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6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS  
OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS

8.                                      OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS

 

Other non-current assets consist of the following:

 

 

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

 

(US$ in millions)

 

2013

 

2012

 

Recoverable taxes, net

 

$

280

 

$

309

 

Long-term receivables from farmers in Brazil, net

 

136

 

164

 

Judicial deposits

 

166

 

169

 

Other long-term receivables

 

42

 

60

 

Income taxes receivable

 

340

 

431

 

Long-term investments

 

388

 

414

 

Affiliate loans receivable, net

 

75

 

59

 

Other

 

148

 

140

 

Total

 

$

1,575

 

$

1,746

 

 

Recoverable taxes, net — Recoverable taxes are reported net of valuation allowances of $62 million and $47 million at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

 

Long-term receivables from farmers in Brazil, net — Bunge provides financing to farmers in Brazil, primarily through secured advances against farmer commitments to deliver agricultural commodities (primarily soybeans) upon harvest of the then-current year’s crop and through credit sales of fertilizer to farmers.

 

The table below summarizes Bunge’s recorded investment in long-term receivables from farmers in Brazil for amounts in the legal collection process and renegotiated amounts.

 

 

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

 

(US$ in millions)

 

2013

 

2012

 

Legal collection process (1)

 

$

251

 

$

269

 

Renegotiated amounts (2)

 

94

 

119

 

Total

 

$

345

 

$

388

 

 

 

(1)             All amounts in legal process are considered past due upon initiation of legal action.

 

(2)             All renegotiated amounts are current on repayment terms.

 

The average recorded investment in long-term receivables from farmers in Brazil for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and the year ended December 31, 2012 was $393 million and $444 million, respectively.  The table below summarizes Bunge’s recorded investment in long-term receivables from farmers in Brazil and the related allowance amounts.

 

 

 

June 30, 2013

 

December 31, 2012

 

 

 

Recorded

 

 

 

Recorded

 

 

 

(US$ in millions)

 

Investment

 

Allowance

 

Investment

 

Allowance

 

For which an allowance has been provided:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Legal collection process

 

$

162

 

$

159

 

$

178

 

$

165

 

Renegotiated amounts

 

53

 

50

 

67

 

59

 

For which no allowance has been provided:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Legal collection process

 

89

 

 

91

 

 

Renegotiated amounts

 

41

 

 

52

 

 

Total

 

$

345

 

$

209

 

$

388

 

$

224

 

 

The table below summarizes the activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts related to long-term receivables from farmers in Brazil.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

(US$ in millions)

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

 

Beginning balance

 

$

224

 

$

215

 

$

224

 

$

199

 

Bad debt provisions

 

12

 

11

 

13

 

26

 

Recoveries

 

(8

)

(5

)

(11

)

(9

)

Write-offs

 

(1

)

(1

)

(1

)

(1

)

Transfers (1)

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

Foreign exchange translation

 

(20

)

(22

)

(18

)

(17

)

Ending balance

 

$

209

 

$

198

 

$

209

 

$

198

 

 

 

(1)             Represents reclassifications from allowance for doubtful accounts-current for secured advances to suppliers.

 

Judicial deposits — Judicial deposits are funds that Bunge has placed on deposit with the courts in Brazil. These funds are held in judicial escrow relating to certain legal proceedings pending legal resolution and bear interest at the SELIC rate (the benchmark rate of the Brazilian central bank).

 

Income taxes receivable — Income taxes receivable at June 30, 2013 includes overpayments of current income taxes plus accrued interest. These income tax prepayments are expected to be utilized for settlement of future income tax obligations. Income taxes receivable in Brazil bear interest at the SELIC rate (the benchmark rate of the Brazilian central bank).

 

Long-term investments — Long-term investments represent investments held by managed investment funds and other investments including available for sale securities included in Bunge’s condensed consolidated financial statements. The consolidated funds are, for GAAP purposes, investment companies and therefore are not required to consolidate their majority owned and controlled investments. Bunge reflects these investments at fair value. The fair value of these investments (a Level 3 measurement) is $321 million and $349 million at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

 

Affiliate loans receivable, net — Affiliate loans receivable, net includes primarily interest bearing receivables from unconsolidated affiliates with an initial maturity of greater than one year.