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OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017
OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS |
Schedule of other non-current assets |
|  | March 31, |  | December 31, |
(US$ in millions) |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |
Recoverable taxes, net (1) |  | $ | 155 |  | $ | 139 |
Judicial deposits (1) |  | 139 |  | 129 |
Other long-term receivables |  | 26 |  | 23 |
Income taxes receivable (1) |  | 271 |  | 261 |
Long-term investments |  | 62 |  | 54 |
Affiliate loans receivable |  | 27 |  | 25 |
Long-term receivables from farmers in Brazil, net (1) |  | 146 |  | 133 |
Other |  | 175 |  | 163 |
Total |  | $ | 1,001 |  | $ | 927 |
| (1) |  | These non-current assets arise primarily from Bunge’s Brazilian operations and their realization could take several years.
Summary of long-term receivables from Brazilian farmers |
|  | March 31, |  | December 31, |
(US$ in millions) |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |
Legal collection process (1) |  | $ | 150 |  | $ | 144 |
Renegotiated amounts (2) |  | 62 |  | 52 |
Other long-term receivables |  | 45 |  | 46 |
Total |  | $ | 257 |  | $ | 242 |
| (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 gross investment in long-term receivables and the related allowance amounts from Brazilian farmers |
|  | March 31, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016 |
|  | Recorded |  |  |  | Recorded |  |  |
(US$ in millions) |  | Investment |  | Allowance |  | Investment |  | Allowance |
For which an allowance has been provided: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal collection process |  | $ | 84 |  | $ | 82 |  | $ | 84 |  | $ | 78 |
Renegotiated amounts |  | 29 |  | 29 |  | 36 |  | 31 |
For which no allowance has been provided: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal collection process |  | 66 |  | — |  | 60 |  | — |
Renegotiated amounts |  | 33 |  | — |  | 16 |  | — |
Other long-term receivables |  | 45 |  | — |  | 46 |  | — |
Total |  | $ | 257 |  | $ | 111 |  | $ | 242 |  | $ | 109 |
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) |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |
Beginning balance |  | $ | 109 |  | $ | 100 |
Bad debt provisions |  | 1 |  | — |
Recoveries |  | (2 | ) | — |
Foreign exchange translation |  | 3 |  | 8 |
Ending balance |  | $ | 111 |  | $ | 108 |

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