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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) R$ in Millions, $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 BRL (R$) | Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) subsidiary | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2017 employee
Loss Contingencies and Guarantees |  |  |  |  |
Non-income tax claims | $ 170 |  | $ 183 | $ 170 |
Maximum Potential Future Payments |  |  | 530 |  |
Brazil |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies and Guarantees |  |  |  |  |
Number of employees under administrative proceedings | employee |  |  |  |  | 2
Non-income tax claims |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies and Guarantees |  |  |  |  |
Non-income tax claims | 20 |  | 17 | 20 |
Labor claims |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies and Guarantees |  |  |  |  |
Non-income tax claims | 54 |  | 71 | 54 |
Civil and other claims |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies and Guarantees |  |  |  |  |
Non-income tax claims | 96 |  | 95 | 96 |
ICMS tax liability | Brazil |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies and Guarantees |  |  |  |  |
Pre-tax recoveries | $ 49 | R$ 260 |  |  |
ICMS tax liability | Brazil | Tax return examination 1990 - Present |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies and Guarantees |  |  |  |  |
Total assessment |  |  | 201 | 191 |
PIS COFINS liability | Brazil | Tax return examination 2004 - 2016 |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies and Guarantees |  |  |  |  |
Total assessment |  |  | 267 | $ 208 |
Unconsolidated affiliates financing |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies and Guarantees |  |  |  |  |
Maximum Potential Future Payments |  |  | 262 |  |
Potential liability |  |  | 218 |  |
Obligation related to outstanding guarantees |  |  | 9 |  |
Residual value guarantee |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies and Guarantees |  |  |  |  |
Maximum Potential Future Payments |  |  | 261 |  |
Obligation related to outstanding guarantees |  |  | 0 |  |
Other guarantees |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies and Guarantees |  |  |  |  |
Maximum Potential Future Payments |  |  | 7 |  |
Guarantee of indebtedness of subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies and Guarantees |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt including current portion, carrying value |  |  | $ 5,862 |  |
Guarantee of indebtedness of subsidiaries | 100% owned subsidiaries | Bunge Limited Finance Corp, Bunge Finance Europe, B.V and Bunge N.A. Finance L.P |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies and Guarantees |  |  |  |  |
Number of finance subsidiaries issuing senior notes | subsidiary |  |  | 2 |  |
Percentage of ownership interest |  |  | 100.00% |  |

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