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OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS (TABLES)

12 Months Ended

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

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15

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Renegotiated amounts

21

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11

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Other long-term receivables

40

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255

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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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