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OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS (TABLES) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS |
Schedule of other non-current assets |
(US$ in millions) |  | December 31, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014 |
Recoverable taxes, net(1) |  | $ | 133 |  | $ | 337 |
Judicial deposits(1) |  |  | 119 |  |  | 159 |
Other long-term receivables |  |  | 23 |  |  | 40 |
Income taxes receivable(1) |  |  | 195 |  |  | 188 |
Long-term investments |  |  | 49 |  |  | 263 |
Affiliate loans receivable, net |  |  | 15 |  |  | 18 |
Long-term receivables from farmers in Brazil, net(1) |  |  | 117 |  |  | 102 |
Other |  |  | 129 |  |  | 154 |
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Total |  | $ | 780 |  | $ | 1,261 |
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(1)These non-current assets arise primarily from Bunge's Brazilian operations and their realization could take in excess of five years.
Long-term receivables from Brazilian farmers |
|  | December 31, |
(US$ in millions) |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
Legal collection process(1) |  | $ | 119 |  | $ | 179 |
Renegotiated amounts(2) |  |  | 58 |  |  | 76 |
Other long-term receivables |  |  | 40 |  |  | — |
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Total |  | $ | 217 |  | $ | 255 |
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(1)All amounts in legal process are considered past due upon initiation of legal action. (2)All renegotiated amounts are current on repayment terms.
Summary of recorded investment in long-term receivables and the related allowance amounts from Brazilian farmers |
|  | December 31, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014 |
(US$ in millions) |  | Recorded Investment |  | Allowance |  | Recorded Investment |  | Allowance |
For which an allowance has been provided: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal collection process |  | $ | 78 |  | $ | 69 |  | $ | 164 |  | $ | 103 |
Renegotiated amounts |  |  | 37 |  |  | 31 |  |  | 65 |  |  | 50 |
For which no allowance has been provided: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal collection process |  |  | 41 |  |  | — |  |  | 15 |  |  | — |
Renegotiated amounts |  |  | 21 |  |  | — |  |  | 11 |  |  | — |
Other long-term receivables |  |  | 40 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
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Total |  | $ | 217 |  | $ | 100 |  | $ | 255 |  | $ | 153 |
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Summary of the activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts related to long-term receivables from Brazilian farmers |
|  | December 31, |
(US$ in millions) |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
Beginning balance |  | $ | 153 |  | $ | 196 |
Bad debt provisions |  |  | 11 |  |  | 11 |
Recoveries |  |  | (20 | ) |  | (23 | )
Write-offs |  |  | (2 | ) |  | (22 | )
Transfers(1) |  |  | 5 |  |  | 10 |
Foreign exchange translation |  |  | (47 | ) |  | (19 | )
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Ending balance |  | $ | 100 |  | $ | 153 |
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(1)Represents reclassifications from allowance for doubtful accounts-current for secured advances to suppliers.

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