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OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS (TABLES) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS |
Schedule of other non-current assets |
|  | March 31, |  | December 31, |
(US$ in millions) |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |
Recoverable taxes, net (1) |  | $ | 214 |  | $ | 133 |
Judicial deposits (1) |  | 131 |  | 119 |
Other long-term receivables |  | 28 |  | 23 |
Income taxes receivable (1) |  | 279 |  | 195 |
Long-term investments |  | 53 |  | 49 |
Affiliate loans receivable, net |  | 21 |  | 15 |
Long-term receivables from farmers in Brazil, net (1) |  | 128 |  | 117 |
Other |  | 123 |  | 121 |
Total |  | $ | 977 |  | $ | 772 |
| (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 |
|  | March 31, |  | December 31, |
(US$ in millions) |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |
Legal collection process (1) |  | $ | 136 |  | $ | 119 |
Renegotiated amounts (2) |  | 59 |  | 58 |
Other long-term receivables |  | 41 |  | 40 |
Total |  | $ | 236 |  | $ | 217 |
| (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 |
|  | March 31, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015 |
|  | Recorded |  |  |  | Recorded |  |  |
(US$ in millions) |  | Investment |  | Allowance |  | Investment |  | Allowance |
For which an allowance has been provided: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal collection process |  | $ | 85 |  | $ | 75 |  | $ | 78 |  | $ | 69 |
Renegotiated amounts |  | 39 |  | 33 |  | 37 |  | 31 |
For which no allowance has been provided: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal collection process |  | 51 |  | — |  | 41 |  | — |
Renegotiated amounts |  | 20 |  | — |  | 21 |  | — |
Other long-term receivables |  | 41 |  | — |  | 40 |  | — |
Total |  | $ | 236 |  | $ | 108 |  | $ | 217 |  | $ | 100 |
Summary of the activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts related to long-term receivables from Brazilian farmers |
|  | Three Months Ended |
|  | March 31, |
(US$ in millions) |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |
Beginning balance |  | $ | 100 |  | $ | 153 |
Bad debt provisions |  | — |  | 1 |
Recoveries |  | — |  | (2 | )
Transfers (1) |  | — |  | 4 |
Foreign exchange translation |  | 8 |  | (26 | )
Ending balance |  | $ | 108 |  | $ | 130 |
| (1) |  | Represents reclassifications from allowance for doubtful accounts-current for secured advances to suppliers.

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