TRADE RECEIVABLES SECURITIZATION PROGRAM |
12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2015 | |
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| TRADE RECEIVABLES SECURITIZATION PROGRAM | 18. TRADE RECEIVABLES SECURITIZATION PROGRAM Bunge and certain of its subsidiaries participate in a trade receivables securitization program ("Program") with a financial institution, as administrative agent, and certain commercial paper conduit purchasers and committed purchasers (collectively, the Purchasers) that provides for funding of up to $700 million against receivables sold into the Program. The Program is designed to enhance Bunge's financial flexibility by providing an additional source of liquidity for its operations. In connection with the Program, certain of Bunge's U.S. and non-U.S. subsidiaries that originate trade receivables may sell eligible receivables in their entirety on a revolving basis to a consolidated bankruptcy remote special purpose entity, Bunge Securitization B.V. ("BSBV") formed under the laws of The Netherlands. BSBV in turn sells such purchased trade receivables to the administrative agent (acting on behalf of the Purchasers) pursuant to a receivables transfer agreement. In connection with these sales of accounts receivable, Bunge receives a portion of the proceeds up front and an additional amount upon the collection of the underlying receivables, which is expected to be generally between 10% and 15% of the aggregate amount of receivables sold through the Program. Bunge Finance B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Bunge, acts as master servicer, responsible for servicing and collecting the accounts receivable for the Program. The Program terminates on June 1, 2016. The trade receivables sold under the Program are subject to specified eligibility criteria, including eligible currencies, country and obligor concentration limits. As of December 31, 2015, and 2014, $524 million and $599 million, respectively, of receivables sold under the Program were derecognized from Bunge's consolidated balance sheets. Proceeds received in cash related to transfers of receivables under the Program totaled $10,396 million and $12,030 million for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. In addition, cash collections from customers on receivables previously sold were $10,542 million and $12,202 million, respectively. As this is a revolving facility, cash collections from customers are reinvested to fund new receivable sales. Gross receivables sold under the Program for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 were $10,601 million and $12,179 million, respectively. These sales resulted in discounts of $5 million, $7 million and $7 million for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 and 2013, respectively, which were included in SG&A in the consolidated statements of income. Servicing fees under the Program were not significant in any period. Bunge's risk of loss following the sale of the trade receivables is limited to the deferred purchase price ("DPP"), which at December 31, 2015 and 2014 had a fair value of $79 million and $78 million, respectively, and is included in other current assets in the consolidated balance sheets (see Note 6). The DPP will be repaid in cash as receivables are collected, generally within 30 days. Delinquencies and credit losses on trade receivables sold under the Program during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 were insignificant. Bunge has reflected all cash flows under the Program as operating cash flows in the consolidated statements of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013.
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