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Significant Operating and Nonoperating Items

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Significant Operating and Nonoperating Items
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Significant Operating and Nonoperating Items  
Significant Operating and Nonoperating Items
SIGNIFICANT OPERATING AND NONOPERATING ITEMS
Other Operating Charges
During the three months ended September 30, 2016, the Company recorded other operating charges of $222 million. These charges primarily consisted of a charge of $76 million due to the write-down we recorded related to our receivables from our bottling partner in Venezuela due to changes in exchange rates and charges of $73 million related to costs incurred to refranchise certain of our North America bottling territories. These costs include, among other items, internal and external costs for individuals directly working on the refranchising efforts, severance and costs associated with the implementation of information technology systems to facilitate consistent data standards and availability throughout the North America bottling system. In addition, the Company recorded charges of $59 million due to the Company's productivity and reinvestment program. Refer to Note 1 for additional information on the Venezuelan exchange rates and Note 11 for additional information on the Company's productivity, integration and restructuring initiatives. Refer to Note 15 for the impact these charges had on our operating segments.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company recorded other operating charges of $830 million. These charges primarily consisted of $187 million due to the Company's productivity and reinvestment program and $240 million due to the integration of our German bottling operations. In addition, the Company recorded charges of $170 million related to costs incurred to refranchise certain of our North America bottling territories. The Company also recorded a charge of $100 million related to a cash contribution we made to The Coca-Cola Foundation, a charge of $76 million due to the write-down we recorded related to our receivables from our bottling partner in Venezuela due to changes in exchange rates, and charges of $37 million related to noncapitalizable transaction costs associated with pending and closed transactions. Refer to Note 11 for additional information on the Company's productivity, integration and restructuring initiatives and Note 1 for additional information on the Venezuelan exchange rates. Refer to Note 15 for the impact these charges had on our operating segments.
During the three months ended October 2, 2015, the Company incurred other operating charges of $264 million. These charges included $141 million due to the Company's productivity and reinvestment program and $75 million due to the integration of our German bottling operations. In addition, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $38 million on one of the trademarks included in the glacéau portfolio, primarily as a result of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations that impacted the fair value of the asset. In addition, the Company recorded a $3 million impairment charge on a Venezuelan trademark. Refer to Note 11 for additional information on the Company's productivity, integration and restructuring initiatives and Note 1 for additional information on the Venezuelan exchange rates. Refer to Note 2 for additional information on the Monster Transaction. Refer to Note 15 for the impact these charges had on our operating segments.
During the nine months ended October 2, 2015, the Company incurred other operating charges of $1,166 million. These charges consisted of $323 million due to the Company's productivity and reinvestment program and $204 million due to the integration of our German bottling operations. In addition, the Company recorded impairment charges of $418 million primarily due to the discontinuation of the energy products in the glacéau portfolio as a result of the Monster Transaction and incurred a charge of $100 million related to a cash contribution we made to The Coca-Cola Foundation. The Company also incurred a charge of $111 million due to the write-down of receivables from our bottling partner in Venezuela and an impairment of a Venezuelan trademark primarily due to changes in exchange rates as a result of the establishment of the new open market exchange system. Refer to Note 11 for additional information on the Company's productivity, integration and restructuring initiatives. Refer to Note 2 for additional information on the Monster Transaction. Refer to Note 1 for additional information on the Venezuelan currency conversion mechanisms. Refer to Note 15 for the impact these charges had on our operating segments.
Other Nonoperating Items
Interest Expense
During the nine months ended October 2, 2015, the Company recorded charges of $320 million due to the early extinguishment of certain long-term debt. These charges included the difference between the reacquisition price and the net carrying amount of the debt extinguished, including the impact of the related fair value hedging relationship. Refer to Note 15 for the impact this charge had on our operating segments.
Equity Income (Loss) — Net
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company recorded net charges of $14 million and $35 million, respectively. During the three and nine months ended October 2, 2015, the Company recorded a net gain of $3 million and a net charge of $79 million, respectively. These amounts represent the Company's proportionate share of significant operating and nonoperating items recorded by certain of our equity method investees, including charges incurred by an equity method investee due to changes in the Venezuelan bolivar exchange rates. Refer to Note 15 for the impact these items had on our operating segments.
Other Income (Loss) — Net
During the three months ended September 30, 2016, the Company recognized losses of $1,089 million due to the refranchising of certain bottling territories in North America and a loss of $21 million due to the deconsolidation of our South African bottling operations in exchange for investments in CCBA and CCBA's South African subsidiary. Additionally, the Company incurred charges of $17 million related to payments made to convert the bottling agreements for certain North America bottling partners' territories to Final Form CBAs. Refer to Note 2 for additional information on the North America refranchising, the deconsolidation of our South African bottling operations and the conversion payments. Refer to Note 15 for the impact these items had on our operating segments.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company recognized a gain of $1,323 million due to the deconsolidation of our German bottling operations and a gain of $18 million resulting from the Company's disposal of its investment in Keurig. These gains were offset by losses of $1,657 million due to the refranchising of certain bottling territories in North America and a loss of $21 million due to the deconsolidation of our South African bottling operations in exchange for investments in CCBA and CCBA's South African subsidiary. Additionally, the Company incurred charges of $17 million related to payments made to convert the bottling agreements for certain North America bottling partners' territories to Final Form CBAs. Refer to Note 2 for additional information on the deconsolidation of our German bottling operations, the Keurig investment disposal, the deconsolidation of our South African bottling operations, the North America refranchising and the conversion payments. Refer to Note 15 for the impact these items had on our operating segments.
During the three months ended October 2, 2015, the Company recorded charges of $815 million primarily due to the refranchising of certain bottling territories in North America. Refer to Note 2 for additional information on the North America refranchising. Refer to Note 15 for the impact these items had on our operating segments.
During the nine months ended October 2, 2015, the Company recorded a net gain of $1,402 million as a result of the Monster Transaction and charges of $848 million primarily due to the refranchising of certain bottling territories in North America. In addition, the Company incurred charges of $19 million as a result of the remeasurement of our previously held equity interest in a South African bottler to fair value upon our acquisition of the bottling operations, and $6 million as a result of a Brazilian bottling entity's majority interest owners exercising their option to acquire from us an additional equity interest at an exercise price less than that of our carrying value. The Company recognized a foreign currency exchange gain of $277 million associated with our euro-denominated debt partially offset by a charge of $27 million due to the remeasurement of the net monetary assets of our Venezuelan subsidiary using the SIMADI exchange rate. Refer to Note 2 for additional information related to the Monster Transaction, North America refranchising, the acquisition of the South African bottler and the sale of a portion of our interest in the Brazilian bottling entity. Refer to Note 1 for more information related to the charge due to the remeasurement in Venezuela. Refer to Note 15 for the impact these charges had on our operating segments.