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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2017
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES |
Liabilities related to general claims and lawsuits included in other non-current liabilities |
|  | June 30, |  | December 31, |
(US$ in millions) |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |
Non-income tax claims |  | $ | 173 |  | $ | 170 |
Labor claims |  | 91 |  | 82 |
Civil and other claims |  | 91 |  | 98 |
Total |  | $ | 355 |  | $ | 350 |
Maximum potential future payments related to guarantees | Guarantees - Bunge has issued or was a party to the following guarantees at June 30, 2017:
|  | Maximum |
|  | Potential |
|  | Future |
(US$ in millions) |  | Payments |
Unconsolidated affiliates financing (1)(2) |  | $ | 182 |
Residual value guarantee (3) |  | 227 |
Total |  | $ | 409 |
| (1) |  | Bunge issued guarantees to certain financial institutions related to debt of certain of its unconsolidated joint ventures. The terms of the guarantees are equal to the terms of the related financings which have maturity dates in 2017 through 2022. There are no recourse provisions or collateral that would enable Bunge to recover any amounts paid under these guarantees. At June 30, 2017, Bunge recorded no obligation related to these guarantees.
| (2) |  | Bunge issued guarantees to certain third parties related to performance of its unconsolidated joint ventures. The terms of the guarantees are equal to the completion date of a port terminal which is expected to be completed in 2019. There are no recourse provisions or collateral that would enable Bunge to recover any amounts paid under these guarantees. At June 30, 2017, Bunge recorded no obligation related to these guarantees.
| (3) |  | Bunge issued guarantees to certain financial institutions which are party to certain operating lease arrangements for railcars and barges. These guarantees provide for a minimum residual value to be received by the lessor at conclusion of the lease term. These leases expire at various dates from 2018 through 2021. At June 30, 2017, Bunge’s recorded obligation related to these guarantees was $3 million.

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of each guarantee obligation, or each group of similar guarantee obligations, including (a) the nature of the guarantee, including its term, how it arose, and the events or circumstances that would require the guarantor to perform under the guarantee; (b) the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee; (c) the current carrying amount of the liability, if any, for the guarantor's obligations under the guarantee; and (d) the nature of any recourse provisions under the guarantee, and any assets held either as collateral or by third parties, and any relevant related party disclosure. Excludes disclosures about product warranties. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 6 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82913245&loc=d3e12265-110248 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82913245&loc=d3e12069-110248 + Details
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