| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 00400 - Statement - CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (http://www.bunge.com/role/StatementConsolidatedStatementsOfCashFlows)  | 
| Table | (Implied) | 
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001144519 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) | 
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | Period [Axis] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31  | 2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31  | 2014-01-01 - 2014-12-31  | |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS  | |||
OPERATING ACTIVITIES  | |||
Net income  | 767,000,000    | 790,000,000    | 517,000,000    | 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by (used for) operating activities:  | |||
Impairment charges  | |||
Foreign exchange loss (gain) on debt  | (  | (  | |
Gain on disposition of equity interest of operations  | (  | (  | |
Bad debt expense  | |||
Depreciation, depletion and amortization  | |||
Share-based compensation expense  | |||
Deferred income tax expense/(benefit)  | (  | ||
Other, net  | (  | (  | |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding the effects of acquisitions:  | |||
Trade accounts receivable  | (  | (  | |
Inventories  | (  | (  | |
Secured advances to suppliers  | (  | ||
Trade accounts payable  | (  | (  | |
Advances on sales  | |||
Net unrealized gain/loss on derivative contracts  | (  | (  | |
Margin deposits  | (  | (  | |
Recoverable and income taxes, net  | (  | (  | (  | 
Accrued liabilities  | (  | (  | |
Other, net  | (  | (  | |
Cash provided by (used for) operating activities  | |||
INVESTING ACTIVITIES  | |||
Payments made for capital expenditures  | (  | (  | (  | 
Acquisitions of businesses (net of cash acquired)  | (  | (  | (  | 
Proceeds from investments  | |||
Payments for investments  | (  | (  | (  | 
Settlement of net investment hedges  | (  | ||
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment  | |||
Change in restricted cash  | (  | ||
Proceeds from sale of grain assets in Canada and investments in affiliates  | |||
Payments for investments in affiliates  | (  | (  | (  | 
Other, net  | (  | ||
Cash provided by (used for) investing activities  | (  | (  | (  | 
FINANCING ACTIVITIES  | |||
Net change in short-term debt with maturities of 90 days or less  | (  | (  | (  | 
Proceeds from short-term debt with maturities greater than 90 days  | |||
Repayments of short-term debt with maturities greater than 90 days  | (  | (  | (  | 
Proceeds from long-term debt  | |||
Repayments of long-term debt  | (  | (  | (  | 
Proceeds from sale of common shares  | |||
Repurchases of common shares  | (  | (  | (  | 
Dividends paid to preference shareholders  | (  | (  | (  | 
Dividends paid to common shareholders  | (  | (  | (  | 
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests  | (  | (  | (  | 
Capital contributions (return of capital) from noncontrolling interests, net  | (  | (  | |
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest  | (  | ||
Other, net  | (  | (  | |
Cash provided by (used for) financing activities  | (  | (  | |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents  | (  | (  | |
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  | (  | ||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period  | 411,000,000    | ||
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period  | 934,000,000    | 411,000,000    | 362,000,000    |