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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2010
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES [Abstract]  
Changes in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
The changes in the allowance for doubtful accounts, included on the consolidated balance sheets as an offset to “Accounts and notes receivable,” for the three years ended December 31, 2010 were as follows (in millions):

   
Balance at
Beginning of year
  
Expense
  
Write-offs
and Other
  
Balance at
End of Year
 
              
2010
 $10   --  $(2) $8 
2009
 $8  $3  $(1) $10 
2008
 $12  $1  $(5) $8 

Inventories
Inventories at December 31, 2010 and 2009 were as follows (in millions):

   
2010
   
2009
 
                 
Sugar and coffee inventories
 
$
16
   
$
28
 
Materials and supplies inventories
   
19
     
15
 
Total
 
$
35
   
$
43
 

Estimated Useful Lives of Property
Estimated useful lives of property are as follows:

Classification
Range of Life (in years)
   
Vessels
10 to 40
Buildings
10 to 40
Water, power and sewer systems
5 to 50
Machinery and equipment
2 to 35
Other property improvements
3 to 35


Carrying Amount of Goodwill
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 were as follows (in millions):
   
Goodwill
 
         
Balance, December 31, 2008
 
$
26
 
Additions
   
1
 
Balance, December 31, 2009
   
27
 
Additions
   
--
 
Balance, December 31, 2010
 
$
27
 

Intangible Assets
Intangible assets for the years ended December 31 included the following (in millions):

   
2010
  
2009
 
   
Gross
     
Gross
    
   
Carrying
  
Accumulated
  
Carrying
  
Accumulated
 
   
Amount
  
Amortization
  
Amount
  
Amortization
 
Amortized intangible assets:
            
Customer lists
 $12  $(5) $12  $(4)
In-place leases
  15   (7)  11   (4)
Other
  11   (5)  8   (4)
Total assets
 $38  $(17) $31  $(12)

Estimated Amortization Expenses Related to Intangibles Over the Next Five Years
Estimated amortization expenses related to intangibles over the next five years are as follows (in millions):

   
Estimated
Amortization
 
     
2011
 $5 
2012
  3 
2013
  3 
2014
  2 
2015
  2 


Denominator Used to Compute Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share
The denominator used to compute basic and diluted earnings per share is as follows (in millions):

 
 
2010
  
2009
  
2008
 
           
Denominator for basic EPS: weighted average shares outstanding
  41.2   41.0   41.2 
Effect of dilutive securities:
            
Outstanding stock options and non-vested stock units
  0.3   0.1   0.3 
Denominator for diluted EPS: weighted average shares outstanding
  41.5   41.1   41.5 

Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Taxes
The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes, were as follows for the years ended December 31 (in millions):

   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
 
Unrealized components of benefit plans:
                       
Pension plans
 
$
(73
)
 
$
(73
)
 
$
(90
)
Postretirement plans
   
(4
)
   
--
     
1
 
Non-qualified benefit plans
   
(4
)
   
(6
)
   
(5
)
SSAT pension plan and other
   
(1
)
   
(2
)
   
(2
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
 
$
(82
)
 
$
(81
)
 
$
(96
)