2.0.0.10 false Note 8 - Recoverable Taxes 00907 - Disclosure - Note 8 - Recoverable Taxes true false false false 1 usd $ false false Dollars Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 Shares Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 2 Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract] 0 pbra_NotesToFinancialStatementsAbstract pbra false na duration string No definition available. false false false false false true false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 false false false No definition available. false 3 Note 8 - Recoverable Taxes 1 pbra_RecoverableTaxesTextBlock pbra false na duration string No definition available. false false false false false false false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 8. Recoverable Taxes Recoverable taxes consisted of the following: <div align="left"> <table style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; WIDTH: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: ''''''''''''''''''''''Times New Roman''''''''''''''''''''''" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr> <td width="53%"></td> <td width="27%"></td> <td width="19%"></td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td align="left"> </td> <td align="right">March 31, </td> <td align="right">December 31, </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td align="left"> </td> <td align="right" style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;">2010 </td> <td align="right" style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;">2009 </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td align="left"> Local: </td> <td align="left"> </td> <td align="left"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td align="left" style="TEXT-INDENT:1.000000px"> Domestic value-added tax (ICMS) (1) </td> <td align="right">2,904 </td> <td align="right"> 2,816 </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td align="left" style="TEXT-INDENT:1.000000px"> PASEP/COFINS (2) </td> <td align="right">5,133 </td> <td align="right"> 4,858 </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td align="left" style="TEXT-INDENT:1.000000px"> Income tax and social contribution </td> <td align="right">825 </td> <td align="right"> 1,315 </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td align="left" style="TEXT-INDENT:1.000000px"> Foreign value-added tax (IVA) </td> <td align="right">35 </td> <td align="right"> 42 </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td align="left" style="TEXT-INDENT:1.000000px"> Other recoverable taxes </td> <td align="right" style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;">433 </td> <td align="right" style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"> 371 </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td align="left"> </td> <td align="right" style="border-bottom:3px double #000000;">9,330 </td> <td align="right" style="border-bottom:3px double #000000;"> 9,402 </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td align="left"> Less: Long-term recoverable taxes </td> <td align="right" style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;">(5,696) </td> <td align="right" style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"> (5,462) </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td align="left"> Current recoverable taxes </td> <td align="right" style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;">3,634 </td> <td align="right" style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"> 3,940 </td> </tr> </table> </div>   (1) Domestic value-added sales tax (ICMS) is composed of credits generated by commercial operations and by the acquisition of property, plant and equipment and can be offset with taxes of the same nature. (2) Composed of credits arising from non-cumulative collection of PASEP and COFINS, which can be compensated with other federal taxes payable. The income tax and social contribution recoverable will be offset against future income tax payable. Petrobras plans to fully recover these taxes, and as such, no allowance has been provided. 8. Recoverable Taxes Recoverable taxes consisted of the following:   March 31,  December false false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false false 1 2 false UnKnown UnKnown UnKnown false true