DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS RELATED TO CREDIT (Details 4) (BRL) In Millions	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Long-term Line of Credit	5,967	5,907
Commitments to extend credit	179,912	157,443
Guarantees	37,618	31,234
Standby Letters of Credit [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Long-term Line of Credit	756	1,207

The current carrying amount of the liability for the freestanding or embedded guarantor's obligations under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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