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Income Taxes (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2011
Income Taxes (Tables) [Abstract]  
Summary of income tax expense reconciled to the statutory rates
    The amount reported as income tax expense in our condensed consolidated financial statements is reconciled to the statutory rates as follows:
                                                                         
    Three-month period ended (unaudited)  
    March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010     March 31, 2010  
    Brazil     Foreign     Total     Brazil     Foreign     Total     Brazil     Foreign     Total  
Income before discontinued operations, income taxes, equity results and noncontrolling interests
    4,518       3,353       7,871       5,581       1,301       6,882       220       1,165       1,385  
Exchange variation (not taxable) or not deductible
    —       47       47       —       114       114       —       (416 )     (416 )
 
                                                     
 
                                                                       
 
    4,518       3,400       7,918       5,581       1,415       6,996       220       749       969  
 
                                                     
 
                                                                       
Tax at Brazilian composite rate
    (1,536 )     (1,156 )     (2,692 )     (1,898 )     (481 )     (2,379 )     (75 )     (254 )     (329 )
Adjustments to derive effective tax rate:
                                                                       
Tax benefit on interest attributed to stockholders
    436       —       436       369       —       369       209       —       209  
Difference on tax rates of foreign income
    —       748       748       —       699       699       —       324       324  
Tax incentives
    171       —       171       198       —       198       17       —       17  
Valuation allowance reversal (provision)
                                                                       
Other non-taxable, income/non deductible expenses
    13       (53 )     (40 )     82       (106 )     (24 )     (4 )     22       18  
 
                                                     
 
Income tax per consolidated statements of income
    (916 )     (461 )     (1,377 )     (1,249 )     112       (1,137 )     147       92       239  
 
                                                     
Reconciliation of amounts due to uncertainty in income taxes
    The reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts is as follows: (see note 16(b)) tax — related actions)
                         
    Three-month period ended (unaudited)  
         March 31,     December 31,             March,  
    2011     2010     2010  
Beginning of the period
    2,555       392       396  
 
                 
Increase resulting from tax positions taken
    9       2,121       4  
Decrease resulting from tax positions taken
    (2 )     (2 )     —  
Cumulative translation adjustments
    61       44       9  
 
                 
End of the period
    2,623       2,555       409