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OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
OTHER CURRENT ASSETS OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
Other current assets consist of the following:
(US$ in millions)June 30,
2020
December 31,
2019
Unrealized gains on derivative contracts, at fair value$1,328  $927  
Prepaid commodity purchase contracts (1)
378  153  
Secured advances to suppliers, net (2)
202  346  
Recoverable taxes, net316  476  
Margin deposits372  285  
Marketable securities, at fair value, and other short-term investments321  393  
Deferred purchase price receivable(3)
118  105  
Income taxes receivable11  37  
Prepaid expenses127  221  
Other189  170  
Total$3,362  $3,113  
(1) Prepaid commodity purchase contracts represent advance payments against contracts for future delivery of specified quantities of agricultural commodities.
(2) The Company provides cash advances to suppliers, primarily Brazilian farmers of soybeans, to finance a portion of the suppliers’ production costs. The Company does not bear any of the costs or operational risks associated with the related growing crops. The advances are largely collateralized by future crops and physical assets of the suppliers, carry a local market interest rate, and settle when the farmers' crops are harvested and sold. The secured advances to farmers are reported net of allowances of $1 million at June 30, 2020 and $1 million at December 31, 2019.
        Interest earned on secured advances to suppliers of $6 million for each of the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, and $18 million and $13 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, is included in Net sales in the condensed consolidated statements of income.
(3) Deferred purchase price receivable represents additional credit support for the investment conduits in the Company’s trade receivables securitization program (see Note 6 - Trade Accounts Receivable and Trade Receivable Securitization Program).
Marketable Securities and Other Short-Term Investments - The Company invests in foreign government securities, corporate debt securities, deposits, equity securities, and other securities. The following is a summary of amounts recorded in the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets as marketable securities and other short-term investments.
(US$ in millions)June 30,
2020
December 31,
2019
Foreign government securities$190  $212  
Corporate debt securities130  161  
Equity securities—  14  
Other  
Total $321  $393  
        As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, $320 million and $387 million, respectively, of marketable securities and other short-term investments are recorded at fair value. All other investments are recorded at cost, and due to the short-term nature of these investments, their carrying values approximate fair value. For the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, unrealized gains of $21 million and $154 million, respectively have been recorded and recognized in Other income (expense) - net for investments held at June 30, 2020 and 2019. For the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, unrealized gains of $12 million and $159 million, respectively have been recorded and recognized in Other income (expense) - net for investments held at June 30, 2020 and 2019.