Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

SIGNIFICANT OPERATING AND NONOPERATING ITEMS

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SIGNIFICANT OPERATING AND NONOPERATING ITEMS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Significant Operating and Nonoperating Items disclosure [Abstract]  
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Other Operating Charges
In 2020, the Company recorded other operating charges of $853 million. These charges primarily consisted of $413 million related to the Company's strategic realignment initiatives and $99 million related to the Company's productivity and reinvestment program. In addition, other operating charges included impairment charges of $160 million related to the Odwalla trademark and net charges of $33 million related to discontinuing the Odwalla juice business. Other operating charges also included an impairment charge of $55 million related to a trademark in North America. In addition, other operating charges included $51 million related to the remeasurement of our contingent consideration liability to fair value in conjunction with the fairlife acquisition and net charges of $16 million related to the restructuring of our manufacturing operations in the United States. Refer to Note 2 for additional information on the fairlife acquisition. Refer to Note 16 for additional information on the impairment charges. Refer to Note 18 for additional information on the Company's strategic realignment initiatives and productivity and reinvestment program. Refer to Note 19 for the impact these charges had on our operating segments and Corporate.
In 2019, the Company recorded other operating charges of $458 million. These charges included $264 million related to the Company's productivity and reinvestment program and $42 million related to the impairment of a trademark in Asia Pacific. In addition, other operating charges included $46 million of transaction costs associated with the purchase of Costa, which we acquired in January 2019, and $95 million for costs incurred to refranchise certain of our North America bottling operations. These costs included, 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 bottling systems. Refer to Note 2 for additional information on the acquisition of Costa and the refranchising of our bottling operations. Refer to Note 16 for additional information on the trademark impairment charge. Refer to Note 18 for additional information on the Company's productivity and reinvestment program. Refer to Note 19 for the impact these charges had on our operating segments and Corporate.
In 2018, the Company recorded other operating charges of $1,079 million. These charges primarily consisted of $450 million of North America bottling operations' asset impairments and $440 million related to the Company's productivity and reinvestment program. In addition, other operating charges included $139 million related to costs incurred to refranchise certain of our North America bottling operations. Other operating charges also included $33 million related to tax litigation expense and $19 million related to noncapitalizable transaction costs associated with pending and closed transactions. Refer to Note 2 for additional information on the refranchising of our bottling operations. Refer to Note 11 for additional information related to the tax litigation. Refer to Note 18 for additional information on the Company's productivity and reinvestment program. Refer to Note 19 for the impact these charges had on our operating segments and Corporate.
Other Nonoperating Items
Interest Expense
During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company recorded charges of $484 million related to the extinguishment of certain long-term debt. Refer to Note 10.
During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company recorded a net gain of $27 million related to the extinguishment of certain long-term debt. Refer to Note 10.
Equity Income (Loss) — Net
The Company recorded net charges of $216 million, $100 million and $111 million in equity income (loss) — net during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. These amounts primarily represent the Company's proportionate share of significant operating and nonoperating items recorded by certain of our equity method investees. Refer to Note 19 for the impact these charges had on our operating segments and Corporate.
Other Income (Loss) — Net
In 2020, other income (loss) — net was income of $841 million. The Company recognized a gain of $902 million in conjunction with the fairlife acquisition, a net gain of $148 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 net gain of $18 million related to the sale of a portion of our ownership interest in one of our equity method investees and a gain of $17 million related to the sale of our ownership interest in an equity method investee in North America. These gains were partially offset by an other-than-temporary impairment charge of $252 million related to CCBJHI, an equity method investee, an other-than-temporary impairment charge of $38 million related to one of our equity method investees in Latin America, an impairment charge of $26 million associated with an investment in an equity security without a readily determinable fair value and a net loss of $55 million related to economic hedging activities. The Company also recorded net charges of $25 million related to the restructuring of our manufacturing operations in the United States and pension and other postretirement benefit plan settlement and curtailment charges of $14 million related to the Company's strategic realignment initiatives. Refer to Note 2 for additional information on the fairlife acquisition. Refer to Note 4 for additional information on equity and debt securities. Refer to Note 5 for additional information on our economic hedging activities. Refer to Note 16 for additional information on the impairment charges. Refer to Note 18 for additional information on the Company's strategic realignment initiatives. Refer to Note 19 for the impact these items had on our operating segments and Corporate.
In 2019, other income (loss) — net was income of $34 million. The Company recognized a gain of $739 million on the sale of a retail and office building in New York City. The Company also recognized a net gain of $250 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 $73 million related to the refranchising of certain bottling operations in India and a gain of $39 million related to the sale of a portion of our ownership interest in Andina. These gains were partially offset by other-than-temporary impairment charges of $406 million related to CCBJHI, an equity method investee, $255 million related to certain equity method investees in the Middle East, $57 million related to one of our equity method investees in North America and $49 million related to one of our equity method investees in Latin America. The Company also recorded an adjustment to reduce the carrying amount of CCBA's fixed assets and definite-lived intangible assets by $160 million and recognized a $118 million net loss in conjunction with our acquisition of the remaining ownership interest in CHI. Additionally, the Company recognized net charges of $105 million primarily related to post-closing adjustments as contemplated by the related agreements associated with 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 new form of bottling agreement with additional requirements. Refer to Note 2 for additional information on the CCBA asset adjustment, refranchising activities, the North America conversion payments, the acquisition of the remaining ownership interest in CHI and the sale of a portion of our ownership interest in Andina. Refer to Note 4 for additional information on equity and debt securities. Refer to Note 19 for the impact these items had on our operating segments and Corporate.
In 2018, other income (loss) — net was a loss of $1,674 million. The Company recorded other-than-temporary impairment charges of $591 million related to certain of our equity method investees, an impairment charge of $554 million related to assets held by CCBA and net charges of $476 million due to the refranchising of certain bottling territories in North America. The Company also recorded a net loss of $278 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, charges of $240 million related to pension settlements, and a net loss of $79 million related to economic hedging activity associated with the purchase of Costa, which we acquired in January 2019. Additionally, we recorded charges of $34 million primarily related to payments made to convert the bottling agreements for certain North America bottling partners' territories to a single new form of bottling agreement with additional requirements, 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 and a $32 million loss related to acquiring a controlling interest in the Philippine bottling operations. These charges were partially offset by a net gain of $296 million related to the sale of our equity ownership in Lindley and a net gain of $47 million related to the refranchising of our Latin American bottling operations. Refer to Note 1 and Note 4 for additional information on equity and debt securities. Refer to Note 2 for additional information on refranchising activities, North America conversion payments, the sale of our equity ownership in Lindley, our acquisition of the controlling interest in the Philippine bottling operations and our acquisition of Costa. Refer to Note 5 for additional information on our hedging activities. Refer to Note 19 for the impact these items had on our operating segments and Corporate.