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SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Operating Segment Information | The segment revenues generated from these transfers are shown in the following table as “Inter-segment revenues”.
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
(US$ in millions) |  | Agribusiness |  | Edible Oil Products |  | Milling Products |  | Sugar and Bioenergy |  | Fertilizer |  | Discontinued Operations & Unallocated (1) |  | Total
Net sales to external customers |  | $ | 7,720 |  |  | $ | 2,027 |  |  | $ | 397 |  |  | $ | 1,158 |  |  | $ | 121 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 11,423 |
Inter–segment revenues |  | 1,097 |  |  | 40 |  |  | — |  |  | 19 |  |  | 3 |  |  | (1,159 | ) |  | — |
Foreign exchange gains (losses) |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Noncontrolling interests (1) |  | 2 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1 | ) |  | 1 |  |  | — |
Other income (expense) – net |  | 24 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 25 |
Segment EBIT (2) |  | 103 |  |  | 34 |  |  | 23 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 5 |  |  | — |  |  | 175 |
Discontinued operations (3) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |  | (69 | ) |  | (27 | ) |  | (16 | ) |  | (51 | ) |  | (3 | ) |  | — |  |  | (166 | )
Total assets |  | $ | 13,286 |  |  | $ | 2,508 |  |  | $ | 1,542 |  |  | $ | 2,670 |  |  | $ | 357 |  |  | $ | 189 |  |  | $ | 20,552 |
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
(US$ in millions) |  | Agribusiness |  | Edible Oil Products |  | Milling Products |  | Sugar and Bioenergy |  | Fertilizer |  | Discontinued Operations & Unallocated (1) |  | Total
Net sales to external customers |  | $ | 8,063 |  |  | $ | 1,727 |  |  | $ | 430 |  |  | $ | 1,074 |  |  | $ | 129 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 11,423 |
Inter–segment revenues |  | 972 |  |  | 29 |  |  | — |  |  | 8 |  |  | — |  |  | (1,009 | ) |  | — |
Foreign exchange gains (losses) |  | (7 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | (6 | )
Noncontrolling interests (1) |  | (13 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2 | ) |  | 5 |  |  | (12 | )
Other income (expense) – net |  | 11 |  |  | (3 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | (4 | ) |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |
Segment EBIT (2) |  | 83 |  |  | 34 |  |  | 52 |  |  | 35 |  |  | 9 |  |  | — |  |  | 213 |
Discontinued operations (3) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5 |  |  | 5 |
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |  | (61 | ) |  | (24 | ) |  | (16 | ) |  | (45 | ) |  | (3 | ) |  | — |  |  | (149 | )
Total assets |  | $ | 12,396 |  |  | $ | 2,030 |  |  | $ | 1,508 |  |  | $ | 3,532 |  |  | $ | 352 |  |  | $ | 227 |  |  | $ | 20,045 |
|  | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
(US$ in millions) |  | Agribusiness |  | Edible Oil Products |  | Milling Products |  | Sugar and Bioenergy |  | Fertilizer |  | Discontinued Operations & Unallocated (1) |  | Total
Net sales to external customers |  | $ | 23,837 |  |  | $ | 5,877 |  |  | $ | 1,169 |  |  | $ | 3,052 |  |  | $ | 254 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 34,189 |
Inter—segment revenues |  | 3,136 |  |  | 111 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 3 |  |  | (3,274 | ) |  | — |
Foreign exchange gains (losses) |  | 93 |  |  | 4 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | 10 |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 108 |
Noncontrolling interests (1) |  | (3 | ) |  | (5 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2 | ) |  | 3 |  |  | (7 | )
Other income (expense) – net |  | 28 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 24 |
Segment EBIT (2) |  | 230 |  |  | 98 |  |  | 48 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | 381 |
Discontinued operations (3) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |  | (196 | ) |  | (77 | ) |  | (46 | ) |  | (120 | ) |  | (9 | ) |  | — |  |  | (448 | )
Total assets |  | $ | 13,286 |  |  | $ | 2,508 |  |  | $ | 1,542 |  |  | $ | 2,670 |  |  | $ | 357 |  |  | $ | 189 |  |  | $ | 20,552 |
|  | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
(US$ in millions) |  | Agribusiness |  | Edible Oil Products |  | Milling Products |  | Sugar and Bioenergy |  | Fertilizer |  | Discontinued Operations & Unallocated (1) |  | Total
Net sales to external customers |  | $ | 21,870 |  |  | $ | 4,958 |  |  | $ | 1,243 |  |  | $ | 2,541 |  |  | $ | 268 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 30,880 |
Inter–segment revenues |  | 2,822 |  |  | 80 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 10 |  |  | — |  |  | (2,913 | ) |  | — |
Foreign exchange gains (losses) |  | 13 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | (5 | ) |  | 5 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | — |  |  | 9 |
Noncontrolling interests (1) |  | (13 | ) |  | (5 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2 | ) |  | 12 |  |  | (8 | )
Other income (expense) – net |  | 5 |  |  | (4 | ) |  | (3 | ) |  | (13 | ) |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | (14 | )
Segment EBIT (2) |  | 533 |  |  | 66 |  |  | 107 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 13 |  |  | — |  |  | 740 |
Discontinued operations (3) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (8 | ) |  | (8 | )
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |  | (174 | ) |  | (69 | ) |  | (47 | ) |  | (103 | ) |  | (9 | ) |  | — |  |  | (402 | )
Total assets |  | $ | 12,396 |  |  | $ | 2,030 |  |  | $ | 1,508 |  |  | $ | 3,532 |  |  | $ | 352 |  |  | $ | 227 |  |  | $ | 20,045 |
(1) | Includes noncontrolling interests share of interest and tax to reconcile to consolidated noncontrolling interest.
(2) | Total segment earnings before interest and taxes (“EBIT”) is an operating performance measure used by Bunge’s management to evaluate segment operating activities. Bunge’s management believes total segment EBIT is a useful measure of operating profitability, since the measure allows for an evaluation of the performance of its segments without regard to its financing methods or capital structure. In addition, total segment EBIT is a financial measure that is widely used by analysts and investors in Bunge’s industry. However, total segment EBIT is a non-GAAP financial measure and is not intended to replace net income (loss) attributable to Bunge, the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure. Further, total segment EBIT is not a measure of consolidated operating results under U.S.GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) or any other measure of consolidated operating results under U.S. GAAP. See the reconciliation of total segment EBIT to net income (loss) in the table below.
(3) | Represents net income (loss) from discontinued operations.
Reconciliation of Total Segment EBIT to net income attributable to Bunge | A reconciliation of total Segment EBIT to net income (loss) attributable to Bunge follows:
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
(US$ in millions) |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Total Segment EBIT from continuing operations |  | $ | 175 |  |  | $ | 213 |  |  | $ | 381 |  |  | $ | 740 |
Interest income |  | 9 |  |  | 13 |  |  | 29 |  |  | 37 |
Interest expense |  | (64 | ) |  | (73 | ) |  | (191 | ) |  | (189 | )
Income tax (expense) benefit |  | (29 | ) |  | (45 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | (118 | )
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax |  | — |  |  | 5 |  |  | — |  |  | (8 | )
Noncontrolling interests' share of interest and tax |  | 1 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 12 |
Net income (loss) attributable to Bunge |  | $ | 92 |  |  | $ | 118 |  |  | $ | 220 |  |  | $ | 474 |

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