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Significant Operating and Nonoperating Items

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Significant Operating and Nonoperating Items
6 Months Ended
Jul. 03, 2015
Significant Operating and Nonoperating Items  
Significant Operating and Nonoperating Items
SIGNIFICANT OPERATING AND NONOPERATING ITEMS
Other Operating Charges
During the three months ended July 3, 2015, the Company recorded other operating charges of $669 million. These charges included $92 million due to the Company's productivity and reinvestment program and $94 million due to the integration of our German bottling and distribution operations. In addition, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $380 million primarily due to the discontinuation of energy products under one of the trademarks included in the glacéau portfolio as a result of the Monster Transaction. The remaining carrying value of this trademark as of July 3, 2015 was $2.6 billion, which is equal to its fair value. If the future operating results of this trademark do not support the current financial projections or if macroeconomic conditions change causing the cost of capital and/or discount rate to increase without an offsetting increase in the operating results, it is likely that we would be required to recognize an additional impairment charge related to this trademark. The Company also recorded a charge of $100 million related to a cash contribution we made to The Coca-Cola Foundation. 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 15 for the impact these charges had on our operating segments.
During the six months ended July 3, 2015, the Company recorded other operating charges of $902 million. These charges consisted of $182 million due to the Company's productivity and reinvestment program and $129 million due to the integration of our German bottling and distribution operations. In addition, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $380 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 $108 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 change. Refer to Note 15 for the impact these charges had on our operating segments.
During the three months ended June 27, 2014, the Company incurred other operating charges of $201 million. These charges consisted of $89 million due to the Company's productivity and reinvestment program and $66 million due to the integration of our German bottling and distribution operations. The Company also recorded a loss of $25 million as a result of the restructuring and transition of the Company's Russian juice operations to an existing joint venture with an unconsolidated bottling partner. In addition, a charge of $21 million was incurred due to the write-down of receivables from our bottling partner in Venezuela as a result of limited government-approved exchange rate conversion mechanisms. Refer to Note 11 for additional information on the Company's productivity, integration and restructuring initiatives. 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.
During the six months ended June 27, 2014, the Company incurred other operating charges of $329 million. These charges consisted of $175 million due to the Company's productivity and reinvestment program and $108 million due to the integration of our German bottling and distribution operations. The Company also recorded a loss of $25 million as a result of the restructuring and transition of the Company's Russian juice operations to an existing joint venture with an unconsolidated bottling partner. In addition, a charge of $21 million was incurred due to the write-down of receivables from our bottling partner in Venezuela as a result of limited government-approved exchange rate conversion mechanisms. Refer to Note 11 for additional information on the Company's productivity, integration and restructuring initiatives. 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 six months ended July 3, 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 6 for additional information and Note 15 for the impact this charge had on our operating segments.
Equity Income (Loss) — Net
During the three and six months ended July 3, 2015, the Company recorded net charges of $9 million and $82 million, respectively. During the three and six months ended June 27, 2014, the Company recorded net charges of $6 million and $33 million, respectively. These amounts represent the Company's proportionate share of unusual or infrequent 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 July 3, 2015, the Company recorded a net gain of $1,402 million as a result of the Monster Transaction and charges of $12 million due to the refranchising of certain territories in North America. Additionally, the Company recognized a foreign currency exchange gain of $202 million associated with our euro-denominated debt. Refer to Note 2 for additional information on the Monster Transaction and North America refranchising. Refer to Note 15 for the impact these items had on our operating segments.
During the six months ended July 3, 2015, the Company recorded a net gain of $1,402 million as a result of the Monster Transaction and charges of $33 million due to the refranchising of certain 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 $282 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 and 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 additional information related to the charge due to the remeasurement in Venezuela. Refer to Note 15 for the impact these items had on our operating segments.
During the three months ended June 27, 2014, the Company recorded a charge of $140 million primarily related to the refranchising of certain territories in North America. Refer to Note 2 for additional information related to this charge and Note 15 for the impact this charge had on our operating segments.
During the six months ended June 27, 2014, the Company recorded a charge of $140 million primarily related to the refranchising of certain territories in North America. The Company also incurred a charge of $226 million due to the expansion of the Venezuelan government's currency conversion markets. Refer to Note 2 for additional information related to the North America refranchising, Note 1 for additional information related to the change in Venezuelan exchange rates and Note 15 for the impact these charges had on our operating segments.