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Loss Contingency, Number Of Other Producers Named In Lawsuit

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Amount awarded to other party in judgment or settlement of litigation.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Reflects the estimated amount of loss from the specified contingency as of the balance sheet date.

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The total number of new claims filed pertaining to a loss contingency during the period.

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The amount of cash paid for the settlement of litigation or for other legal issues during the period.

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) R$ in Millions, $ in Millions					1 Months Ended	10 Months Ended
	Nov. 14, 2017 BRL (R$)	Jun. 05, 2017 BRL (R$)	May 03, 2017 BRL (R$)	Jan. 27, 2017 producer	Oct. 13, 2016 producer	Sep. 30, 2018 claim	Feb. 28, 2018 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of other producers named in lawsuits \| producer				4	13
Pending claims \| claim						11
J&F Investigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Fines to be paid			R$ 225.0
Leniency Agreement
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Fines to be paid		R$ 10,300.0
Litigation settlement payment period		25 years
Payments for legal settlements	R$ 50.0
Mexican Tax Authority \| Tax Year 2009 \| Foreign Tax Authority
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimate of possible loss \| $							$ 24.3
Mexican Tax Authority \| Tax Year 2010 \| Foreign Tax Authority
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimate of possible loss \| $							$ 16.1