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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (TABLES) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS |
Schedule of assets and liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis |
|  | Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date |
|  | December 31, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014 |
(US$ in millions) |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Readily marketable inventories (Note 5) |  | $ | — |  | $ | 3,421 |  | $ | 245 |  | $ | 3,666 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 4,154 |  | $ | 255 |  | $ | 4,409 |
Trade accounts receivable(1) |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |  |  | — |  |  | 23 |  |  | — |  |  | 23 |
Unrealized gain on designated derivative contracts(2): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange |  |  | — |  |  | 30 |  |  | — |  |  | 30 |  |  | — |  |  | 10 |  |  | — |  |  | 10 |
Unrealized gain on undesignated derivative contracts(2): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange |  |  | 9 |  |  | 176 |  |  | — |  |  | 185 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 361 |  |  | — |  |  | 366 |
Commodities |  |  | 252 |  |  | 696 |  |  | 220 |  |  | 1,168 |  |  | 486 |  |  | 538 |  |  | 68 |  |  | 1,092 |
Freight |  |  | 65 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 65 |  |  | 62 |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 64 |
Energy |  |  | 7 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 35 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | 37 |
Deferred purchase price receivable (Note 18) |  |  | — |  |  | 79 |  |  | — |  |  | 79 |  |  | — |  |  | 78 |  |  | — |  |  | 78 |
Other(3) |  |  | 68 |  |  | 176 |  |  | — |  |  | 244 |  |  | 55 |  |  | 218 |  |  | — |  |  | 273 |
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Total assets |  | $ | 401 |  | $ | 4,584 |  | $ | 466 |  | $ | 5,451 |  | $ | 643 |  | $ | 5,384 |  | $ | 325 |  | $ | 6,352 |
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Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade accounts payable(1) |  | $ | — |  | $ | 399 |  | $ | 44 |  | $ | 443 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 359 |  | $ | 33 |  | $ | 392 |
Unrealized loss on designated derivative contracts(4): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Foreign exchange |  |  | — |  |  | 15 |  |  | — |  |  | 15 |  |  | — |  |  | 17 |  |  | — |  |  | 17 |
Unrealized loss on undesignated derivative contracts(4): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange |  |  | 1 |  |  | 605 |  |  | — |  |  | 606 |  |  | 12 |  |  | 525 |  |  | — |  |  | 537 |
Commodities |  |  | 402 |  |  | 304 |  |  | 52 |  |  | 758 |  |  | 426 |  |  | 432 |  |  | 59 |  |  | 917 |
Freight |  |  | 56 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 56 |  |  | 64 |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |  |  | 67 |
Energy |  |  | 31 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | 33 |  |  | 80 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 91 |
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Total liabilities |  | $ | 490 |  | $ | 1,326 |  | $ | 98 |  | $ | 1,914 |  | $ | 582 |  | $ | 1,334 |  | $ | 105 |  | $ | 2,021 |
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(1) | Trade accounts receivable and payable are generally stated at historical amounts, net of write-offs and allowances. with the exception of $6 million and $443 million, at December 31, 2015 and $23 million and $392 million at December 31, 2014, respectively, related to certain delivered inventory for which the receivable and payable, respectively, fluctuate based on changes in commodity prices. These receivables and payables are hybrid financial instruments for which Bunge has elected the fair value option.
(2) | Unrealized gains on designated and undesignated derivative contracts are generally included in other current assets. There are no such amounts included in other non-current assets at December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.
(3) | Other includes the fair values of marketable securities and investments in other current assets and other non-current assets.
(4) | Unrealized losses on designated and undesignated derivative contracts are generally included in other current liabilities. There are no such amounts included in other non-current liabilities at December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.
Reconciliation of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) |
|  | Level 3 Instruments |
|  | Fair Value Measurements |
(US$ in millions) |  | Derivatives, Net(1) |  | Readily Marketable Inventories |  | Trade Accounts Receivable/ Payable, Net(2) |  | Total |
Balance, January 1, 2015 |  | $ | (2 | ) | $ | 255 |  | $ | (33 | ) | $ | 220 |
Total gains and losses (realized/unrealized) included in cost of goods sold |  |  | 389 |  |  | 135 |  |  | (6 | ) |  | 518 |
Purchases |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1,329 |  |  | (12 | ) |  | 1,318 |
Sales |  |  | — |  |  | (1,982 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1,982 | )
Issuances |  |  | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | (327 | ) |  | (328 | )
Settlements |  |  | (219 | ) |  | — |  |  | 610 |  |  | 391 |
Transfers into Level 3 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 845 |  |  | (204 | ) |  | 646 |
Transfers out of Level 3 |  |  | (6 | ) |  | (337 | ) |  | (72 | ) |  | (415 | )
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Balance, December 31, 2015 |  | $ | 167 |  | $ | 245 |  | $ | (44 | ) | $ | 368 |
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(1)Derivatives, net include Level 3 derivative assets and liabilities. (2)Trade Accounts Receivable and Trade Accounts Payable, net, include Level 3 inventory related receivables and payables.
|  | Level 3 Instruments |
|  | Fair Value Measurements |
(US$ in millions) |  | Derivatives, Net(1) |  | Readily Marketable Inventories |  | Trade Accounts Receivable/ Payable, Net(2) |  | Total |
Balance, January 1, 2014 |  | $ | 20 |  | $ | 298 |  | $ | (75 | ) | $ | 243 |
Total gains and losses (realized/unrealized) included in cost of goods sold |  |  | 92 |  |  | 75 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | 165 |
Purchases |  |  | 6 |  |  | 2,104 |  |  | (5 | ) |  | 2,105 |
Sales |  |  | — |  |  | (2,635 | ) |  | 8 |  |  | (2,627 | )
Issuances |  |  | 19 |  |  | — |  |  | (400 | ) |  | (381 | )
Settlements |  |  | (206 | ) |  | — |  |  | 528 |  |  | 322 |
Transfers into Level 3 |  |  | 27 |  |  | 687 |  |  | (11 | ) |  | 703 |
Transfers out of Level 3 |  |  | 40 |  |  | (274 | ) |  | (76 | ) |  | (310 | )
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Balance, December 31, 2014 |  | $ | (2 | ) | $ | 255 |  | $ | (33 | ) | $ | 220 |
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(1)Derivatives, net include Level 3 derivative assets and liabilities. (2)Trade Accounts Receivable and Trade Accounts Payable, net, include Level 3 inventory related receivables and payables.
Summary of changes in unrealized gains or (losses) recorded in earnings for Level 3 assets and liabilities |
|  | Level 3 Instruments |
|  | Fair Value Measurements |
(US$ in millions) |  | Derivatives, Net(1) |  | Readily Marketable Inventories |  | Trade Accounts Receivable and Payable, Net(2) |  | Total |
Changes in unrealized gains and (losses) relating to assets and liabilities held at December 31, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of goods sold |  | $ | 37 |  | $ | (13 | ) | $ | (2 | ) | $ | 22 |
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Changes in unrealized gains and (losses) relating to assets and liabilities held at December 31, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of goods sold |  | $ | 25 |  | $ | (33 | ) | $ | — |  | $ | (8 | )
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(1)Derivatives, net include Level 3 derivative assets and liabilities. (2)Trade Accounts Receivable and Trade Accounts Payable, net, include Level 3 inventory related receivables and payables.
Summary of effect of derivative instruments designated as fair value hedges and undesignated derivative instruments on condensed consolidated statements of income |
|  |  |  | Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative Instruments |
|  |  |  | December 31, |
(US$ in millions) |  | Location |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
Undesignated Derivative Contracts: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate |  | Interest income/Interest expense |  | $ | — |  | $ | (8 | )
Interest Rate |  | Other income (expense)—net |  |  | (2 | ) |  | — |
Foreign Exchange |  | Foreign exchange gains (losses) |  |  | (302 | ) |  | (124 | )
Foreign Exchange |  | Cost of goods sold |  |  | (620 | ) |  | 91 |
Commodities |  | Cost of goods sold |  |  | 1,062 |  |  | (71 | )
Freight |  | Cost of goods sold |  |  | 6 |  |  | (4 | )
Energy |  | Cost of goods sold |  |  | (25 | ) |  | (52 | )
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Total |  |  |  | $ | 119 |  | $ | (168 | )
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Summary of effect of derivative instruments designated as cash flow and net investment hedges |
|  | Year Ended December 31, 2015 |
|  |  |  |  |  | Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income |  | Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives |
|  |  |  | Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Accumulated OCI(1) |
|  | Notional Amount |
(US$ in millions) |  | Location |  | Amount |  | Location |  | Amount(2) |
Cash Flow Hedge: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign Exchange(3) |  | $ | 238 |  | $ | (76 | ) | Foreign exchange gains (losses) |  | $ | (76 | ) | Foreign exchange gains (losses) |  | $ | — |
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Total |  | $ | 238 |  | $ | (76 | ) |  |  | $ | (76 | ) |  |  | $ | — |
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Net Investment Hedge: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign Exchange(3) |  | $ | 1,878 |  | $ | 223 |  | Foreign exchange gains (losses) |  | $ | — |  | Foreign exchange gains (losses) |  | $ | — |
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Total |  | $ | 1,878 |  | $ | 223 |  |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  | $ | — |
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(1) | The gain (loss) recognized relates to the effective portion of the hedging relationship. At December 31, 2015, Bunge expects to reclassify into income in the next 12 months $76 million after-tax loss related to its foreign exchange cash flow and nil for net investment hedges.
(2) | There was no gain or loss recognized in income relating to the ineffective portion of the hedging relationships or relating to amounts excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness.
(3) | The foreign exchange contracts mature at various dates through November 2020.
|  | Year Ended December 31, 2014 |
|  |  |  |  |  | Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income |  | Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives |
|  |  |  | Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Accumulated OCI(1) |
|  | Notional Amount |
(US$ in millions) |  | Location |  | Amount |  | Location |  | Amount(2) |
Cash Flow Hedge: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign Exchange(3) |  | $ | 384 |  | $ | 4 |  | Foreign exchange gains (losses) |  | $ | 9 |  | Foreign exchange gains (losses) |  | $ | — |
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Total |  | $ | 384 |  | $ | 4 |  |  |  | $ | 9 |  |  |  | $ | — |
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Net Investment Hedge: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign Exchange(3) |  | $ | 579 |  | $ | 18 |  | Foreign exchange gains (losses) |  | $ | — |  | Foreign exchange gains (losses) |  | $ | — |
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Total |  | $ | 579 |  | $ | 18 |  |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  | $ | — |
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(1) | The gain or (loss) recognized relates to the effective portion of the hedging relationship. At December 31, 2014, Bunge expected to reclassify into income in the next 12 months approximately $4 million after-tax gains (losses) related to its foreign exchange cash flow hedges and nil for net investment hedges.
(2) | There was no gain or loss recognized in income relating to the ineffective portion of the hedging relationships or to amounts excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness.
(3) | The foreign exchange contracts matured at various dates in 2014.
Interest rate agreements |
Derivative Instruments |
Summary of outstanding derivative instruments |
|  | December 31, 2015 |
(US$ in millions) |  | Notional Amount of Hedged Obligation |  | Notional Amount of Derivative(3) |
Interest rate swap agreements |  | $ | 500 |  | $ | 500 |
Weighted average rate payable—3 month LIBOR plus 1.91%(1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average rate receivable—3.5%(2) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(1)Interest is payable in arrears semi-annually based on three-month U.S. dollar LIBOR plus 1.91%. (2)Interest is receivable in arrears based on a fixed interest rate of 3.5%. (3)The interest rate swap agreements mature in 2020.
Foreign Exchange |
Derivative Instruments |
Summary of outstanding derivative instruments |
|  | December 31, 2015
|  | Exchange Traded |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Non-exchange Traded |  |
|  | Net (Short) & Long(1) |  | Unit of Measure
(US$ in millions) |  | (Short)(2) |  | Long(2)
Foreign Exchange |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Options |  | $ | — |  | $ | (123 | ) | $ | 120 |  | Delta
Forwards |  |  | — |  |  | (13,280 | ) |  | 8,381 |  | Notional
Futures |  |  | 118 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  | Notional
Swaps |  |  | — |  |  | (812 | ) |  | 67 |  | Notional
(1)Exchange traded derivatives are presented on a net (short) and long position basis. (2)Non-exchange traded derivatives are presented on a gross (short) and long position basis.
Commodities |
Derivative Instruments |
Summary of outstanding derivative instruments |
|  | December 31, 2015
|  | Exchange Traded |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Non-exchange Traded |  |
|  | Net (Short) & Long(1) |  | Unit of Measure
|  | (Short)(2) |  | Long(2)
Agricultural Commodities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Futures |  |  | (3,022,004 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  | Metric Tons
Options |  |  | 485,191 |  |  | (12,383 | ) |  | — |  | Metric Tons
Forwards |  |  | — |  |  | (33,613,560 | ) |  | 26,745,000 |  | Metric Tons
Swaps |  |  | — |  |  | (5,960,885 | ) |  | 892,262 |  | Metric Tons
(1)Exchange traded derivatives are presented on a net (short) and long position basis. (2)Non-exchange traded derivatives are presented on a gross (short) and long position basis.
Freight |
Derivative Instruments |
Summary of outstanding derivative instruments |
|  | December 31, 2015
|  | Exchange Cleared |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Non-exchange Cleared |  |
|  | Net (Short) & Long(1) |  | Unit of Measure
|  | (Short)(2) |  | Long(2)
Ocean Freight |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
FFA |  |  | 2,120 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  | Hire Days
FFA Options |  |  | (66 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  | Hire Days
(1)Exchange cleared derivatives are presented on a net (short) and long position basis. (2)Non-exchange cleared derivatives are presented on a gross (short) and long position basis.
Energy |
Derivative Instruments |
Summary of outstanding derivative instruments |
|  | December 31, 2015
|  | Exchange Traded |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Non-exchange Cleared |  |
|  | Net (Short) & Long(1) |  | Unit of Measure(3)
|  | (Short)(2) |  | Long(2)
Natural Gas(3) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Futures |  |  | 14,192,000 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  | MMBtus
Swaps |  |  | — |  |  | (1,640,500 | ) |  | 2,797,393 |  | MMBtus
Options |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  | MMBtus
Energy—Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Futures |  |  | (29,882 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  | Metric Tons
Forwards |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 7,108,552 |  | Metric Tons
Swaps |  |  | 224,100 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  | Metric Tons
Options |  |  | 3,149 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  | Metric Tons
(1)Exchange traded and cleared derivatives are presented on a net (short) and long position basis. (2)Non-exchange cleared derivatives are presented on a gross (short) and long position basis. (3)Million British Thermal Units (MMBtus) is the standard unit of measurement used to denote an amount of natural gas.

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