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Significant Operating and Nonoperating Items

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Significant Operating and Nonoperating Items
3 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2019
Significant Operating and Nonoperating Items  
Significant Operating and Nonoperating Items
SIGNIFICANT OPERATING AND NONOPERATING ITEMS
Other Operating Charges
During the three months ended March 29, 2019, the Company recorded other operating charges of $127 million. These charges primarily consisted of $68 million related to the Company's productivity and reinvestment program. In addition, other operating charges included $46 million of transaction costs associated with the purchase of Costa, which we acquired in January 2019, and $11 million for 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. Other operating charges also included $2 million related to tax litigation expense. Refer to Note 2 for additional information on the acquisition of Costa. Refer to Note 9 for additional information related to the tax litigation. Refer to Note 13 for additional information on the Company's productivity and reinvestment program. Refer to Note 17 for the impact these charges had on our operating segments and Corporate.
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. Refer to Note 13 for additional information on the Company's productivity and reinvestment program. Refer to Note 16 for information on how the Company determined the asset impairment charges. Refer to Note 17 for the impact these charges had on our operating segments and Corporate.
Other Nonoperating Items
Equity Income (Loss) — Net
During the three months ended March 29, 2019 and March 30, 2018, the Company recorded net charges of $42 million and$51 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 17 for the impact these items had on our operating segments and Corporate.
Other Income (Loss) — Net
During the three months ended March 29, 2019, the Company recognized an other-than-temporary impairment charge of $286 million related to Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings Inc. ("CCBJHI"), an equity method investee. The Company also recognized a $121 million loss in conjunction with our acquisition of the remaining equity ownership interest in CHI and a $57 million other-than-temporary impairment charge related to one of our equity method investees in North America. Additionally, the Company recognized net charges of $4 million due to the refranchising of certain bottling territories in North America and charges of $4 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. These charges were partially offset by a net gain of $149 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, a gain of $39 million related to the sale of a portion of our equity ownership interest in Andina and a gain of $34 million related to economic hedging activities. Refer to Note 2 for additional information on refranchising activities, the North America conversion payments, the acquisition of the remaining equity ownership interest in CHI and the sale of a portion of our equity ownership interest in Andina. Refer to Note 4 for additional information on equity and debt securities. Refer to Note 6 for additional information on economic hedging activities. Refer to Note 16 for information on how the Company determined the impairment charges and the loss recognized in conjunction with our acquisition of the remaining equity ownership interest in CHI. Refer to Note 17 for the impact these items had on our operating segments and Corporate.
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 and $2 million due to the refranchising of certain bottling territories in North America. Refer to Note 2 for additional information on the North America conversion payments. Refer to Note 4 for additional information on mark-to-market adjustments of equity and debt securities. Refer to Note 17 for the impact these items had on our operating segments and Corporate.