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Significant Operating and Nonoperating Items

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Significant Operating and Nonoperating Items
9 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2012
Significant Operating and Nonoperating Items  
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In December 2011, the Company detected that orange juice being imported from Brazil contained residues of carbendazim, a fungicide that is not registered in the United States for use on citrus products. As a result, we began purchasing additional supplies of Florida orange juice at a higher cost than Brazilian orange juice and incurred charges of $7 million and $15 million during the three and nine months ended September 28, 2012, respectively. These charges were recorded in the line item cost of goods sold in our condensed consolidated statements of income.
On March 11, 2011, a major earthquake struck off the coast of Japan, resulting in a tsunami that devastated the northern and eastern regions of the country. As a result of these events, the Company made a donation to a charitable organization to establish the Coca-Cola Japan Reconstruction Fund, which is helping to rebuild schools and community facilities across the impacted areas of the country.
The Company recorded total charges of $84 million related to these events during the nine months ended September 30, 2011. These charges were recorded in various line items in our condensed consolidated statement of income, including $22 million in deductions from revenue, $12 million in cost of goods sold and $50 million in other operating charges. Refer to Note 15 for the impact these charges had on our operating segments.
The charges of $22 million recorded in deductions from revenue were primarily related to funds we provided our local bottling partners to enable them to continue producing and distributing our beverage products in the affected regions. This support not only helped restore our business operations in the impacted areas, but it also assisted our bottling partners in meeting the evolving customer and consumer needs as the recovery and rebuilding efforts advanced. The charges of $12 million recorded in cost of goods sold were primarily related to Company-owned inventory that was destroyed or lost. The charges of $50 million recorded in other operating charges were primarily related to the donation discussed above and included an impairment charge of $1 million on certain Company-owned fixed assets. These fixed assets primarily consisted of Company-owned vending equipment and coolers that were damaged or lost as a result of these events. Refer to Note 14 for the fair value disclosures related to the inventory and fixed asset charges described above.
During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the Company refined our initial estimates that were recorded during the first quarter of 2011 and recorded an additional net charge of $1 million related to the events in Japan. Refer to Note 15 for the impact this net charge had on our operating segments.
Other Operating Charges
During the three months ended September 28, 2012, the Company incurred other operating charges of $64 million. These charges consisted of $59 million associated with the Company's productivity and reinvestment program; $14 million related to the Company's other restructuring initiatives, including the integration of 18 German bottling and distribution operations acquired during 2007; and $2 million due to costs associated with the Company detecting carbendazim in orange juice imported from Brazil for distribution in the United States. These charges were partially offset by reversals of $6 million associated with the refinement of previously established accruals related to the Company's 2008–2011 productivity initiatives, as well as reversals of $5 million associated with the refinement of previously established accruals related to the Company's integration of CCE's former North America business. Refer to Note 11 for additional information on our productivity and reinvestment program as well as the Company's other 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 28, 2012, the Company incurred other operating charges of $233 million. These charges consisted of $177 million associated with the Company's productivity and reinvestment program; $44 million related to the Company's other restructuring and integration initiatives, including the integration of 18 German bottling and distribution operations acquired during 2007; $20 million due to changes in the Company's ready-to-drink tea strategy as a result of our current U.S. license agreement with Nestlé S.A. ("Nestlé") terminating at the end of 2012; and $6 million due to costs associated with the Company detecting carbendazim in orange juice imported from Brazil for distribution in the United States. These charges were partially offset by reversals of $9 million associated with the refinement of previously established accruals related to the Company's 2008–2011 productivity initiatives, as well as reversals of $5 million associated with the refinement of previously established accruals related to the Company's integration of CCE's former North America business. Refer to Note 11 for additional information on our productivity and reinvestment program as well as the Company's other productivity, integration and restructuring initiatives. Refer to Note 15 for the impact these charges had on our operating segments.
During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the Company incurred other operating charges of $96 million, which primarily consisted of $89 million associated with the Company's productivity, integration and restructuring initiatives and $9 million of costs associated with the merger of Embotelladoras Arca, S.A.B. de C.V. ("Arca") and Grupo Continental S.A.B. ("Contal"). These charges were partially offset by reversals of $2 million associated with the refinement of previously established accruals related to the events in Japan described above. Refer to Note 11 for additional information on our productivity, integration and restructuring initiatives. Refer to the discussion of the merger of Arca and Contal below for additional information on the transaction. Refer to Note 15 for the impact these charges had on our operating segments.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company incurred other operating charges of $457 million, which primarily consisted of $370 million associated with the Company's productivity, integration and restructuring initiatives; $35 million of costs associated with the merger of Arca and Contal; and $50 million related to the events in Japan described above. Refer to Note 11 for additional information on our productivity, integration and restructuring initiatives. Refer to the discussion of the merger of Arca and Contal below for additional information on the transaction. Refer to Note 15 for the impact these charges had on our operating segments.
Other Nonoperating Items
Equity Income (Loss) — Net
During the three months ended September 28, 2012, the Company recorded a net charge of $10 million in the line item equity income (loss) — net. This net charge represents the Company's proportionate share of unusual or infrequent items recorded by certain of our equity method investees. Refer to Note 15 for the impact these charges had on our operating segments.
During the nine months ended September 28, 2012, the Company recorded a net gain of $33 million in the line item equity income (loss) — net. This net gain represents the Company's proportionate share of unusual or infrequent items recorded by certain of our equity method investees. In addition, the Company recorded a charge of $14 million related to changes in the structure of Beverage Partners Worldwide ("BPW"), our 50/50 joint venture with Nestlé in the ready-to-drink tea category. These changes resulted in the joint venture focusing its geographic scope on Europe and Canada. The Company accounts for our investment in BPW under the equity method of accounting. Refer to Note 15 for the impact these charges had on our operating segments.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company recorded charges of $36 million and $40 million, respectively, in the line item equity income (loss) — net. These charges represent the Company's proportionate share of unusual or infrequent items recorded by certain of our equity method investees. Refer to Note 15 for the impact these charges had on our operating segments.
Other Income (Loss) — Net
During the nine months ended September 28, 2012, the Company recognized a gain of $92 million as a result of Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V. ("Coca-Cola FEMSA"), an equity method investee, issuing additional shares of its own stock at a per share amount greater than the carrying value of the Company's per share investment. Accordingly, the Company is required to treat this type of transaction as if the Company had sold a proportionate share of its investment in Coca-Cola FEMSA. The gain was recorded in other income (loss) — net and impacted the Corporate operating segment. Refer to Note 14 for additional information on the measurement of the gain.
During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the Company recorded a charge of $5 million related to the finalization of working capital adjustments associated with the sale of our Swedish and Norwegian bottling operations to Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. ("New CCE") in the fourth quarter of 2010. This charge reduced the amount of our previously reported gain on the sale of these bottling operations. The Company also recorded a charge of $3 million due to the impairment of an investment in an entity accounted for under the equity method of accounting. These charges were recorded in the line item other income (loss) — net and impacted the Corporate operating segment. Refer to Note 14 for additional information.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company recognized a net gain of $417 million, primarily as a result of the merger of Arca and Contal, two bottling partners headquartered in Mexico, into a combined entity known as Arca Continental, S.A.B. de C.V. ("Arca Contal"). Prior to this transaction, the Company held an investment in Contal that we accounted for under the equity method of accounting. The merger of the two companies was a noncash transaction that resulted in Contal shareholders exchanging their existing Contal shares for new shares in Arca Contal at a specified exchange rate. The gain was recorded in the line item other income (loss) — net and impacted the Corporate operating segment. Refer to Note 14 for additional information on the measurement of the gain. As a result of this transaction, the Company now holds an investment in Arca Contal that we account for as an available-for-sale security.
In addition, the Company recorded a charge of $41 million in the line item other income (loss) — net during the nine months ended September 30, 2011, due to the impairment of an investment in an entity accounted for under the equity method of accounting. This charge impacted the Corporate operating segment. Refer to Note 14 for additional information. The Company also recognized a gain of $102 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2011, related to the sale of our investment in Embonor. This gain was recorded in the line item other income (loss) — net and impacted the Corporate operating segment. Refer to Note 2 for additional information.