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OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Other Assets, Noncurrent [Abstract]  
Schedule of Other Non-Current Assets
Other non-current assets consist of the following:
(US$ in millions)September 30,
2023
December 31,
2022
Recoverable taxes, net (1)
$27 $59 
Judicial deposits (1)
120 110 
Other long-term receivables, net (2)
14 16 
Income taxes receivable (1)
170 143 
Long-term investments (3)
143 163 
Affiliate loans receivable8 
Long-term receivables from farmers in Brazil, net (1)
41 32 
Unrealized gains on derivative contracts, at fair value2 
Other115 95 
Total$640 $627 
(1)    A significant portion of these non-current assets arise from the Company’s Brazilian operations and their realization could take several years.
(2)    Net of allowances as described in Note 4 - Trade Accounts Receivable and Trade Receivables Securitization Program.
(3)    As of September 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, $11 million and $9 million, respectively, of long-term investments are recorded at fair value.
Schedule of Gross Investment in Long-Term Receivables and the Related Allowance Amounts from Brazilian Farmers The table below summarizes the Company’s recorded investment in long-term receivables from farmers in Brazil and the related allowance amounts.
 September 30, 2023December 31, 2022
(US$ in millions)Recorded
Investment
AllowanceRecorded
Investment
Allowance
For which an allowance has been provided:    
Legal collection process (1)
$31 $29 $40 $34 
Renegotiated amounts2 2 
For which no allowance has been provided:    
Legal collection process (1)
17  19 — 
Renegotiated amounts (2)
5  — 
Other long-term receivables (3)
17  — — 
Total$72 $31 $68 $36 
(1)    All amounts in legal collection processes are considered past due upon initiation of legal action.
(2)    These renegotiated amounts are current on repayment terms.
(3)    New advances expected to be realized through farmer commitments to deliver agricultural commodities in crop periods greater than twelve months from the balance sheet date. Such advances are reclassified from Other non-current assets to Other current assets in later periods depending on the expected date of their realization.
Schedule of the Activity in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Related to Long-Term Receivables from Brazilian Farmers
The table below summarizes the activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts related to long-term receivables from farmers in Brazil.
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(US$ in millions)20232022
Allowance as of January 1$36 $36 
Bad debt provisions1 
Recoveries(3)(6)
Write-offs(5)(1)
Transfers 
Foreign exchange translation2 
Allowance as of September 30
$31 $34