UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

x                                 QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2010

 

OR

 

o                                   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from        to

 

Commission File Number 001-16625

 

BUNGE LIMITED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Bermuda

98-0231912

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

50 Main Street, White Plains, New York

10606

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

(914) 684-2800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  x  No  o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes  x  No  o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer x

Accelerated filer o

Non-accelerated filer o
(Do not check if a smaller
reporting company)

Smaller reporting company
o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).  Yes o  No x

 

As of November 2, 2010 the number of common shares issued of the registrant was:

 

Common shares, par value $.01: 144,889,321

 



 

BUNGE LIMITED

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

PART I— FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009

1

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009

2

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009

3

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010 and 2009

4

 

 

 

 

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

6

 

 

 

 

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements

32

 

 

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

32

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

53

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

56

 

 

 

PART II — INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

56

 

 

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

57

 

 

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

58

 

 

 

Item 3.

Defaults upon Senior Securities

59

 

 

 

Item 4.

[Reserved]

59

 

 

 

Item 5.

Other Information

59

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

59

 

 

 

Signatures

60

 

 

 

Exhibit Index

61

 



 

PART I— FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

BUNGE LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

 

(U.S. dollars in millions, except per share data)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

2010

 

2009

Net sales

 

$

11,662

 

 

$

11,298

 

 

$

32,981

 

 

$

31,490

 

Cost of goods sold

 

(10,950

)

 

(10,955

)

 

(31,299

)

 

(30,600

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

712

 

 

343

 

 

1,682

 

 

890

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

(357

)

 

(349

)

 

(1,119

)

 

(952

)

Gain on sale of fertilizer nutrients assets

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

2,440

 

 

-

 

Interest income

 

20

 

 

20

 

 

62

 

 

96

 

Interest expense

 

(62

)

 

(79

)

 

(241

)

 

(212

)

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

(90

)

 

-

 

 

(90

)

 

-

 

Foreign exchange gains (losses)

 

77

 

 

169

 

 

(22

)

 

470

 

Other income (expense) – net

 

(5

)

 

(4

)

 

(8

)

 

(12

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income tax and equity in earnings of affiliates

 

295

 

 

100

 

 

2,704

 

 

280

 

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

(97

)

 

97

 

 

(648

)

 

52

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in earnings of affiliates

 

8

 

 

-

 

 

17

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

206

 

 

197

 

 

2,073

 

 

343

 

Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

6

 

 

35

 

 

(20

)

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Bunge

 

212

 

 

232

 

 

2,053

 

 

350

 

Convertible preference share dividends

 

(19

)

 

-

 

 

(58

)

 

(39

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income available to Bunge common shareholders

 

$

193

 

 

$

232

 

 

$

1,995

 

 

$

311

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share – basic (Note 19)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings to Bunge common shareholders

 

$

1.38

 

 

$

1.82

 

 

$

14.12

 

 

$

2.51

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share – diluted (Note 19)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings to Bunge common shareholders

 

$

1.36

 

 

$

1.62

 

 

$

13.09

 

 

$

2.48

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends per common share

 

$

0.23

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

0.67

 

 

$

0.40

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements

 

1



 

BUNGE LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

 

(U.S. dollars in millions, except share data)

 

 

 

September 30,
2010

 

December 31,
2009

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

350

 

 

$

553

 

Trade accounts receivable (less allowance of $181 and $192)

 

3,003

 

 

2,363

 

Inventories (Note 5)

 

5,568

 

 

4,862

 

Deferred income taxes

 

143

 

 

506

 

Other current assets (Note 6)

 

4,262

 

 

3,499

 

Total current assets

 

13,326

 

 

11,783

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

4,992

 

 

5,347

 

Goodwill (Note 7)

 

950

 

 

427

 

Other intangible assets, net (Note 8)

 

196

 

 

170

 

Investments in affiliates

 

599

 

 

622

 

Deferred income taxes

 

1,060

 

 

979

 

Other non-current assets

 

1,978

 

 

1,958

 

Total assets

 

$

23,101

 

 

$

21,286

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term debt

 

$

483

 

 

$

166

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

489

 

 

31

 

Trade accounts payable

 

3,856

 

 

3,275

 

Deferred income taxes

 

72

 

 

100

 

Other current liabilities (Note 10)

 

2,765

 

 

2,635

 

Total current liabilities

 

7,665

 

 

6,207

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt

 

2,378

 

 

3,618

 

Deferred income taxes

 

120

 

 

183

 

Other non-current liabilities

 

803

 

 

913

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mandatory convertible preference shares, par value $.01; authorized – 862,500; issued and outstanding: 2010 and 2009 – 862,455 shares (liquidation preference $1,000 per share)

 

863

 

 

863

 

Convertible perpetual preference shares, par value $.01; authorized issued and outstanding: 2010 and 2009 – 6,900,000 shares (liquidation preference $100 per share)

 

690

 

 

690

 

Common shares, par value $.01; authorized – 400,000,000 shares; issued: 2010 – 144,885,786 shares, 2009 – 134,096,906 shares

 

1

 

 

1

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

4,270

 

 

3,625

 

Retained earnings

 

5,895

 

 

3,996

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

465

 

 

319

 

Treasury shares, at cost (2010 – 6,714,573)

 

(354

)

 

-

 

Total Bunge shareholders’ equity

 

11,830

 

 

9,494

 

Noncontrolling interest

 

305

 

 

871

 

Total equity

 

12,135

 

 

10,365

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

$

23,101

 

 

$

21,286

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements

 

2



 

BUNGE LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

(U.S. dollars in millions)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

September 30,

 

 

2010

 

2009

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

2,073

 

 

$

343

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash used for operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange loss (gain) on debt

 

53

 

 

(594

)

Gain on sale of fertilizer nutrients assets

 

(2,440

)

 

-

 

Impairment of assets

 

61

 

 

-

 

Bad debt expense

 

23

 

 

41

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

326

 

 

319

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

47

 

 

16

 

Recoverable taxes provision

 

3

 

 

41

 

Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment

 

(6

)

 

-

 

Deferred income taxes

 

213

 

 

(163

)

Equity in earnings of affiliates

 

(17

)

 

(11

)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding the effects of acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade accounts receivable

 

(1,068

)

 

152

 

Inventories

 

(872

)

 

1,619

 

Prepaid commodity purchase contracts

 

(370

)

 

19

 

Secured advances to suppliers

 

71

 

 

220

 

Trade accounts payable

 

961

 

 

(1,544

)

Advances on sales

 

102

 

 

23

 

Unrealized net gain/loss on derivative contracts

 

(413

)

 

(145

)

Margin deposits

 

(228

)

 

(348

)

Accrued liabilities

 

177

 

 

4

 

Other—net

 

(316

)

 

(539

)

Cash used for operating activities

 

(1,620

)

 

(547

)

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments made for capital expenditures

 

(754

)

 

(596

)

Acquisitions of businesses (net of cash acquired)

 

(138

)

 

(22

)

Proceeds from sales of fertilizer nutrients assets

 

3,914

 

 

-

 

Cash disposed in sale of fertilizer nutrients assets

 

(106

)

 

-

 

Related party loans

 

(17

)

 

(19

)

Proceeds from investments

 

50

 

 

92

 

Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment

 

5

 

 

39

 

Investments in affiliates

 

(2

)

 

(6

)

Cash provided by (used for) investing activities

 

2,952

 

 

(512

)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in short-term debt with maturities of 90 days or less

 

467

 

 

(198

)

Proceeds from short-term debt with maturities greater than 90 days

 

396

 

 

986

 

Repayments of short-term debt with maturities greater than 90 days

 

(920

)

 

(891

)

Proceeds from long-term debt

 

168

 

 

2,885

 

Repayment of long-term debt

 

(1,156

)

 

(2,359

)

Proceeds from sale of common shares

 

4

 

 

762

 

Repurchase of common shares

 

(354

)

 

-

 

Dividends paid to preference shareholders

 

(58

)

 

(58

)

Dividends paid to common shareholders

 

(92

)

 

(74

)

Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest

 

(7

)

 

(8

)

Other

 

36

 

 

24

 

Cash (used for) provided by financing activities

 

(1,516

)

 

1,069

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

(19

)

 

87

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

(203

)

 

97

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

553

 

 

1,004

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

350

 

 

$

1,101

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

3



 

BUNGE LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

 

(U.S. dollars in millions, except share data)

 

 

 

Convertible

Preference

Shares

 

Common Shares

 

Additional

Paid-in

 

Retained

 

Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

 

Treasury

 

Non -

Controlling

 

Total

 

Comprehensive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Capital

 

Earnings

 

Income (Loss)

 

Shares

 

Interest

 

Equity

 

Income (Loss)

 

Balance, January 1, 2009

 

7,762,455

 

$ 1,553

 

121,632,456

 

$ 1

 

$ 2,849

 

$ 3,844

 

$ (811)

 

$ -

 

$ 692

 

$ 8,128

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss)— 2009:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

350

 

-

 

-

 

(7)

 

343

 

$ 343

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange translation adjustment, net of tax expense of $0

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

996

 

-

 

169

 

1,165

 

1,165

 

Unrealized gains on commodity futures and foreign exchange contracts, net of tax expense of $11

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

30

 

-

 

-

 

30

 

30

 

Unrealized investment gains, net of tax expense of $1

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

2

 

-

 

-

 

2

 

2

 

Reclassification of realized net losses, net of tax benefit of $30 to net income

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

56

 

-

 

-

 

56

 

56

 

Pension adjustment, net of tax benefit of $5

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(4)

 

-

 

(6)

 

(10

)

(10

)

Total comprehensive income

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

 

 

$ 1,586

 

Dividends on preference shares

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(39)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(39

)

 

 

Dividends on common shares

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(74)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(74

)

 

 

Dividends paid to nonconrolling interest on subsidiary common stock

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(17)

 

(17

)

 

 

Return of capital to noncontrolling interest

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(43)

 

(43

)

 

 

Capital contribution from noncontrolling interest

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

78

 

78

 

 

 

Consolidation of subsidiary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

5

 

 

 

Purchase of additional shares in subsidiary from noncontrolling interest

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(4)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(4

)

 

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

Issuance of common shares:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

—public equity offering

 

 

 

 

 

12,000,000

 

 

 

761

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

761

 

 

 

—stock options and award plans, net of shares withheld for taxes

 

-

 

-

 

443,478

 

-

 

(4)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(4

)

 

 

Balance September 30, 2009

 

7,762,455

 

$ 1,553

 

134,075,934

 

$ 1

 

$ 3,618

 

$ 4,081

 

$ 269

 

$ -

 

$ 871

 

$ 10,393

 

 

 

 

(Continued on following page)

 

4



 

BUNGE LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

 

(U.S. dollars in millions, except share data)

 

 

 

Convertible

Preference

Shares

 

Common Shares

 

Additional

Paid-in

 

Retained

 

Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

 

Treasury

 

Non -

Controlling

 

Total

 

Comprehensive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Capital

 

Earnings

 

Income

 

Shares

 

Interest

 

Equity

 

Income (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, January 1, 2010

 

7,762,455

 

$ 1,553

 

134,096,906

 

$ 1

 

$ 3,625

 

$ 3,996

 

$ 319

 

$ -

 

$ 871

 

$ 10,365

 

 

 

Comprehensive income— 2010:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

2,053

 

-

 

-

 

20

 

2,073

 

$ 2,073

 

Foreign exchange translation adjustment, net of tax expense of $0

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

131

 

-

 

(28)

 

103

 

103

 

Unrealized gains on commodity futures and foreign exchange contracts, net of tax expense of $11

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

21

 

-

 

-

 

21

 

21

 

Reclassification of realized net gains, net of tax expense of $7 to net income

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(8)

 

-

 

-

 

(8

)

(8

)

Other postretirement healthcare subsidy tax deduction adjustment

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

2

 

 

 

-

 

2

 

2

 

Total comprehensive income

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

$ 2,191

 

Dividends on preference shares

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(58)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(58

)

 

 

Dividends on common shares

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(96)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(96

)

 

 

Dividend to noncontrolling interest on subsidiary common stock

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(10)

 

(10

)

 

 

Return of capital to noncontrolling interest

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(9)

 

(9

)

 

 

Capital contribution from noncontrolling interest

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

46

 

46

 

 

 

Initial consolidation of subsidiary

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

3

 

3

 

 

 

Sale of non-wholly owned subsidiary (Note 18)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(588)

 

(588

)

 

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

47

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

47

 

 

 

Repurchase of common shares

 

-

 

-

 

(6,714,573)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(354)

 

-

 

(354

)

 

 

Issuance of common shares:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

—Business acquisition (Note 3)

 

-

 

-

 

10,315,400

 

-

 

600

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

600

 

 

 

—stock options and award plans, net of shares withheld for taxes

 

-

 

-

 

473,480

 

-

 

(2)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(2

)

 

 

Balance September 30, 2010

 

7,762,455

 

$ 1,553

 

138,171,213

 

$ 1

 

$ 4,270

 

$ 5,895

 

$ 465

 

$ (354)

 

$ 305

 

$ 12,135

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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BUNGE LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

(Unaudited)

 

1.             BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Bunge Limited and its subsidiaries (Bunge) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act).  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation have been included.  The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2009 has been derived from Bunge’s audited consolidated financial statements at that date.  Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2010.  The financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2009, forming part of Bunge’s 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 1, 2010.

 

Reclassifications — Certain reclassifications related to Bunge’s change in segments were made to the prior period condensed consolidated financial statements to conform to the current period presentation (see Note 20 of the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements).

 

2.             NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

Adoption of  New Accounting Pronouncements  Amendment to Consolidation — In June 2009, the FASB issued a standard that requires an enterprise to (1) determine whether an entity is a variable interest entity (VIE), (2) determine whether the enterprise has a controlling financial interest indicating it is a primary beneficiary of a VIE, which would result in the enterprise being required to consolidate the VIE in its financial statements, and (3) provide enhanced disclosures about the enterprise’s involvement in VIEs.  As a result of the adoption of this standard on January 1, 2010, Bunge consolidated one of its agribusiness joint ventures (see Note 18 of the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements).

 

Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets — In June 2009, the FASB issued a standard that amended a previously issued standard to improve the information reported in financial statements related to the transfer of financial assets and the effects of the transfers of such assets on the financial position, results from operations and cash flows of the transferor and a transferor’s continuing involvement, if any, with transferred financial assets.  In addition, the amendment limits the circumstances in which a financial asset or a portion of a financial asset should be derecognized in the financial statements of the transferor when the transferor has not transferred the entire original financial asset.  Upon adoption of this standard on January 1, 2010, all trade accounts receivables sold after that date under Bunge’s accounts receivable securitization programs (the “securitization programs”) are included in trade accounts receivable and the amounts outstanding under the securitization programs are accounted for as secured borrowings and are reflected as short-term debt on Bunge’s condensed consolidated balance sheet.  As a result of this adoption, Bunge has reduced its utilization of these programs and either terminated or allowed certain of these programs to expire.  The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on Bunge’s financial position, results from operations or cash flows.

 

New Accounting Pronouncements Receivables, Disclosures about the Credit of Financing Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses — In July 2010, the FASB issued a standard that amended a previously issued standard requiring an entity to include additional disaggregated disclosures in their financial statements about their financing receivables, including credit risk disclosures and the allowance for credit losses. Entities with financing receivables will be required to disclose a rollforward of the allowance for credit losses, certain credit quality information, impaired loan information, modification information, and past due information. Trade receivables with maturities of less than one year are excluded from the scope of the new disclosures. The new disclosures are required to be included in the consolidated financial statements for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2010. Bunge is evaluating the impact this standard may have on its consolidated financial statements.

 

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3.             BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS

 

Moema Acquisition — In February 2010, Bunge acquired a 100% interest in five Brazilian sugarcane mills in São Paulo and Minas Gerais states that were formerly part of the Moema Group through the acquisition of Usina Moema Patricpacãoes S.A. (Moema Par) and remaining interests in four mills that were not wholly-owned by Moema Par.  Bunge collectively refers to the acquired entities as Moema.  The purchase consideration for the Moema acquisition was as follows:

 

(US$ in millions)

 

 

 

Fair value of Bunge Limited common shares issued

$

600

 

Cash paid

 

52

 

Total purchase price

$

652

 

 

Bunge issued 9,718,632 of its common shares with a fair value of $570 million and paid 97 million Brazilian reais in cash, which equated to approximately $51 million, at the closing of the transaction.  The final purchase price was subject to a post-closing adjustment based on working capital and net debt of the acquired companies at closing under Brazilian generally accepted accounting principles.  During the second and third quarters of 2010, Bunge issued 596,768 of its common shares, with a fair value of $30 million and paid 1 million Brazilian reais in cash, which equated to approximately $1 million, in connection with the finalization of the post-closing purchase price adjustments with the sellers.  All purchase price adjustments were settled as of September 30, 2010.

 

Acquisition related expenses of $11 million were recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of income for the three months ended March 31, 2010.  There were no additional acquisition related expenses recorded in the three months ended September 30, 2010 associated with the Moema acquisition.

 

The table below includes Bunge’s preliminary assessment of the fair values of assets and liabilities acquired and related goodwill, including certain reclassifications made during the three months ended September 30, 2010:

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

September 30,

(US$ in millions)

 

2010

 

Reclassifications

 

2010

Assets acquired:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

3

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

3

 

Inventories

 

187

 

 

-

 

 

187

 

Other current assets

 

66

 

 

-

 

 

66

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

657

 

 

-

 

 

657

 

Other intangible assets

 

44

 

 

-

 

 

44

 

Other non-current assets

 

103

 

 

62

 

 

165

 

Total assets

 

1,060

 

 

62

 

 

1,122

 

Liabilities acquired:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term debt

 

(378

)

 

-

 

 

(378

)

Other current liabilities

 

(302

)

 

-

 

 

(302

)

Long-term debt

 

(177

)

 

-

 

 

(177

)

Other non-current liabilities

 

(91

)

 

12

 

 

(79

)

Total liabilities

 

(948

)

 

12

 

 

(936

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

539

 

 

(73

)

 

466

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total purchase price

 

$

651

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

652

 

 

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Intangible assets consist of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

Useful Life

 

(US$ in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

Land lease agreements

 

$

43

 

7 years

 

Other

 

1

 

2-20 years

 

Total

 

$

44

 

 

 

 

The fair value assigned to intangible assets associated with land lease agreements for the production of sugarcane was determined using the income approach.  The fair value of the other intangibles was primarily determined using the market approach.  The intangible assets have no expected residual value at the end of their useful lives and are subject to amortization on a straight-line basis.  The fair values of tangible assets were derived using a combination of the income approach, the market approach and the cost approach as considered appropriate for the specific assets being valued.  None of the acquired assets or liabilities will be measured at fair value on a recurring basis in periods subsequent to the initial recognition.

 

Moema is a party to a number of claims and lawsuits, primarily civil, labor and environmental claims arising out of the normal course of business.  Included in other noncurrent liabilities is $13 million related to Moema’s probable contingencies.

 

Moema is included in the sugar and bioenergy segment and the goodwill from this acquisition has been assigned to that segment.  The acquisition is expected to complement Bunge’s existing sugarcane milling and trading and merchandising activities.  The acquisition increases Bunge’s presence in the sugar and sugarcane-based ethanol industry in Brazil, substantially increasing Bunge’s annual sugarcane crushing capacity.  The acquired mills form a cluster within a highly productive region for sugarcane in Brazil.  The Moema management team’s experience in sugarcane agricultural and industrial processes is expected to complement Bunge’s expertise in trade and financial risk management.  Bunge also expects synergies with its fertilizer business and logistics efficiencies from the acquisition.  Goodwill of $553 million is deductible for tax purposes.  In addition, the tax deductible goodwill exceeds the recorded goodwill by approximately $170 million resulting in total tax deductible goodwill of approximately $723 million.  As a result, a long-term deferred tax asset of approximately $87 million relating to the excess tax deductible goodwill and a corresponding reduction in goodwill have been recorded in the preliminary purchase price allocation.

 

Supplemental pro forma financial information is not presented for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 because it is not practical to provide this information as Moema historically did not prepare quarterly financial statements and did not report results under U.S. GAAP.

 

Included in the condensed consolidated statements of income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 are net sales and income from operations before income taxes of $169 million and $45 million and $350 million and $26 million, respectively.

 

Argentina Fertilizer Acquisition — On January 11, 2010, Bunge acquired the Argentine fertilizer business of Petrobras Energía S.A., a subsidiary of Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras), for approximately $80 million.  The acquired business is included in Bunge’s fertilizer segment.  This acquisition expands Bunge’s presence in the Argentine retail fertilizer market, allowing it to further develop synergies with its grain origination operations through the sale of products to farmers from whom it may purchase commodities.  With the preliminary determination of the fair values of assets and liabilities acquired, $66 million of the purchase price has been allocated to property, plant and equipment, $6 million to other current assets, $4 million to other intangible assets, primarily a non-compete agreement, and $4 million to goodwill.  There were no adjustments made to these preliminary allocations during the third quarter of 2010.

 

Other —In the third quarter of 2010, Bunge completed the acquisition of two oilseed processing facilities in Turkey in separate transactions for a total purchase price of approximately $24 million, which consisted of approximately $5 million in cash and approximately $19 million of other prepayments related to existing contractual arrangements.  The preliminary purchase price allocations for the combined transactions included $20 million allocated to property, plant and equipment and $4 million to goodwill.

 

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In 2010, Bunge finalized the purchase price allocation related to its 2009 acquisition of the European margarine businesses of Raisio plc.  The purchase price was 81 million Euros in cash, which equated to approximately $115 million, net of $5 million of cash received.  Bunge initially recognized $50 million as goodwill in its edible oil products segment related to this acquisition.  Upon completion of final purchase price allocations, goodwill and deferred tax liabilities were each reduced by $4 million.

 

4.             BUSINESS DIVESTITURE

 

In January 2010, Bunge and two of its wholly owned subsidiaries entered into a definitive agreement (as amended, the Agreement) with Vale S.A., a Brazil-based global mining company (Vale), and an affiliate of Vale, pursuant to which Vale would acquire Bunge’s fertilizer nutrients assets in Brazil, including its interest in Fertilizantes Fosfatados S.A. (Fosfertil).  The transaction closed on May 27, 2010, and final settlement of the post-closing adjustment as contemplated in the Agreement occurred on August 13, 2010.  Bunge received total cash proceeds of $3.9 billion and recognized a gain of $2.4 billion ($1.9 billion net of tax) in its fertilizer segment related to this transaction. Included in the calculation of the gain are $152 million of transaction costs incurred in connection with the divestiture. Total income tax expense associated with the transaction was $539 million, of which approximately $280 million was paid during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and approximately $259 million is expected to be offset by deferred tax assets and other tax credits and therefore is not expected to result in cash tax payments.

 

Approximately $144 million of transaction costs and $280 million of withholding taxes are included as a component of cash used for operating activities in Bunge’s condensed consolidated statements of cash flows in the nine months ended September 30, 2010.  Gross proceeds of $3.9 billion and cash disposed of $106 million related to this transaction are included as a component of cash provided by investing activities in Bunge’s condensed consolidated statement of cash flows in the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

 

Assets and liabilities disposed of as part of this transaction included approximately $1,516 million of property, plant and equipment, net, related to fertilizer mining properties and other plants and equipment of the fertilizer nutrients activities.

 

5.             INVENTORIES

Inventories by segment are included in the table below.  Readily marketable inventories refers to inventories that are readily convertible to cash because of their commodity characteristics, widely available markets and international pricing mechanisms

 

 

 

September  30,

 

December 31,

 

(US$ in millions)

 

2010

 

2009

 

Agribusiness (1)

 

$

4,082

 

$

3,535

 

Sugar and Bioenergy (2)

 

401

 

89

 

Fertilizer (3)

 

566

 

749

 

Edible oil products (4)

 

389

 

371

 

Milling products (4)

 

130

 

118

 

Total

 

$

5,568

 

$

4,862

 


 

(1)          Includes readily marketable agricultural commodity inventories of $3,803 million and $3,197 million at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.  Of these agricultural commodity inventories $3,617 million and $3,197 million are carried at fair value at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.  All other agribusiness segment inventories are carried at lower of cost or market.

 

(2)          Includes readily marketable sugar inventories of $140 million and $21 million at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.  Of these sugar inventories, $116 million and $21 million are carried at fair value at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, in Bunge’s trading and merchandising business.  Sugar and ethanol inventories in our industrial production business are carried at lower of cost or market.

 

(3)          Fertilizer inventories are carried at lower of cost or market.

 

(4)          Edible oil products and milling products inventories are generally carried at lower of cost or market, with the exception of readily marketable inventories of bulk soybean oil and corn, which are carried at fair value in the aggregate amount of $180 million and $162 million at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.

 

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6.             OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

 

Other current assets consist of the following:

 

(US$ in millions)

 

September 30,
2010

 

December 31,
2009

 

Prepaid commodity purchase contracts (1)

 

$

569

 

$

110

 

Secured advances to suppliers (2)

 

211

 

275

 

Unrealized gains on derivative contracts at fair value

 

1,434

 

1,202

 

Recoverable taxes (3)

 

407

 

680

 

Margin deposits (4)

 

758

 

530

 

Marketable securities

 

60

 

15

 

Other

 

823

 

687

 

Total

 

$

4,262

 

$

3,499

 

 


 

(1)          Prepaid commodity purchase contracts represent advance payments against fixed priced contracts for future delivery of specified quantities of agricultural commodities.  These contracts are recorded at fair value based on prices of the underlying agricultural commodities.

 

(2)          Bunge makes cash advances to suppliers, primarily Brazilian farmers of soybeans and other agricultural commodities, to finance a portion of the suppliers’ production costs.  These advances are strictly financial in nature.  Bunge does not bear any of the costs or 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 farmer’s crop is harvested and sold.  In addition to current secured advances, Bunge has non-current secured advances to suppliers, primarily farmers in Brazil, in the amount of $310 million and $308 million at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, net of allowance for uncollectible advances, which are included in other non-current assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.  The allowance for uncollectible advances totaled $85 million and $75 million at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.  The repayment terms of the non-current secured advances generally range from two to three years.  Included in the secured advances to suppliers recorded in other current assets are advances that were renegotiated from their original terms, equal to an aggregate of $14 million and $36 million at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.  Included in the secured advances to suppliers recorded in other non-current assets are advances that were renegotiated from their original terms, equal to an aggregate of $17 million and $20 million at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.  These renegotiated advances are largely collateralized by future crops and mortgages on assets such as land, buildings and equipment.

 

Also included in non-current secured advances to suppliers are advances for which Bunge has initiated legal action to collect the outstanding balance or obtain title to the assets pledged by the farmers as collateral, equal to an aggregate of $281 million and $264 million at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.  Collections being pursued through legal action largely reflect loans made for the 2006 and 2005 crop years.

 

Interest earned on secured advances to suppliers of $4 million and $7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $19 million and $32 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, is included in net sales in the condensed consolidated statements of income.

 

(3)          Bunge has an additional recoverable taxes balance of $983 million and $769 million at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, which is included in other non-current assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.  The balance of current and non-current recoverable taxes is net of the allowance for recoverable taxes of $114 million and $164 million at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.

 

(4)          Margin deposits include U.S. treasury securities at fair value and cash.

 

7.             GOODWILL

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the changes in the carrying value of goodwill by segment are as follows:

 

(US$ in millions)

 

Agribusiness

 

 

Sugar and
Bioenergy

 

 

Fertilizer

 

 

Edible Oil
Products

 

 

Milling
Products

 

 

Total

 

Balance, December 31, 2009

 

$ 204

 

 

$ 130

 

 

$ -

 

 

$ 83

 

 

$ 10

 

 

$ 427

 

Acquired goodwill (1)

 

4

 

 

466

 

 

4

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

474

 

Reallocation of acquired goodwill (1)

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

(4

)

 

-

 

 

(4

)

Tax benefit on goodwill amortization (2)

 

(5

)

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

(5

)

Foreign exchange translation

 

6

 

 

54

 

 

-

 

 

(2

)

 

-

 

 

58

 

Balance, September 30, 2010

 

$ 209

 

 

$ 650

 

 

$ 4

 

 

$ 77

 

 

$ 10

 

 

$ 950

 

 


 

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(1)          See Note 3 of the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

(2)          Bunge’s Brazilian subsidiary’s tax deductible goodwill is in excess of its book goodwill.  For financial reporting purposes, for goodwill acquired prior to 2009, the tax benefits attributable to the excess tax goodwill are first used to reduce associated goodwill and then other intangible assets to zero, prior to recognizing any income tax benefit in the condensed consolidated statements of income.

 

8.             OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

Other intangible assets, net consist of the following:

 

(US$ in millions)

 

September 30,
2010

 

December 31,
2009

Trademarks/brands, finite-lived

 

$

126

 

 

$

130

 

Licenses

 

12

 

 

12

 

Other

 

119

 

 

72

 

 

 

257

 

 

214

 

Less accumulated amortization:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trademarks/brands (1)

 

(52

)

 

(47

)

Licenses

 

(2

)

 

(2

)

Other

 

(35

)

 

(23

)

 

 

(89

)

 

(72

)

Trademarks/brands, indefinite-lived

 

28

 

 

28

 

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization

 

$

196

 

 

$

170

 

 


 

(1)          Bunge’s Brazilian subsidiary’s tax deductible goodwill in the agribusiness segment is in excess of its book goodwill.  For financial reporting purposes, for other intangible assets acquired prior to 2009, before recognizing any income tax benefit of tax deductible goodwill in excess of its book goodwill in the condensed consolidated statements of income and after the related book goodwill has been reduced to zero, any such remaining tax deductible goodwill in excess of its book goodwill is used to reduce other intangible assets to zero.

 

In 2010, Bunge assigned values totaling $48 million to other intangible assets acquired in business acquisitions, with $44 million and $4 million, respectively, in the sugar and bioenergy and fertilizer segments.  Finite lives of these assets range from 2 to 20 years.  (See Note 3 of the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements).  In addition, $9 million of other intangible assets, net have been disposed of as part of the sale of the Brazilian fertilizer nutrients assets (see Note 4 to the condensed consolidated financial statements).  Aggregate amortization expense was $6 million and $6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $17 million and $11 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  The annual estimated aggregate amortization expense for 2010 is approximately $23 million with approximately $22 million estimated per year for 2011 through 2014.

 

9.             IMPAIRMENT AND RESTRUCTURING CHARGES

 

Impairment — Bunge recorded pretax non-cash impairment charges of $49 million in cost of goods sold in its condensed consolidated statement of income for the three months ended September 30, 2010, which consisted of $42 million related to the write-down of a European oilseed processing and refining facility that commenced operations in 2008 and has not reached full capacity or profitability, $5 million related to the closure of an edible oil facility in Europe as part of our plan to improve our European footprint and $2 million related to the write-down of an administrative office in Brazil.  These pretax impairment charges were allocated $22 million to the agribusiness segment and $27 million to the edible oil products segment.  The fair value of the European oilseed processing and refining facility was determined internally by Bunge’s management using a discounted cash flow model. Total pretax non-cash impairment charges of $61 million recorded in cost of goods sold in Bunge’s condensed consolidated statement of income for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, included these charges as well as $12 million related to the previously reported closure of an older, less efficient oilseed processing facility in the United States and a co-located corn oil extraction line.  Declining results of operations at this facility due to local competitive pressures, as well as Bunge’s additions of new, larger and better located facilities in recent years led management to decide to permanently close this facility.  The fair value of the facility is not material and was determined internally by Bunge’s management.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, $32 million of these charges were allocated to the agribusiness segment, $27 million to the edible oil products segment and $2 million to the milling products segment.

 

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Restructuring — Bunge recorded pretax restructuring charges of zero and $26 million, respectively, in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010.   For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, restructuring costs of $5 million, $1 million, $1 million, $3 million and $4 million in the agribusiness, sugar and bioenergy, milling products, edible oil products and fertilizer segments, respectively, were included in cost of goods sold and related primarily to the closure of the oilseed processing facility in the United States, the consolidation of management and administrative functions in Brazil and restructuring of certain European operations.  Additionally, for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 restructuring charges consisting primarily of termination benefits related to the consolidation of Bunge’s Brazilian operations were recorded as selling, general and administrative expenses with $4 million, $3 million, $3 million and $2 million allocated to the agribusiness, sugar and bioenergy, milling products and edible oil products segments, respectively.

 

Termination benefit costs in the agribusiness segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 related to benefit obligations associated with approximately 90 employees related to the closure of the U.S. oilseed processing facility and the consolidation of our operations in Brazil.  This consolidation of Brazilian operations also impacted the sugar and bioenergy, fertilizer, edible oil products and milling products segments.  Termination benefit costs in our edible oil products segment related to 514 employees in connection with the reorganization of certain of our operations in Europe.  Bunge has accrued $11 million in its condensed consolidated balance sheet related to the Brazilian restructuring as of September 30, 2010.  Substantially all of these costs will be paid in 2011 under severance plans that were defined and communicated in 2010.  Funding for the payments will be provided by cash flows from operations.

 

The following tables summarize assets measured at fair value (all of which utilized Level 3 inputs) on a nonrecurring basis subsequent to initial recognition.  (For additional information on Level 1, 2 and 3 inputs see Note 11 of the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements):

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements Using

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(US$ in millions)

 

Three Months Ended
September 30, 2010

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Three Months Ended
September 30, 2010
Total Losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

$

91

 

$

 

$

 

$

91

 

$

 (49

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements Using

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(US$ in millions)

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010
Total Losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

$

91

 

$

 

$

 

$

91

 

$

 (61

)

 

10.          OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

Other current liabilities consist of the following:

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

(US$ in millions)

 

2010

 

2009

 

Accrued liabilities

 

$

1,212

 

$

1,046

 

Unrealized losses on derivative contracts at fair value

 

1,106

 

1,250

 

Advances on sales

 

356

 

253

 

Other

 

91

 

86

 

Total

 

$

2,765

 

$

2,635

 

 

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11.          FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

Bunge’s various financial instruments include certain components of working capital such as cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable and trade accounts payable.  Additionally, Bunge uses short- and long-term debt to fund operating requirements and derivative instruments to manage its foreign exchange, interest rate, commodity price, freight and energy cost exposures.  Bunge may also use derivative instruments, from time to time, to reduce volatility in its income tax expense that results from foreign exchange gains and losses on certain U.S. dollar-denominated loans in Brazil.  Cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable and accounts payable and short-term debt are stated at their carrying value, which is a reasonable estimate of fair value.  For long-term debt, see Note 12 of the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.  All derivative instruments and marketable securities are stated at fair value.

 

Fair value is the price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in Bunge’s principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.  Bunge determines the fair values of its readily marketable inventories, derivative contracts, and certain other assets based on the fair value hierarchy established under US GAAP, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.  Observable inputs are inputs based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.  Unobservable inputs are inputs that are developed based on the best information available in circumstances that reflect Bunge’s own assumptions based on market data and on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.  The standard describes three levels within its hierarchy that may be used to measure fair value.

 

Level 1:      Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.  Level 1 assets and liabilities include exchange traded derivative contracts.

 

Level 2:      Observable inputs, including Level 1 prices (adjusted); quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are less active than traded exchanges; and other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.  Level 2 assets and liabilities include readily marketable inventories and over-the-counter (OTC) commodity purchase and sales contracts and other OTC derivatives whose value is determined using pricing models with inputs that are generally based on exchange traded prices, adjusted for location specific inputs that are primarily observable in the market or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data.

 

Level 3:      Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are a significant component of the fair value of the assets or liabilities.  In evaluating the significance of fair value inputs, Bunge gives consideration to items that individually, or when aggregated with other inputs, generally represent more than 10% of the fair value of the assets or liabilities.  For such identified inputs, judgments are required when evaluating both quantitative and qualitative factors in the determination of significance for purposes of fair value level classification and disclosure.  Level 3 assets and liabilities include assets and liabilities whose value is determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as assets and liabilities for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation.

 

The following table sets forth by level Bunge’s assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009.  Bunge’s exchange traded agricultural commodity futures are predominantly settled daily generally through its clearing subsidiary and therefore such futures are not included in the table below.  Assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is a significant component of the fair value measurement.  The lowest level of input is considered Level 3.  Bunge’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment, and may affect the classification of fair value assets and liabilities within the fair value hierarchy levels.

 

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Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using

 

 

 

September 30, 2010

 

December 31, 2009

 

(US$ in millions)

 

Level 1 (1)

 

Level 2 (2)

 

Level 3 (3)

 

Total

 

Level 1 (1)

 

Level 2 (2)

 

Level 3 (3)

 

Total

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Readily marketable inventories (Note 5)

 

$-

 

$3,652

 

$261

 

$3,913

 

$-

 

$3,271

 

$109

 

$3,380

 

Unrealized gain on designated derivative contracts (4):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Rate

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

9

 

-

 

9

 

Foreign Exchange

 

-

 

23

 

-

 

23

 

-

 

11

 

-

 

11

 

Unrealized gain on undesignated derivative contracts (4):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Rate

 

-

 

4

 

-

 

4

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

Foreign Exchange

 

-

 

58

 

-

 

58

 

-

 

41

 

3

 

44

 

Commodities

 

75

 

981

 

239

 

1,295

 

34

 

905

 

94

 

1,033

 

Freight

 

-

 

30

 

5

 

35

 

-

 

68

 

8

 

76

 

Energy

 

2

 

20

 

6

 

28

 

10

 

22

 

13

 

45

 

Other (5)

 

365

 

81

 

-

 

446

 

138

 

16

 

-

 

154

 

Total assets

 

$442

 

$4,849

 

$511

 

$5,802

 

$182

 

$4,343

 

$227

 

$4,752

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized loss on designated derivative contracts (6):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Rate

 

$-

 

$-

 

$-

 

$-

 

$-

 

$7

 

$-

 

$7

 

Foreign Exchange

 

-

 

21

 

-

 

21

 

-

 

123

 

-

 

123

 

Unrealized loss on undesignated derivative contracts (6):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Rate

 

-

 

1

 

-

 

1

 

-

 

2

 

-

 

2

 

Foreign Exchange

 

-

 

61

 

-

 

61

 

7

 

15

 

-

 

22

 

Commodities

 

291

 

607

 

71

 

969

 

113

 

693

 

84

 

890

 

Freight

 

35

 

28

 

-

 

63

 

98

 

106

 

-

 

204

 

Energy

 

5

 

2

 

9

 

16

 

8

 

7

 

3

 

18

 

Total liabilities

 

$331

 

$720

 

$80

 

$1,131

 

$226

 

$953

 

$87

 

$1,266

 

 


 

(1)          Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets.

 

(2)          Significant other observable inputs.

 

(3)          Significant unobservable inputs.

 

(4)          Unrealized gains on designated and undesignated derivative contracts are generally included in other current assets.  At September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, $4 million and $8 million, respectively, of designated and undesignated derivative contracts are included in other non-current assets.

 

(5)          Other assets include primarily the fair values of U.S. Treasury securities held as margin deposits.

 

(6)          Unrealized losses on designated and undesignated derivative contracts are generally included in other current liabilities.  At September 30, 2010  and December 31, 2009 , $20 million and $8 million, respectively, of designated and undesignated derivative contracts are included in other non-current liabilities.

 

Derivatives — Exchange traded futures and options contracts are valued based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets and are classified within Level 1.  Bunge’s forward commodity purchase and sale contracts are classified as derivatives along with other OTC derivative instruments relating primarily to freight, energy, foreign exchange and interest rates, and are classified with Level 2 or Level 3 as described below.  Bunge estimates fair values based on exchange quoted prices, adjusted as appropriate for differences in local markets.  These differences are generally valued using inputs from broker or dealer quotations, or market transactions in either the listed or OTC markets.  In such cases, these derivative contracts are classified within Level 2.  Changes in the fair values of these contracts are recognized in the consolidated financial statements as a component of cost of goods sold, foreign exchange gain or loss, other income (expense) or other comprehensive income (loss).

 

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OTC derivative contracts include swaps, options and structured transactions that are valued at fair value and may be offset with similar positions in exchange traded markets.  The fair values of OTC derivative instruments are determined using quantitative models that require the use of multiple market inputs including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets which are not highly active, other observable inputs relevant to the asset or liability, and market inputs corroborated by correlation or other means.  These valuation models include inputs such as interest rates, prices and indices to generate continuous yield or pricing curves and volatility factors.  Where observable inputs are available for substantially the full term of the asset or liability, the instrument is categorized in Level 2.  Certain OTC derivatives trade in less active markets with less availability of pricing information and certain structured transactions can require internally developed model inputs that might not be observable in or corroborated by the market.  When unobservable inputs have a significant impact on the measurement of fair value, the instrument is categorized in Level 3.

 

Bunge designates certain derivative instruments as fair value hedges or cash flow hedges and assesses, both at inception of the hedge and on an ongoing basis, whether derivatives that are designated as hedges are highly effective in offsetting changes in the hedged items or anticipated cash flows.

 

Readily marketable inventories—The majority of Bunge’s readily marketable inventories are valued at fair value.  These agricultural commodity inventories are readily marketable, have quoted market prices and may be sold without significant additional processing.  Bunge determines fair value based on quoted prices on exchange-traded futures contracts with appropriate adjustments for differences in local markets where the related inventories are located.  Changes in the fair values of these inventories are recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of income as a component of cost of goods sold.

 

Readily marketable inventories at fair value are valued based on commodity futures exchange quotations, broker or dealer quotations, or market transactions in either listed or OTC markets.  In such cases, the inventory is classified within Level 2.  Certain inventories may utilize significant unobservable data related to local market adjustments to determine fair value.  In such cases, the inventory is classified as Level 3.

 

If Bunge used different methods or factors to determine fair values, amounts reported as unrealized gains and losses on derivative contracts and readily marketable inventories at fair value in the consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statements of income could differ.  Additionally, if market conditions change subsequent to the reporting date, amounts reported in future periods as unrealized gains and losses on derivative contracts and readily marketable inventories in the consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statements of income could differ.

 

Level 3 Valuation — Bunge’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the classification of assets and liabilities within the fair value hierarchy.  In evaluating the significance of fair value inputs, Bunge gives consideration to items that individually, or when aggregated with other inputs, represent more than 10% of the fair value of the asset or liability.  For such identified inputs, judgments are required when evaluating both quantitative and qualitative factors in the determination of significance for purposes of fair value level classification and disclosure.  Because of differences in the availability of market pricing data over their terms, inputs for some assets and liabilities may fall into any one of the three levels in the fair value hierarchy or some combination thereof.  While FASB guidance requires Bunge to classify these assets and liabilities in the lowest level in the hierarchy for which inputs are significant to the fair value measurement, a portion of that measurement may be determined using inputs from a higher level in the hierarchy.

 

Transfers in and/or out of Level 3 represent existing assets or liabilities that were either previously categorized as a higher level for which the inputs to the model became unobservable or assets and liabilities that were previously classified as Level 3 for which the lowest significant input became observable during the period.  Bunge did not have significant transfers in and/or out of Level 3 during the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

 

Level 3 Derivatives — The fair values of Level 3 derivative instruments are estimated using pricing information that is less observable.  Level 3 derivative instruments utilize both market observable and unobservable inputs within the fair value measurements.  These inputs include commodity prices, price volatility factors, interest rates, volumes and locations.  In addition, with the exception of the exchange-cleared instruments where Bunge clears trades through an exchange, Bunge is exposed to loss in the event of the non-performance by counterparties on over-the-counter derivative instruments and forward purchase and sale contracts.  Adjustments are made to fair values on occasions when non-performance risk is determined to represent a significant input in our fair

 

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value determination.  These adjustments are based on Bunge’s estimate of the potential loss in the event of counterparty non-performance.  Bunge did not have significant allowances relating to non-performance by counterparties as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009.

 

Level 3 Readily marketable inventories — Readily marketable inventories are considered Level 3 when at least one significant assumption or input is unobservable.  These assumptions or unobservable inputs include certain management estimations regarding costs of transportation and other local market or location-related adjustments.

 

The tables below present reconciliations for all assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) during the three months ended September 30, 2010  and 2009.  Level 3 instruments presented in the tables include certain readily marketable inventories and derivatives.  These instruments were valued using pricing models that, in management’s judgment, reflect the assumptions that would be used by a marketplace participant to determine fair value.

 

 

 

Level 3 Instruments:

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

 

 

 

 

Readily

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives,

 

Marketable

 

 

 

(US$ in millions)

 

Net (1)

 

Inventories

 

Total

 

Balance, July 1, 2010

 

$

47

 

 

$

354

 

 

$

401

 

 

Total gains and losses (realized/unrealized) included in cost of goods sold

 

156

 

 

130

 

 

286

 

 

Total gains and losses (realized/unrealized) included in foreign exchange gains (losses)

 

(2

)

 

-

 

 

(2

)

 

Purchases, issuances and settlements

 

(37

)

 

(225

)

 

(262

)

 

Transfers into Level 3

 

5

 

 

2

 

 

7

 

 

Transfers out of Level 3

 

1

 

 

-

 

 

1

 

 

Balance, September 30, 2010

 

$

170

 

 

$

261

 

 

$

431

 

 

 


 

(1)      Derivatives, net include Level 3 derivative assets and liabilities.

 

 

 

 

Level 3 Instruments:

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

 

 

 

 

Readily

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives,

 

Marketable

 

 

 

(US$ in millions)

 

Net (1)

 

Inventories

 

Total

 

Balance, July 1, 2009

 

$

(14

)

 

$

656

 

 

$

642

 

 

Total gains and losses (realized/unrealized) included in earnings

 

36

 

 

(25

)

 

11

 

 

Purchases, issuances and settlements

 

17

 

 

(443

)

 

(426

)

 

Transfers in/(out) of Level 3

 

(3

)

 

(2

)

 

(5

)

 

Balance, September 30, 2009

 

$

36

 

 

$

186