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