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ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES

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ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2024
Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]  
ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES
Acquisitions
Our Company’s acquisitions of businesses, equity method investments and nonmarketable securities totaled $8 million and $20 million during the three months ended March 29, 2024 and March 31, 2023, respectively.
Divestitures
Proceeds from disposals of businesses, equity method investments and nonmarketable securities during the three months ended March 29, 2024 totaled $2,893 million, which primarily related to the refranchising of the Company’s bottling operations that were classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2023. Also included was the sale of our ownership interest in an equity method investee in Thailand for which we received cash proceeds of $728 million and recognized a net gain of $516 million, which was recorded in the line item other income (loss) — net in our consolidated statement of income.
Proceeds from disposals of businesses, equity method investments and nonmarketable securities during the three months ended March 31, 2023 totaled $319 million, which primarily related to the sale of our ownership interest in an equity method investee in Indonesia to Coca-Cola Europacific Partners plc (“CCEP”), an equity method investee, for which we received cash proceeds of $302 million and recognized a net gain of $12 million. The Company also refranchised its bottling operations in Vietnam in January 2023 and recognized a net gain of $439 million as a result of the sale. The Company received the related cash proceeds of $823 million in December 2022. These gains were recorded in the line item other income (loss) — net in our consolidated statement of income.
Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale
As of December 31, 2023, the Company’s bottling operations in the Philippines, Bangladesh and certain territories in India met the criteria to be classified as held for sale. As a result, we were required to record the related assets and liabilities at the lower of carrying value or fair value less any costs to sell. As the fair values less any costs to sell exceeded the carrying values, the related assets and liabilities were recorded at their carrying values. These assets and liabilities were included in the Bottling Investments operating segment.
The Company refranchised its bottling operations in certain territories in India in January and February of 2024, for which we received net cash proceeds of $476 million and recognized a net gain of $293 million. The Company refranchised its bottling operations in Bangladesh to Coca-Cola İçecek A.Ş. (“CCI”), an equity method investee, in February 2024, for which we received net cash proceeds of $27 million and a note receivable of $29 million and recognized a net loss of $18 million, primarily due to the related reversal of cumulative translation adjustments. Additionally, in February 2024, the Company refranchised its bottling operations in the Philippines to CCEP and a local business partner, for which we received net cash proceeds of $1,656 million and recognized a net gain of $599 million. These gains and losses were recorded in the line item other income (loss) — net in our consolidated statement of income.
The following table presents information related to the major classes of assets and liabilities that were classified as held for sale and were included in the line items prepaid expenses and other current assets and accounts payable and accrued expenses, respectively, in our consolidated balance sheet (in millions):
December 31, 2023
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments $ 37 
Marketable securities
Trade accounts receivable, less allowances 95 
Inventories 299 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 60 
Equity method investments
Other noncurrent assets 51 
Deferred income tax assets 28 
Property, plant and equipment — net 1,267 
Goodwill 231 
Other intangible assets 14 
  Assets held for sale $ 2,094 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 464 
Loans and notes payable 63 
Accrued income taxes 24 
Long-term debt
Other noncurrent liabilities 108 
Deferred income tax liabilities 58 
  Liabilities held for sale $ 719