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EQUITY (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract] |
Schedule of after-tax components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Bunge | The following table summarizes the balances of related after-tax components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Bunge.
(US$ in millions) |  | Foreign Exchange Translation Adjustment |  | Deferred Gains (Losses) on Hedging Activities |  | Pension and Other Postretirement Liability Adjustments |  | Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Balance, July 1, 2017 |  | $ | (5,618 | ) |  | $ | (192 | ) |  | $ | (145 | ) |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | (5,951 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications |  | 329 |  |  | (37 | ) |  | 9 |  |  | — |  |  | 301 |
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income |  | — |  |  | (8 | ) |  | — |  |  | (4 | ) |  | (12 | )
Balance, September 30, 2017 |  | $ | (5,289 | ) |  | $ | (237 | ) |  | $ | (136 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (5,662 | )
(US$ in millions) |  | Foreign Exchange Translation Adjustment |  | Deferred Gains (Losses) on Hedging Activities |  | Pension and Other Postretirement Liability Adjustments |  | Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Balance, July 1, 2016 |  | $ | (5,462 | ) |  | $ | (125 | ) |  | $ | (134 | ) |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | (5,718 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications |  | (95 | ) |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | (94 | )
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income |  | — |  |  | (13 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (13 | )
Balance, September 30, 2016 |  | $ | (5,557 | ) |  | $ | (138 | ) |  | $ | (133 | ) |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | (5,825 | )
(US$ in millions) |  | Foreign Exchange Translation Adjustment |  | Deferred Gains (Losses) on Hedging Activities |  | Pension and Other Postretirement Liability Adjustments |  | Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Balance, January 1, 2017 |  | $ | (5,734 | ) |  | $ | (102 | ) |  | $ | (145 | ) |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | (5,978 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications |  | 445 |  |  | (108 | ) |  | 9 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 347 |
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income |  | — |  |  | (27 | ) |  | — |  |  | (4 | ) |  | (31 | )
Balance, September 30, 2017 |  | $ | (5,289 | ) |  | $ | (237 | ) |  | $ | (136 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (5,662 | )
(US$ in millions) |  | Foreign Exchange Translation Adjustment |  | Deferred Gains (Losses) on Hedging Activities |  | Pension and Other Postretirement Liability Adjustments |  | Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Balance, January 1, 2016 |  | $ | (6,443 | ) |  | $ | 214 |  |  | $ | (134 | ) |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | (6,360 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications |  | 886 |  |  | (339 | ) |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 548 |
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income |  | — |  |  | (13 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (13 | )
Balance, September 30, 2016 |  | $ | (5,557 | ) |  | $ | (138 | ) |  | $ | (133 | ) |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | (5,825 | )

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