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Significant Operating and Nonoperating Items

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Significant Operating and Nonoperating Items
3 Months Ended
Mar. 30, 2018
Significant Operating and Nonoperating Items  
Significant Operating and Nonoperating Items
SIGNIFICANT OPERATING AND NONOPERATING ITEMS
Other Operating Charges
During the three months ended March 30, 2018, the Company recorded other operating charges of $536 million. These charges primarily consisted of $390 million of CCR asset impairments and $95 million related to the Company's productivity and reinvestment program. In addition, other operating charges included $45 million related to costs incurred to refranchise certain of our North America bottling operations. Costs related to refranchising 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 our North America bottling system. Refer to Note 12 for additional information on the Company's productivity, integration and restructuring initiatives. Refer to Note 15 for information on how the Company determined the asset impairment charges. Refer to Note 16 for the impact these charges had on our operating segments.
During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company recorded other operating charges of $290 million. These charges primarily consisted of $139 million related to the Company's productivity and reinvestment program and charges of  $104 million related to certain intangible assets. The charges related to intangible assets included an $84 million impairment of CCR goodwill and impairments of $20 million related to Venezuelan intangible assets. In addition, other operating charges included $39 million related to costs incurred to refranchise certain of our bottling operations. 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 our North America bottling system. Refer to Note 12 for additional information on the Company's productivity, integration and restructuring initiatives. Refer to Note 1 for additional information about the Venezuelan intangible assets and Note 15 for information on how the Company determined the asset impairment charges. Refer to Note 16 for the impact these charges had on our operating segments.
Other Nonoperating Items
Equity Income (Loss) — Net
During the three months ended March 30, 2018 and March 31, 2017, the Company recorded net charges of $51 million and $58 million, respectively. These amounts represent the Company's proportionate share of significant operating and nonoperating items recorded by certain of our equity method investees. Refer to Note 16 for the impact these items had on our operating segments.
Other Income (Loss) — Net
During the three months ended March 30, 2018, the Company recorded a net loss of $85 million related to realized and unrealized gains and losses on equity securities and trading debt securities as well as realized gains and losses on available-for-sale debt securities and a net loss of $33 million primarily related to the reversal of the cumulative translation adjustments resulting from the substantial liquidation of the Company's former Russian juice operations. The Company also recorded $19 million primarily related to payments made to convert the bottling agreements for certain North America bottling partners' territories to a single form of CBA with additional requirements. Refer to Note 1 and Note 4 for additional information on mark-to-market adjustments of equity securities. Refer to Note 2 for additional information on the North America conversion payments. Refer to Note 16 for the impact these items had on our operating segments.
During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company recognized losses of $497 million due to the refranchising of certain bottling territories in North America and charges of $106 million primarily related to payments made to convert the bottling agreements for certain North America bottling partners' territories to a single form of CBA with additional requirements. Additionally other income (loss) — net includes charges of $18 million resulting from special termination benefits related to refranchising certain of our North America bottling operations. Refer to Note 2 for additional information on the North America refranchising and the conversion payments. Refer to Note 13 for additional information on the special termination benefit charges. Refer to Note 16 for the impact these items had on our operating segments.