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Significant Operating and Nonoperating Items

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Significant Operating and Nonoperating Items
9 Months Ended
Oct. 01, 2021
Significant Operating and Nonoperating Items  
Significant Operating and Nonoperating Items SIGNIFICANT OPERATING AND NONOPERATING ITEMS
Other Operating Charges
During the three months ended October 1, 2021, the Company recorded other operating charges of $45 million. These charges included $31 million related to the Company’s productivity and reinvestment program, $12 million related to the remeasurement of our contingent consideration liability to fair value in conjunction with the fairlife acquisition, $4 million due to the Company’s strategic realignment initiatives and $1 million related to tax litigation expense. Other operating charges also included a net gain of $3 million related to the restructuring of our manufacturing operations in the United States.
During the nine months ended October 1, 2021, the Company recorded other operating charges of $478 million. These charges primarily consisted of $263 million related to the remeasurement of our contingent consideration liability to fair value in conjunction with the fairlife acquisition, $126 million due to the Company’s strategic realignment initiatives and $71 million related to the Company’s productivity and reinvestment program. In addition, other operating charges included $14 million related to tax litigation expense and a net charge of $4 million related to the restructuring of our manufacturing operations in the United States.
During the three months ended September 25, 2020, the Company recorded other operating charges of $372 million. These charges primarily consisted of $332 million due to the Company’s strategic realignment initiatives and $10 million related to the Company’s productivity and reinvestment program. In addition, other operating charges included $18 million related to the remeasurement of our contingent consideration liability to fair value in conjunction with the fairlife acquisition and $12 million related to the restructuring of our manufacturing operations in the United States.
During the nine months ended September 25, 2020, the Company recorded other operating charges of $747 million. These charges primarily consisted of $332 million related to the Company’s strategic realignment initiatives and $71 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 charges of $35 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, which was driven by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, revised projections of future operating results and a change in brand focus in the Company’s portfolio. Other operating charges also included $47 million related to the remeasurement of our contingent consideration liability to fair value in conjunction with the fairlife acquisition and $24 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 8 for additional information related to the tax litigation. Refer to Note 12 for additional information on the Company’s strategic realignment initiatives and productivity and reinvestment program. Refer to Note 15 for additional information on the impairment charges. Refer to Note 16 for the impact these charges had on our operating segments and Corporate.
Other Nonoperating Items
Interest Expense
During the nine months ended October 1, 2021, the Company recorded charges of $650 million related to the extinguishment of long-term debt. During the three and nine months ended September 25, 2020, the Company recorded charges of $405 million related to the extinguishment of long-term debt. Refer to Note 7.
Equity Income (Loss) — Net
During the three and nine months ended October 1, 2021, the Company recorded a net gain of $18 million and a net charge of $5 million, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 25, 2020, the Company recorded net charges of $27 million and $128 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 and Corporate.
Other Income (Loss) — Net
During the three months ended October 1, 2021, the Company recorded charges of $266 million related to the restructuring of our manufacturing operations in the United States. Additionally, the Company recognized a gain of $63 million related to the sale of a portion of our ownership interest in one of our equity method investments. The Company also recorded pension benefit plan settlement charges of $21 million related to our strategic realignment initiatives.
During the nine months ended October 1, 2021, the Company recognized a net gain of $695 million related to the sale of our ownership interest in CCA, an equity method investee, and a gain of $63 million related to the sale of a portion of our ownership interest in one of our equity method investments. Additionally, the Company recognized a net gain of $341 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. The Company also recorded charges of $266 million related to the restructuring of our manufacturing operations in the United States and pension benefit plan settlement charges of $104 million related to our strategic realignment initiatives.
During the three months ended September 25, 2020, the Company recognized a net gain of $13 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. The Company also recorded other postretirement benefit plan curtailment charges of $11 million related to our strategic realignment initiatives.
During the nine months ended September 25, 2020, the Company recognized a gain of $902 million in conjunction with the fairlife acquisition, which resulted from the remeasurement of our previously held equity interest in fairlife to fair value, and a gain of $18 million related to the sale of a portion of our ownership interest in one of our equity method investments. These gains were partially offset by a net loss of $55 million related to economic hedging activities, an other-than-temporary impairment charge of $38 million related to one of our equity method investees in Latin America, and an impairment charge of $26 million associated with an investment in an equity security without a readily determinable fair value. The impairment charges were primarily driven by revised projections of future operating results. The Company also recorded a charge of $21 million related to the restructuring of our manufacturing operations in the United States, other postretirement benefit plan curtailment charges of $11 million related to our strategic realignment initiatives, and a net loss of $127 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.
Refer to Note 2 for additional information on the sale of our ownership interest in CCA and the fairlife acquisition. Refer to Note 4 for additional information on equity and debt securities. Refer to Note 6 for additional information on our economic hedging activities. Refer to Note 12 for additional information on the Company’s strategic realignment initiatives. Refer to Note 15 for additional information on the impairment charges and the charges related to the restructuring of our manufacturing operations in the United States. Refer to Note 16 for the impact that certain of these items had on our operating segments and Corporate.