) — net |  | 10 |  | (20 | ) | 2 |  | — |  | (38 | ) | — |  | (46 | )
Gain on sale of investments in affiliates |  | 85 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 85 |
Gain on acquisition of controlling interest |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 36 |  | — |  | — |  | 36 |
Segment EBIT (2) |  | 989 |  | (108 | ) | 52 |  | 101 |  | (52 | ) | — |  | 982 |
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |  | (160 | ) | (124 | ) | (69 | ) | (21 | ) | (40 | ) | — |  | (414 | )
Total assets |  | 18,685 |  | 3,878 |  | 2,787 |  | 921 |  | 2,364 |  | — |  | 28,635 |
Nine Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
September 30, 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales to external customers |  | $ | 27,721 |  | $ | 4,212 |  | $ | 6,553 |  | $ | 1,516 |  | $ | 2,296 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 42,298 |
Inter—segment revenues |  | 3,685 |  | — |  | 53 |  | 49 |  | 37 |  | (3,824 | ) | — |
Gross profit |  | 1,249 |  | 98 |  | 335 |  | 167 |  | 143 |  | — |  | 1,992 |
Foreign exchange gains (losses) |  | (10 | ) | 3 |  | — |  | — |  | (1 | ) | — |  | (8 | )
Noncontrolling interest (1) |  | 1 |  | (4 | ) | (5 | ) | — |  | (3 | ) | 19 |  | 8 |
Other income (expense) — net |  | (6 | ) | 1 |  | 3 |  | 2 |  | (8 | ) | — |  | (8 | )
Gain on sale of investments in affiliates |  | 37 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 37 |
Segment EBIT (2) |  | 706 |  | (23 | ) | 92 |  | 79 |  | 27 |  | — |  | 881 |
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |  | (140 | ) | (129 | ) | (67 | ) | (20 | ) | (42 | ) | — |  | (398 | )
Total assets |  | 14,887 |  | 4,022 |  | 2,303 |  | 704 |  | 2,659 |  | 326 |  | 24,901 |
(1) Includes noncontrolling interest share of interest and tax to reconcile to consolidated noncontrolling interest. (2) Total segment earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) is an operating performance measure used by Bunge’s management to evaluate segment operating activities. Bunge’s management believes total segment EBIT is a useful measure of operating profitability, since the measure allows for an evaluation of the performance of its segments without regard to its financing methods or capital structure. In addition, EBIT is a financial measure that is widely used by analysts and investors in Bunge’s industries.
Reconciliation of total segment earnings before interest and tax to net income attributable to Bunge |
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended |
|  | September 30, |  | September 30, |
(US$ in millions) |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |
Total segment EBIT |  | $ | 441 |  | $ | 191 |  | $ | 982 |  | $ | 881 |
Interest income |  | 13 |  | 28 |  | 60 |  | 72 |
Interest expense |  | (86 | ) | (80 | ) | (230 | ) | (222 | )
Income tax (expense) benefit |  | (80 | ) | 1 |  | (162 | ) | (62 | )
Noncontrolling interest share of interest and tax |  | 9 |  | — |  | 13 |  | 19 |
Net income attributable to Bunge |  | $ | 297 |  | $ | 140 |  | $ | 663 |  | $ | 688 |

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