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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (TABLES) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Employee Benefit Plans |
Changes in the defined benefit pension and postretirement benefit plans' benefit obligations, assets and funded status of plans recognized in the balance sheet |
|  | Pension Benefits December 31, |  | Postretirement Benefits December 31, |
(US$ in millions) |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
Change in benefit obligations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Benefit obligation at the beginning of year |  | $ | 906 |  | $ | 755 |  | $ | 69 |  | $ | 69 |
Service cost |  |  | 35 |  |  | 30 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Interest cost |  |  | 33 |  |  | 36 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 6 |
Plan curtailments |  |  | (6 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (3 | )
Actuarial (gain) loss, net |  |  | (54 | ) |  | 138 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 11 |
Employee contributions |  |  | 6 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |
Plan settlements |  |  | (6 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Benefits paid |  |  | (30 | ) |  | (29 | ) |  | (8 | ) |  | (8 | )
Expenses paid |  |  | (3 | ) |  | (3 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Impact of foreign exchange rates |  |  | (17 | ) |  | (23 | ) |  | (19 | ) |  | (7 | )
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Benefit obligation at the end of year |  | $ | 864 |  | $ | 906 |  | $ | 56 |  | $ | 69 |
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Change in plan assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets at the beginning of year |  | $ | 650 |  | $ | 614 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |
Actual return on plan assets |  |  | (3 | ) |  | 64 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Employer contributions |  |  | 90 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 7 |
Employee contributions |  |  | 6 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |
Plan settlements |  |  | (6 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Benefits paid |  |  | (30 | ) |  | (29 | ) |  | (8 | ) |  | (8 | )
Expenses paid |  |  | (3 | ) |  | (3 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Impact of foreign exchange rates |  |  | (15 | ) |  | (17 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
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Fair value of plan assets at the end of year |  | $ | 689 |  | $ | 650 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |
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Funded (unfunded) status and net amounts recognized: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Plan assets (less than) in excess of benefit obligation |  | $ | (175 | ) | $ | (256 | ) | $ | (56 | ) | $ | (69 | )
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Net (liability) asset recognized in the balance sheet |  | $ | (175 | ) | $ | (256 | ) | $ | (56 | ) | $ | (69 | )
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Amounts recognized in the balance sheet consist of: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-current assets |  | $ | 12 |  | $ | 12 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |
Current liabilities |  |  | (5 | ) |  | (5 | ) |  | (6 | ) |  | (7 | )
Non-current liabilities |  |  | (182 | ) |  | (263 | ) |  | (50 | ) |  | (62 | )
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Net liability recognized |  | $ | (175 | ) | $ | (256 | ) | $ | (56 | ) | $ | (69 | )
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Schedule of effects of one-percentage point change in assumed healthcare cost trend rates |
(US$ in millions) |  | One-percentage point increase |  | One-percentage point decrease |
Effect on total service and interest cost |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |
Effect on postretirement benefit obligation |  | $ | 4 |  | $ | (3 | )
Components of net periodic benefit costs |
|  | Pension Benefits December 31, |  | Postretirement Benefits December 31, |
(US$ in millions) |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
Service cost |  | $ | 35 |  | $ | 30 |  | $ | 30 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |
Interest cost |  |  | 33 |  |  | 36 |  |  | 31 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 7 |
Expected return on plan assets |  |  | (42 | ) |  | (39 | ) |  | (35 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Amortization of net loss |  |  | 12 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 19 |  |  | — |  |  | (1 | ) |  | — |
Curtailment loss |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | (2 | ) |  | (2 | )
Settlement loss recognized |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Special termination benefit |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
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Net periodic benefit costs |  | $ | 41 |  | $ | 32 |  | $ | 50 |  | $ | 5 |  | $ | 3 |  | $ | 5 |
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Schedule of weighted-average assumptions used in determining the benefit obligations |
|  | Pension Benefits December 31, |  | Postretirement Benefits December 31, |
|  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
Discount rate |  |  | 4.2 | % |  | 3.8 | % |  | 11.4 | % |  | 9.8 | %
Increase in future compensation levels |  |  | 3.3 | % |  | 3.5 | % |  | N/A |  |  | N/A |
Schedule of weighted-average assumptions used in determining the net periodic benefit costs |
|  | Pension Benefits December 31, |  | Postretirement Benefits December 31, |
|  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
Discount rate |  |  | 3.8 | % |  | 4.9 | % |  | 4.0 | % |  | 9.8 | % |  | 10.0 | % |  | 7.9 | %
Expected long-term rate of return on assets |  |  | 6.7 | % |  | 6.7 | % |  | 6.6 | % |  | N/A |  |  | N/A |  |  | N/A |
Increase in future compensation levels |  |  | 3.5 | % |  | 3.5 | % |  | 3.7 | % |  | N/A |  |  | N/A |  |  | N/A |
Estimated future benefit payments |
(US$ in millions) |  | Pension Benefit Payments |  | Postretirement Benefit Payments |
2016 |  | $ | 37 |  | $ | 6 |
2017 |  |  | 39 |  |  | 6 |
2018 |  |  | 41 |  |  | 6 |
2019 |  |  | 43 |  |  | 6 |
2020 |  |  | 45 |  |  | 5 |
2021 and onwards |  |  | 252 |  |  | 23 |
Pension Benefits |
Employee Benefit Plans |
Schedule of accumulated benefit obligation in excess of plan assets |
|  | Pension Benefits December 31, |
(US$ in millions) |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
Projected benefit obligation |  | $ | 642 |  | $ | 761 |
Accumulated benefit obligation |  | $ | 588 |  | $ | 677 |
Fair value of plan assets |  | $ | 474 |  | $ | 495 |
Fair values of defined pension plan assets |
|  | Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2015 |
|  | Pension Benefits |
(US$ in millions) Asset Category |  | Total |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |
Cash |  | $ | 81 |  | $ | 81 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |
Equities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mutual Funds(1) |  |  | 354 |  |  | 306 |  |  | 48 |  |  | — |
Fixed income securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mutual Funds(2) |  |  | 242 |  |  | 80 |  |  | 162 |  |  | — |
Others(3) |  |  | 12 |  |  | — |  |  | 12 |  |  | — |
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Total |  | $ | 689 |  | $ | 467 |  | $ | 222 |  | $ | — |
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|  | Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2014 |
|  | Pension Benefits |
(US$ in millions) Asset Category |  | Total |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |
Cash |  | $ | 3 |  | $ | 3 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |
Equities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mutual Funds(1) |  |  | 368 |  |  | 310 |  |  | 58 |  |  | — |
Fixed income securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mutual Funds(2) |  |  | 263 |  |  | 92 |  |  | 171 |  |  | — |
Others(3) |  |  | 16 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 14 |  |  | — |
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Total |  | $ | 650 |  | $ | 407 |  | $ | 243 |  | $ | — |
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(1)This category represents a portfolio of equity investments comprised of equity index funds that invest in U.S. equities and non-U.S. equities. The U.S. equities are comprised of investments focusing on large, mid and small cap companies and non-U.S. equities are comprised of international, emerging markets and real estate investment trusts. (2)This category represents a portfolio of fixed income investments in mutual funds comprised of investment grade U.S. government bonds and notes, foreign government bonds and corporate bonds from diverse industries. (3)This category represents a portfolio consisting of a mixture of equity, fixed income and cash.

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