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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

ý QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 29, 2017

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number 001-02217

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)



Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		58-0628465 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
One Coca-Cola Plaza Atlanta, Georgia (Address of principal executive offices)		30313 (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (404) 676-2121

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ý No o

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ý No o

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.



Large accelerated filer ý			Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)			Smaller reporting company o
Emerging growth company o
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No ý

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date.



Class of Common Stock		Outstanding as of October 23, 2017
$0.25 Par Value		4,260,667,316 Shares

THE COCA-COLA COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

Table of Contents



		Page Number
	Forward-Looking Statements	1

	Part I. Financial Information

Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited)	2

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income Three and nine months ended September 29, 2017 and September 30, 2016	2

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income Three and nine months ended September 29, 2017 and September 30, 2016	3

	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets September 29, 2017 and December 31, 2016	4

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Nine months ended September 29, 2017 and September 30, 2016	5

	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	6

Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	41

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	65

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	65

	Part II. Other Information

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	65

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	66

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	66

Item 6.	Exhibits	67
	Signatures	71

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This report contains information that may constitute "forward-looking statements." Generally, the words "believe," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "project," "will" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which generally are not historical in nature. However, the absence of these words or similar expressions does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. All statements that address operating performance, events or developments that we expect or anticipate will occur in the future — including statements relating to volume growth, share of sales and earnings per share growth, and statements expressing general views about future operating results — are forward-looking statements. Management believes that these forward-looking statements are reasonable as and when made. However, caution should be taken not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements because such statements speak only as of the date when made. Our Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. In addition, forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from our Company's historical experience and our present expectations or projections. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those described in Part II, "Item 1A. Risk Factors" and elsewhere in this report and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, and those described from time to time in our future reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Part I. Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)

THE COCA-COLA COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

(In millions except per share data)



	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 29, 2017			September 30, 2016			September 29, 2017			September 30, 2016
NET OPERATING REVENUES	$	9,078		$	10,633		$	27,898		$	32,454
Cost of goods sold	3,395			4,131			10,567			12,671
GROSS PROFIT	5,683			6,502			17,331			19,783
Selling, general and administrative expenses	3,203			4,009			9,660			11,682
Other operating charges	360			222			1,491			830
OPERATING INCOME	2,120			2,271			6,180			7,271
Interest income	175			164			495			472
Interest expense	208			182			631			485
Equity income (loss) — net	358			281			883			678
Other income (loss) — net	(771		)	(1,106		)	(1,122		)	(315		)
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	1,674			1,428			5,805			7,621
Income taxes	230			378			1,805			1,618
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	1,444			1,050			4,000			6,003
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(3		)	4			0			26
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO SHAREOWNERS OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY	$	1,447		$	1,046		$	4,000		$	5,977
BASIC NET INCOME PER SHARE¹	$	0.34		$	0.24		$	0.94		$	1.38
DILUTED NET INCOME PER SHARE¹	$	0.33		$	0.24		$	0.92		$	1.37
DIVIDENDS PER SHARE	$	0.37		$	0.35		$	1.11		$	1.05
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING	4,266			4,315			4,275			4,322
Effect of dilutive securities	54			49			52			52
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING ASSUMING DILUTION	4,320			4,364			4,327			4,374

¹ Calculated based on net income attributable to shareowners of The Coca-Cola Company.

Refer to Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

THE COCA-COLA COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

(In millions)



	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 29, 2017			September 30, 2016			September 29, 2017			September 30, 2016
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	$	1,444		$	1,050		$	4,000		$	6,003
Other comprehensive income:
Net foreign currency translation adjustment	693			86			1,511			415
Net gain (loss) on derivatives	(96		)	(101		)	(394		)	(666		)
Net unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities	1			(82		)	165			79
Net change in pension and other benefit liabilities	49			39			82			128
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)	2,091			992			5,364			5,959
Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(2		)	2			2			17
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO SHAREOWNERS OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY	$	2,093		$	990		$	5,362		$	5,942

Refer to Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

THE COCA-COLA COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)

(In millions except par value)



	September 29, 2017			December 31, 2016
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	12,528		$	8,555
Short-term investments	9,691			9,595
TOTAL CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS	22,219			18,150
Marketable securities	5,138			4,051
Trade accounts receivable, less allowances of $488 and $466, respectively	3,664			3,856
Inventories	2,608			2,675
Prepaid expenses and other assets	2,993			2,481
Assets held for sale	1,782			2,797
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS	38,404			34,010
EQUITY METHOD INVESTMENTS	21,644			16,260
OTHER INVESTMENTS	1,117			989
OTHER ASSETS	4,480			4,248
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, less accumulated depreciation of $8,424 and $10,621, respectively	8,306			10,635
TRADEMARKS WITH INDEFINITE LIVES	6,575			6,097
BOTTLERS' FRANCHISE RIGHTS WITH INDEFINITE LIVES	138			3,676
GOODWILL	9,473			10,629
OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS	378			726
TOTAL ASSETS	$	90,515		$	87,270
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	10,212		$	9,490
Loans and notes payable	13,398			12,498
Current maturities of long-term debt	3,231			3,527
Accrued income taxes	355			307
Liabilities held for sale	437			710
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES	27,633			26,532
LONG-TERM DEBT	32,471			29,684
OTHER LIABILITIES	3,946			4,081
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	4,313			3,753
THE COCA-COLA COMPANY SHAREOWNERS' EQUITY
Common stock, $0.25 par value; Authorized — 11,200 shares; Issued — 7,040 and 7,040 shares, respectively	1,760			1,760
Capital surplus	15,699			14,993
Reinvested earnings	64,759			65,502
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(9,843		)	(11,205		)
Treasury stock, at cost — 2,778 and 2,752 shares, respectively	(50,256		)	(47,988		)
EQUITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO SHAREOWNERS OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY	22,119			23,062
EQUITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	33			158
TOTAL EQUITY	22,152			23,220
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$	90,515		$	87,270

Refer to Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

THE COCA-COLA COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

(In millions)



	Nine Months Ended
	September 29, 2017			September 30, 2016
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income	$	4,000		$	6,003
Depreciation and amortization	926			1,323
Stock-based compensation expense	167			191
Deferred income taxes	606			(98		)
Equity (income) loss — net of dividends	(559		)	(417		)
Foreign currency adjustments	322			193
Significant (gains) losses on sales of assets — net	942			364
Other operating charges	918			277
Other items	(9		)	(205		)
Net change in operating assets and liabilities	(1,395		)	(908		)
Net cash provided by operating activities	5,918			6,723
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchases of investments	(12,925		)	(12,733		)
Proceeds from disposals of investments	12,161			13,210
Acquisitions of businesses, equity method investments and nonmarketable securities	(538		)	(767		)
Proceeds from disposals of businesses, equity method investments and nonmarketable securities	2,790			745
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(1,194		)	(1,561		)
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment	72			92
Other investing activities	(122		)	(319		)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	244			(1,333		)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Issuances of debt	24,899			22,667
Payments of debt	(22,424		)	(20,406		)
Issuances of stock	1,320			1,295
Purchases of stock for treasury	(3,087		)	(2,509		)
Dividends	(3,165		)	(3,028		)
Other financing activities	(42		)	198
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(2,499		)	(1,783		)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	310			231
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Net increase (decrease) during the period	3,973			3,838
Balance at beginning of period	8,555			7,309
Balance at end of period	$	12,528		$	11,147

Refer to Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

THE COCA-COLA COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

NOTE 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("U.S. GAAP") for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. They do not include all information and notes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. However, except as disclosed herein, there has been no material change in the information disclosed in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Coca-Cola Company for the year ended December 31, 2016.

When used in these notes, the terms "The Coca-Cola Company," "Company," "we," "us" and "our" mean The Coca-Cola Company and all entities included in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (including normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2017. Sales of our nonalcoholic ready-to-drink beverages are somewhat seasonal, with the second and third calendar quarters accounting for the highest sales volumes. The volume of sales in the beverage business may be affected by weather conditions.

Each of our interim reporting periods, other than the fourth interim reporting period, ends on the Friday closest to the last day of the corresponding quarterly calendar period. The third quarter of 2017 and the third quarter of 2016 ended on September 29, 2017 and September 30, 2016, respectively. Our fourth interim reporting period and our fiscal year end on December 31 regardless of the day of the week on which December 31 falls.

Advertising Costs

The Company's accounting policy related to advertising costs for annual reporting purposes, as disclosed in Note 1 of our 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K, is to expense production costs of print, radio, television and other advertisements as of the first date the advertisements take place. All other marketing expenditures are expensed in the annual period in which the expenditure is incurred.

For interim reporting purposes, we allocate our estimated full year marketing expenditures that benefit multiple interim periods to each of our interim reporting periods. We use the proportion of each interim period's actual unit case volume to the estimated full year unit case volume as the basis for the allocation. This methodology results in our marketing expenditures being recognized at a standard rate per unit case. At the end of each interim reporting period, we review our estimated full year unit case volume and our estimated full year marketing expenditures that benefit multiple interim periods in order to evaluate if a change in estimate is necessary. The impact of any changes in these full year estimates is recognized in the interim period in which the change in estimate occurs. Our full year marketing expenditures are not impacted by this interim accounting policy.

Hyperinflationary Economies

A hyperinflationary economy is one that has cumulative inflation of 100 percent or more over a three-year period. In accordance with U.S. GAAP, local subsidiaries in hyperinflationary economies are required to use the U.S. dollar as their functional currency and remeasure the monetary assets and liabilities not denominated in U.S. dollars using the rate applicable to conversion of a currency for purposes of dividend remittances. All exchange gains and losses resulting from remeasurement are recognized currently in income.

Venezuela has been designated as a hyperinflationary economy. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Venezuelan government devalued its currency and changed its official and most preferential exchange rate, which should be used for purchases of certain essential goods, to 10 bolivars per U.S. dollar from 6.3. The official and most preferential rate is now known as DIPRO. The Venezuelan government also announced a new rate known as DICOM, which is allowed to float freely and is expected to fluctuate based on supply and demand. Management determined that the DICOM rate was the most appropriate legally available rate to remeasure the net monetary assets of our Venezuelan subsidiary.

In addition to the foreign currency exchange exposure related to our Venezuelan subsidiary's net monetary assets, we also sell concentrate to our bottling partner in Venezuela from outside the country. These sales are denominated in U.S. dollars. As a result of the continued lack of liquidity and our revised assessment of the U.S. dollar value we expected to realize upon the conversion of Venezuelan bolivars into U.S. dollars by our bottling partner to pay our concentrate sales receivables, we recorded a write-down of $76 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 in the line item other operating charges in our condensed consolidated statements of income.

We also have certain U.S. dollar-denominated intangible assets associated with products sold in Venezuela. As a result of weaker sales and the volatility of foreign currency exchange rates resulting from continued political instability, we recorded impairment charges of $34 million during the nine months ended September 29, 2017 in the line item other operating charges in our condensed consolidated statement of income. As a result of these impairment charges, the remaining carrying value of all U.S. dollar-denominated intangible assets associated with products sold in Venezuela is zero.

Recently Issued Accounting Guidance

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP and is intended to improve and converge with international standards the financial reporting requirements for revenue from contracts with customers. The core principle of ASU 2014-09 is that an entity should recognize revenue for the transfer of goods or services equal to the amount that it expects to be entitled to receive for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 also requires additional disclosures about the nature, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments. ASU 2014-09 allows for adoption either on a full retrospective basis to each prior reporting period presented or on a modified retrospective basis with the cumulative effect of initially applying the new guidance recognized at the date of initial application, which will be effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2018.

The Company plans to adopt ASU 2014-09 and its amendments on a modified retrospective basis. We expect that ASU 2014-09's broad definition of variable consideration will require the Company to estimate and record certain variable payments resulting from collaborative funding arrangements, rebates and other pricing allowances earlier than it currently does. While we do not expect this change to have a material impact on our net operating revenues on an annual basis, we do expect that it will have an impact on our revenue in interim periods. Additionally, as a result of electing certain of the practical expedients available under the ASU, the Company expects there will be some reclassifications to or from net operating revenues, cost of goods sold, and selling, general and administrative expenses. As we continue our assessment, the Company is also identifying and preparing to implement changes to our accounting policies and practices, business processes, systems and controls to support the new revenue recognition and disclosure requirements. We are in the process of quantifying the impacts that will result from applying the new guidance. Our assessment will be completed during fiscal year 2017.

In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-17, Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes. The amendments in this update are intended to simplify the presentation of deferred income taxes and require that deferred tax liabilities and assets be classified as noncurrent in a consolidated statement of financial position. The standard was prospectively adopted by the Company on January 1, 2017. Had the Company retrospectively adopted the standard as of December 31, 2016, the line items prepaid expenses and other assets and accounts payable and accrued expenses in our condensed consolidated balance sheet would have been reduced by $80 million and $692 million, respectively, as a result of reclassifying the current deferred tax assets and liabilities. The offsetting impact for the reclassifications as of December 31, 2016 would have increased the noncurrent line items other assets and deferred income taxes in our condensed consolidated balance sheet by $54 million and $666 million, respectively.

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments — Overall: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, which addresses certain aspects of the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of financial instruments. The amendment will be effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2018 and will require us to recognize any changes in the fair value of certain equity investments in net income. These changes are currently recognized in other comprehensive income ("OCI").

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases, which requires lessees to recognize on the balance sheet a right-of-use asset, representing their right to use the underlying asset for the lease term, and a lease liability for all leases with terms greater than 12 months. The guidance also requires qualitative and quantitative disclosures designed to assess the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. The standard requires the use of a modified retrospective transition approach, which includes a number of optional practical expedients that entities may elect to apply. ASU 2016-02 is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2019 and we are currently evaluating the impact that ASU 2016-02 will have on our consolidated financial statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Compensation — Stock Compensation: Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. The standard is intended to simplify several areas of accounting for share-based compensation arrangements, including the income tax impact, classification on the statement of cash flows and forfeitures. The Company adopted ASU 2016-09 on January 1, 2017 by prospectively recognizing excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies in our consolidated statement of income as the awards vested or were settled. Effective January 1, 2017, the Company also prospectively presented excess tax benefits as an operating activity, rather than a financing activity, in our consolidated statement of cash flows. Had these changes been required to be adopted retrospectively, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company would have recognized an additional $20 million and $140 million, respectively, of excess tax benefits in our condensed consolidated statements of income. Additionally, during the nine months ended September 30,

2016, the Company would have reduced our financing activities and increased our operating activities by $140 million in our condensed consolidated statement of cash flows. The Company has elected, consistent with past practice, to estimate the number of awards that are expected to vest to determine the amount of stock-based compensation expense recognized in earnings.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments — Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which requires measurement and recognition of expected credit losses for financial assets held. ASU 2016-13 is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2020 and we are currently evaluating the impact that ASU 2016-13 will have on our consolidated financial statements.

In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-16, Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory, which requires the Company to recognize the income tax consequences of an intra-entity transfer of an asset other than inventory when the transfer occurs. ASU 2016-16 is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2018 and will be applied using a modified retrospective basis. We currently expect the cumulative-effect adjustment will result in a net deferred tax asset of approximately $2.8 billion. This amount will primarily be recorded as a deferred tax asset in the line item other assets in our consolidated balance sheet.

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18, Restricted Cash. The amendments in this update address diversity in practice that exists in the classification and presentation of changes in restricted cash and require that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. ASU 2016-18 is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2018 and is required to be applied using a retrospective transition method to each period presented. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that ASU 2016-18 will have on our consolidated statement of cash flows.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, Clarifying the Definition of a Business, which clarifies the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. ASU 2017-01 is required to be applied prospectively and will be effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2018. The impact on our consolidated financial statements will depend on the facts and circumstances of any specific future transactions.

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-07, Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost, which requires that the service cost component of the Company's net periodic pension cost and net periodic postretirement benefit cost be included in the same line item as other compensation costs arising from services rendered by employees, with the other components of net periodic benefit cost being classified outside of a subtotal of income from operations. Of the components of net periodic benefit cost, only the service cost component will be eligible for asset capitalization. ASU 2017-07 is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2018 and is required to be applied retrospectively for the presentation of the service cost component and the other components of net periodic pension cost and net periodic postretirement benefit cost in our income statement. ASU 2017-07 allows a practical expedient for the estimation basis for applying the retrospective presentation requirements and requires the prospective adoption, on and after the effective date, for the capitalization of the service cost component of net periodic pension cost and net periodic postretirement benefit cost in assets.

In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities, which eliminates the requirement to separately measure and report hedge ineffectiveness and requires companies to recognize all elements of hedge accounting that impact earnings in the same income statement line item where the hedged item resides. The amendments include new alternatives for measuring the hedged item for fair value hedges of interest rate risk and ease the requirements for effectiveness testing, hedge documentation and applying the critical terms match method. Finally, the standard introduces new alternatives that permit companies to reduce the risk of material error if the shortcut method is misapplied. ASU 2017-12 is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2019 and is required to be applied prospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that ASU 2017-12 will have on our consolidated financial statements.

NOTE 2: ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES

Acquisitions

During the nine months ended September 29, 2017, our Company's acquisitions of businesses, equity method investments and nonmarketable securities totaled $538 million, which primarily related to the acquisition of AdeS, a plant-based beverage business, by the Company and several of its bottling partners in Latin America. Additionally, in conjunction with the refranchising of Coca-Cola Refreshments' ("CCR") Southwest operating unit ("Southwest Transaction"), we obtained an equity interest in AC Bebidas, S. de R.L. de C.V. ("AC Bebidas"), a subsidiary of Arca Continental, S.A.B. de C.V. ("Arca").

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, our Company's acquisitions of businesses, equity method investments and nonmarketable securities totaled $767 million, which primarily related to our acquisition of Xiamen Culiangwang Beverage

Technology Co., Ltd. ("China Green"), a maker of plant-based protein beverages in China, and a minority investment in CHI Limited ("CHI"), a Nigerian producer of value-added dairy and juice beverages, which is accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Under the terms of the agreement for our investment in CHI, the Company is obligated to acquire the remaining ownership interest from the existing shareowners in 2019 based on an agreed-upon formula.

Divestitures

During the nine months ended September 29, 2017, proceeds from disposals of businesses, equity method investments and nonmarketable securities totaled $2,790 million, primarily related to proceeds from the refranchising of certain bottling territories in North America and our China bottling operations.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, proceeds from disposals of businesses, equity method investments and nonmarketable securities totaled $745 million, primarily related to proceeds from the refranchising of certain bottling territories in North America.

Refranchising of China Bottling Operations

In November 2016, the Company entered into definitive agreements for the sale of the Company-owned bottling operations in China to the two existing local franchise bottlers, one of which is an equity method investee, and to sell a related cost method investment to one of the franchise bottlers. As a result, the Company's bottling operations in China and a related cost method investment were classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2016. On April 1, 2017, the Company sold a substantial portion of its bottling operations in China to the two local franchise bottlers. The remaining bottling operations and cost method investment were sold on July 1, 2017. We received net proceeds of $963 million as a result of these sales and recognized gains of $79 million and $88 million during the three and nine months ended September 29, 2017, respectively, which were included in the line item other income (loss) — net in our condensed consolidated statements of income.

North America Refranchising

In conjunction with implementing a new beverage partnership model in North America, the Company refranchised bottling territories that were previously managed by CCR to certain of our unconsolidated bottling partners. These territories generally border these bottlers' existing territories, allowing each bottler to better service local customers and provide more efficient execution. By entering into comprehensive beverage agreements ("CBAs") with each of the bottlers, we granted certain exclusive territory rights for the distribution, promotion, marketing and sale of Company-owned and licensed beverage products as defined by the CBA. In some cases, the Company has entered into, or agreed to enter into, manufacturing agreements that authorize certain bottlers that have executed a CBA to manufacture certain beverage products. If a bottler has not entered into a specific manufacturing agreement, then under the CBA for these territories, CCR retains the rights to produce these beverage products, and the bottlers will purchase from CCR (or other Company-authorized manufacturing bottlers) substantially all of the related finished products needed in order to service the customers in these territories.

Each CBA generally has a term of 10 years and is renewable, in most cases by the bottler and in some cases by the Company, indefinitely for successive additional terms of 10 years each. Under the CBA, except for the CBA entered into in conjunction with the Southwest Transaction and for additional territories sold to AC Bebidas, the bottlers will make ongoing quarterly payments to the Company based on their gross profit in the refranchised territories throughout the term of the CBA, including renewals, in exchange for the grant of the exclusive territory rights.

Contemporaneously with the grant of these rights, the Company sold the distribution assets, certain working capital items, and the exclusive rights to distribute certain beverage brands not owned by the Company, but distributed by CCR, in each of these territories, excluding the territory included in the Southwest Transaction, to the respective bottlers in exchange for cash.

In 2016, the Company formed a new National Product Supply System ("NPSS") to facilitate optimal operation of the U.S. product supply system. Under the NPSS, the Company and several of its existing independent producing bottlers administer key national product supply activities for these bottlers. Additionally, we have sold or are in the process of selling certain production facilities from CCR to these independent producing bottlers in exchange for cash, excluding production facilities included in the Southwest Transaction.

During the nine months ended September 29, 2017 and September 30, 2016, cash proceeds from these sales totaled $1,814 million and $732 million, respectively. Included in the cash proceeds for the nine months ended September 29, 2017 and September 30, 2016, was $279 million and $181 million, respectively, from Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated ("CCBCC"), an equity method investee. Also included in the cash proceeds for the nine months ended September 29, 2017, was $216 million from AC Bebidas, an equity method investee.

Under the applicable accounting guidance, we were required to derecognize all of the tangible assets sold as well as the intangible assets transferred, including distribution rights, customer relationships and an allocated portion of goodwill related to these territories. We recognized losses of $762 million and $1,089 million during the three months ended September 29, 2017 and September 30, 2016, respectively. During the nine months ended September 29, 2017 and September 30, 2016, the

Company recognized losses of $2,533 million and $1,657 million, respectively. These losses primarily related to the derecognition of the intangible assets transferred or reclassified as held for sale and were included in the line item other income (loss) — net in our condensed consolidated statements of income. See further discussion of assets and liabilities held for sale below. In total, we expect to recover the value of the intangible assets transferred to the bottlers under the CBAs through the future quarterly payments; however, as the payments for the territory rights are dependent on the bottlers' future gross profit in these territories, they are considered a form of contingent consideration.

There is diversity in practice as it relates to the accounting for contingent consideration by the seller. The seller can account for the future contingent payments received as a gain contingency, recognizing the amounts in the income statement only after the related contingencies are resolved and the gain is realized, which in this arrangement will be quarterly as the bottlers earn gross profit in the transferred territories. Alternatively, the seller can record a receivable for the contingent consideration at fair value on the date of sale and record any future differences between the payments received and this receivable in the income statement as they occur. We elected the gain contingency treatment since the quarterly payments will be received throughout the terms of the CBAs, including all subsequent renewals, regardless of the cumulative amount received as compared to the value of the intangible assets transferred.

During the three and nine months ended September 29, 2017, the Company recorded charges of $72 million and $287 million, respectively, primarily related to payments made to certain of our unconsolidated bottling partners in order to convert the bottling agreements for their legacy territories and any previously refranchised territories to a single form of CBA with additional requirements. The additional requirements generally include a binding national governance model, mandatory incidence pricing and additional core performance requirements, among other things. As a result of these conversions, the legacy territories and any previously refranchised territories for each of the related bottling partners will be governed under similar CBAs, which will provide consistency across each such bottler's respective territory, and consistency with other U.S. bottlers that have been granted or converted to this form of CBA. The expense related to these payments was included in the line item other income (loss) — net in our condensed consolidated statement of income during the three and nine months ended September 29, 2017.

On April 1, 2017, the Company refranchised the Southwest operating unit of CCR, which includes Texas and parts of

Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arkansas, in the Southwest Transaction. In conjunction with the Southwest Transaction, Arca contributed its existing beverage business to AC Bebidas. CCR contributed its Southwest operating unit, including all of its assets and liabilities, to AC Bebidas in exchange for an approximate 20 percent interest in AC Bebidas. Arca owns the remaining interest in AC Bebidas. After post-closing adjustments, CCR will have made cash payments of approximately $112 million, net of cash received. As a result of the Southwest Transaction, the Company recognized a gain of $1,060 million due to the difference in the recorded carrying value of the net assets transferred compared to the value of the interest it obtained in AC Bebidas of $2,960 million, which was determined using an income and market approach (a Level 3 measurement). This gain was recorded in the line item other income (loss) — net in our condensed consolidated statement of income. AC Bebidas will participate in the NPSS as it relates to its U.S. territory. The Company accounts for its interest in AC Bebidas as an equity method investment based on our equity ownership percentage, our representation on AC Bebidas' Board of Directors, material intercompany transactions and other governance rights.

Coca-Cola European Partners

In August 2015, the Company entered into an agreement to merge our German bottling operations with Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. ("CCE") and Coca-Cola Iberian Partners, S.A.U., formerly known as Coca-Cola Iberian Partners, S.A. ("CCIP"), to create Coca-Cola European Partners plc ("CCEP"). On May 28, 2016, the transaction closed and we exchanged our German bottling operations for an 18 percent interest in CCEP. As a result of recording our interest in CCEP at fair value based on its quoted market price, the deconsolidation of our German bottling operations, and the related reversal of its cumulative translation adjustments, we recognized a gain of $1,400 million. This gain was partially offset by a $77 million loss incurred as a result of reclassifying losses related to our net investment hedges of our German bottling operations from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) ("AOCI") into earnings as well as transaction costs incurred resulting in a net gain of $1,288 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016. Refer to Note 8. With the exception of the transaction costs, the net gain was recorded in the line item other income (loss) — net in our condensed consolidated statement of income. The Company accounts for its 18 percent interest in CCEP as an equity method investment based on our equity ownership percentage, our representation on CCEP's Board of Directors, material intercompany transactions and other governance rights.

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa Proprietary Limited

In November 2014, the Company, SABMiller plc and Gutsche Family Investments entered into an agreement to combine the bottling operations of each of the parties' nonalcoholic ready-to-drink beverage businesses in Southern and East Africa. In connection with the July 2, 2016 closing of the transaction to form the new bottler, which is called Coca-Cola Beverages Africa Proprietary Limited ("CCBA"), the Company: (1) contributed its South African bottling operations to CCBA, which included certain wholly owned subsidiaries and an equity method investment, (2) paid $150 million in cash, (3) obtained a 12 percent

interest in CCBA and a 3 percent interest in CCBA's South African subsidiary and (4) acquired several trademarks that are generally indefinite-lived.

As a result of recording our interests in CCBA and its South African subsidiary at fair value, the deconsolidation of our South African bottling operations, the derecognition of the equity method investment, and the reversal of related cumulative translation adjustments, we recognized a loss of $21 million. The fair values of the equity investments in CCBA and CCBA's South African subsidiary, along with the acquired trademarks, were determined using income approaches, including discounted cash flow models, and the Company believes the inputs and assumptions used are consistent with those hypothetical marketplace participants would use. The loss recognized resulted primarily from the reversal of the related cumulative translation adjustments. This loss is recorded in the line item other income (loss) — net in our condensed consolidated statement of income during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016.

Through the Company's 12 percent interest in CCBA, the Company is represented by two directors on CCBA's 10-member Board of Directors. Based on the level of equity ownership, the Company’s representation on the Board of Directors and other governance rights, the Company is accounting for its interests in CCBA and CCBA's South African subsidiary as equity method investments. The Company’s interest in CCBA provides it with a call option to acquire the ownership interest of SABMiller plc at fair value upon the occurrence of certain events, including upon a change in control of SABMiller plc. Refer to Note 16 for more information.

Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.

In March 2016, a JAB Holding Company-led investor group acquired Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. ("Keurig"), including the shares held by the Company, for $92 per share. As a result of the transaction, the Company received proceeds of $2,380 million, which were recorded in the line item proceeds from disposals of investments in our condensed consolidated statement of cash flows, and recorded a gain of $18 million related to the disposal of our shares of Keurig in the line item other income (loss) — net in our condensed consolidated statement of income during the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale

As of September 29, 2017, the Company had entered into agreements, or otherwise approved plans, to refranchise its remaining U.S. bottling territories. For bottling territories that met the criteria to be classified as held for sale, we were required to record their assets and liabilities at the lower of carrying value or fair value less any costs to sell based on the agreed-upon sale price and present the related assets and liabilities as separate line items in our condensed consolidated balance sheet. The Company expects that these bottling territories will be refranchised by December 31, 2017.

The following table presents information related to the major classes of assets and liabilities that were classified as held for sale in our condensed consolidated balance sheets (in millions):



	September 29, 2017				December 31, 2016
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments	$	10			$	49
Trade accounts receivable, less allowances	300				43
Inventories	181				264
Prepaid expenses and other assets	34				114
Equity method investments	—				1
Other investments	—				42
Other assets	7				17
Property, plant and equipment — net	1,145				1,780
Bottlers' franchise rights with indefinite lives	1,121				1,388
Goodwill	296				390
Other intangible assets	154				51
Allowance for reduction of assets held for sale	(1,466		)		(1,342		)
Total assets	$	1,782		¹	$	2,797		²
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	381			$	393
Accrued income taxes	4				13
Other liabilities	52				1
Deferred income taxes	—				303
Total liabilities	$	437		¹	$	710		³

¹Consists of total assets and total liabilities relating to North America refranchising of $1,782 million and $437 million, respectively, which are included in the Bottling Investments operating segment.

² Consists of total assets relating to North America refranchising of $1,247 million, China bottling operations of $1,533 million and other assets held for sale of $17 million, which are included in the Bottling Investments operating segment and Corporate.


³	Consists of total liabilities relating to North America refranchising of $224 million, China bottling operations of $483 million and other liabilities held for sale of $3 million, which are included in the Bottling Investments operating segment and Corporate.

We determined that the operations included in the table above did not meet the criteria to be classified as discontinued operations under the applicable guidance.

NOTE 3: INVESTMENTS

Investments in debt and marketable securities, other than investments accounted for under the equity method, are classified as trading, available-for-sale or held-to-maturity. Our marketable equity investments are classified as either trading or available-for-sale with their cost basis determined by the specific identification method. Our investments in debt securities are carried at either amortized cost or fair value. Investments in debt securities that the Company has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity are carried at amortized cost and classified as held-to-maturity. Investments in debt securities that are not classified as held-to-maturity are carried at fair value and classified as either trading or available-for-sale. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on trading securities and realized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities are included in net income. Unrealized gains and losses, net of deferred taxes, on available-for-sale securities are included in our condensed consolidated balance sheets as a component of AOCI, except for the change in fair value attributable to the currency risk being hedged. Refer to Note 5 for additional information related to the Company's fair value hedges of available-for-sale securities.

Trading Securities

As of September 29, 2017 and December 31, 2016, our trading securities had a fair value of $427 million and $384 million, respectively, and consisted primarily of equity securities. The Company had net unrealized gains on trading securities of $74 million and $39 million as of September 29, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

The Company's trading securities were included in the following line items in our condensed consolidated balance sheets (in millions):



	September 29, 2017		December 31, 2016
Marketable securities	$	318	$	282
Other assets	109		102
Total	$	427	$	384

Available-for-Sale and Held-to-Maturity Securities

As of September 29, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company did not have any held-to-maturity securities. As of September 29, 2017, available-for-sale securities consisted of the following (in millions):



			Gross Unrealized					Estimated
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Fair Value
Available-for-sale securities:¹
Equity securities	$	1,326	$	602	$	(35	)	$	1,893
Debt securities	6,550		169		(21		)	6,698
Total	$	7,876	$	771	$	(56	)	$	8,591

¹Refer to Note 14 for additional information related to the estimated fair value.

As of December 31, 2016, available-for-sale securities consisted of the following (in millions):



			Gross Unrealized					Estimated
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Fair Value
Available-for-sale securities:¹
Equity securities	$	1,252	$	425	$	(22	)	$	1,655
Debt securities	4,700		89		(31		)	4,758
Total	$	5,952	$	514	$	(53	)	$	6,413

¹Refer to Note 14 for additional information related to the estimated fair value.

The sale and/or maturity of available-for-sale securities resulted in the following realized activity (in millions):



	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 29, 2017			September 30, 2016			September 29, 2017			September 30, 2016
Gross gains	$	11		$	21		$	51		$	131
Gross losses	(7		)	(6		)	(21		)	(42		)
Proceeds	4,210			2,072			10,760			8,889

As of September 29, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company had investments classified as available-for-sale in which our cost basis exceeded the fair value of our investment. Management assessed each of the available-for-sale securities that were in a gross unrealized loss position on an individual basis to determine if the decline in fair value was other than temporary. Management's assessment as to the nature of a decline in fair value is based on, among other things, the length of time and the extent to which the market value has been less than our cost basis; the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer; and our intent and ability to retain the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in market value. As a result of these assessments, management determined that the decline in fair value of these investments was not other than temporary and did not record any impairment charges.

The Company uses two of its consolidated insurance captives to reinsure group annuity insurance contracts that cover the pension obligations of certain of our European and Canadian pension plans. In accordance with local insurance regulations, our insurance captives are required to meet and maintain minimum solvency capital requirements. The Company elected to invest its solvency capital in a portfolio of available-for-sale securities, which are classified in the line item other assets in our condensed consolidated balance sheets because the assets are not available to satisfy our current obligations. As of September 29, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company's available-for-sale securities included solvency capital funds of $1,112 million and $985 million, respectively.

The Company's available-for-sale securities were included in the following line items in our condensed consolidated balance sheets (in millions):



	September 29, 2017		December 31, 2016
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,682	$	682
Marketable securities	4,820		3,769
Other investments	971		849
Other assets	1,118		1,113
Total	$	8,591	$	6,413

The contractual maturities of these available-for-sale securities as of September 29, 2017, were as follows (in millions):



	Cost		Estimated Fair Value
Within 1 year	$	2,301	$	2,353
After 1 year through 5 years	3,722		3,799
After 5 years through 10 years	208		223
After 10 years	319		323
Equity securities	1,326		1,893
Total	$	7,876	$	8,591

The Company expects that actual maturities may differ from the contractual maturities above because borrowers have the right to call or prepay certain obligations.

Cost Method Investments

Cost method investments are initially recorded at cost, and we record dividend income when applicable dividends are declared. Cost method investments are reported as other investments in our condensed consolidated balance sheets, and dividend income from cost method investments is reported in other income (loss) — net in our condensed consolidated statements of income. We review all of our cost method investments quarterly to determine if impairment indicators are present; however, we are not required to determine the fair value of these investments unless impairment indicators exist. When impairment indicators exist, we generally use discounted cash flow analyses to determine the fair value. We estimate that the fair values of our cost method investments approximated or exceeded their carrying values as of September 29, 2017 and December 31, 2016. Our cost method investments had carrying values of $146 million and $140 million as of September 29, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

NOTE 4: INVENTORIES

Inventories consist primarily of raw materials and packaging (which include ingredients and supplies) and finished goods (which include concentrates and syrups in our concentrate operations and finished beverages in our finished product operations). Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value. We determine cost on the basis of the average cost or first-in, first-out methods. Inventories consisted of the following (in millions):



	September 29, 2017		December 31, 2016
Raw materials and packaging	$	1,639	$	1,565
Finished goods	741		844
Other	228		266
Total inventories	$	2,608	$	2,675

NOTE 5: HEDGING TRANSACTIONS AND DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Company is directly and indirectly affected by changes in certain market conditions. These changes in market conditions may adversely impact the Company's financial performance and are referred to as "market risks." When deemed appropriate, our Company uses derivatives as a risk management tool to mitigate the potential impact of certain market risks. The primary market risks managed by the Company through the use of derivative and non-derivative financial instruments are foreign currency exchange rate risk, commodity price risk and interest rate risk.

The Company uses various types of derivative instruments including, but not limited to, forward contracts, commodity futures contracts, option contracts, collars and swaps. Forward contracts and commodity futures contracts are agreements to buy or sell a quantity of a currency or commodity at a predetermined future date, and at a predetermined rate or price. An option contract is an agreement that conveys the purchaser the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a quantity of a currency or commodity at a predetermined rate or price during a period or at a time in the future. A collar is a strategy that uses a combination of options to limit the range of possible positive or negative returns on an underlying asset or liability to a specific range, or to protect expected future cash flows. To do this, an investor simultaneously buys a put option and sells (writes) a call option, or alternatively buys a call option and sells (writes) a put option. A swap agreement is a contract between two parties to exchange cash flows based on specified underlying notional amounts, assets and/or indices. We do not enter into derivative financial instruments for trading purposes. The Company may also designate certain non-derivative instruments, such as our foreign-denominated debt, in hedging relationships.

All derivative instruments are carried at fair value in our condensed consolidated balance sheets in the following line items, as applicable: prepaid expenses and other assets; other assets; accounts payable and accrued expenses; and other liabilities. The carrying values of the derivatives reflect the impact of legally enforceable master netting agreements and cash collateral held or placed with the same counterparties, as applicable. These master netting agreements allow the Company to net settle positive and negative positions (assets and liabilities) arising from different transactions with the same counterparty.

The accounting for gains and losses that result from changes in the fair values of derivative instruments depends on whether the derivatives have been designated and qualify as hedging instruments and the type of hedging relationships. Derivatives can be designated as fair value hedges, cash flow hedges or hedges of net investments in foreign operations. The changes in the fair values of derivatives that have been designated and qualify for fair value hedge accounting are recorded in the same line item in our condensed consolidated statement of income as the changes in the fair values of the hedged items attributable to the risk being hedged. The changes in the fair values of derivatives that have been designated and qualify as cash flow hedges or hedges of net investments in foreign operations are recorded in AOCI and are reclassified into the line item in our condensed consolidated statement of income in which the hedged items are recorded in the same period the hedged items affect earnings. Due to the high degree of effectiveness between the hedging instruments and the underlying exposures being hedged, fluctuations in the value of the derivative instruments are generally offset by changes in the fair values or cash flows of the underlying exposures being hedged. The changes in the fair values of derivatives that were not designated and/or did not qualify as hedging instruments are immediately recognized into earnings.

For derivatives that will be accounted for as hedging instruments, the Company formally designates and documents, at inception, the financial instrument as a hedge of a specific underlying exposure, the risk management objective and the strategy for undertaking the hedge transaction. In addition, the Company formally assesses, both at the inception and at least quarterly thereafter, whether the financial instruments used in hedging transactions are effective at offsetting changes in either the fair values or cash flows of the related underlying exposures. Any ineffective portion of a financial instrument's change in fair value is immediately recognized into earnings.

The Company determines the fair values of its derivatives based on quoted market prices or pricing models using current market rates. Refer to Note 14. The notional amounts of the derivative financial instruments do not necessarily represent amounts exchanged by the parties and, therefore, are not a direct measure of our exposure to the financial risks described above. The amounts exchanged are calculated by reference to the notional amounts and by other terms of the derivatives, such as interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity rates or other financial indices. The Company does not view the fair values of its derivatives in isolation but rather in relation to the fair values or cash flows of the underlying hedged transactions or other exposures. Virtually all of our derivatives are straightforward over-the-counter instruments with liquid markets.

The following table presents the fair values of the Company's derivative instruments that were designated and qualified as part of a hedging relationship (in millions):



		Fair Value^1,2
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments	Balance Sheet Location¹	September 29, 2017		December 31, 2016
Assets:
Foreign currency contracts	Prepaid expenses and other assets	$	210	$	400
Foreign currency contracts	Other assets	95		60
Interest rate contracts	Other assets	71		105
Total assets		$	376	$	565
Liabilities:
Foreign currency contracts	Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	120	$	40
Foreign currency contracts	Other liabilities	8		54
Commodity contracts	Accounts payable and accrued expenses	—		1
Interest rate contracts	Accounts payable and accrued expenses	33		36
Interest rate contracts	Other liabilities	34		47
Total liabilities		$	195	$	178

¹All of the Company's derivative instruments are carried at fair value in our condensed consolidated balance sheets after considering the impact of legally enforceable master netting agreements and cash collateral held or placed with the same counterparties, as applicable. Current disclosure requirements mandate that derivatives must also be disclosed without reflecting the impact of master netting agreements and cash collateral. Refer to Note 14 for the net presentation of the Company's derivative instruments.

²Refer to Note 14 for additional information related to the estimated fair value.

The following table presents the fair values of the Company's derivative instruments that were not designated as hedging instruments (in millions):



		Fair Value^1,2
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	Balance Sheet Location¹	September 29, 2017		December 31, 2016
Assets:
Foreign currency contracts	Prepaid expenses and other assets	$	39	$	284
Foreign currency contracts	Other assets	25		—
Commodity contracts	Prepaid expenses and other assets	15		27
Commodity contracts	Other assets	1		1
Other derivative instruments	Prepaid expenses and other assets	8		4
Other derivative instruments	Other assets	1		1
Total assets		$	89	$	317
Liabilities:
Foreign currency contracts	Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	59	$	60
Foreign currency contracts	Other liabilities	41		16
Commodity contracts	Accounts payable and accrued expenses	16		16
Commodity contracts	Other liabilities	1		1
Interest rate contracts	Accounts payable and accrued expenses	—		8
Interest rate contracts	Other liabilities	—		1
Other derivative instruments	Accounts payable and accrued expenses	1		2
Other derivative instruments	Other liabilities	—		5
Total liabilities		$	118	$	109

²Refer to Note 14 for additional information related to the estimated fair value.

Credit Risk Associated with Derivatives

We have established strict counterparty credit guidelines and enter into transactions only with financial institutions of investment grade or better. We monitor counterparty exposures regularly and review any downgrade in credit rating immediately. If a downgrade in the credit rating of a counterparty were to occur, we have provisions requiring collateral for substantially all of our transactions. To mitigate presettlement risk, minimum credit standards become more stringent as the

duration of the derivative financial instrument increases. In addition, the Company's master netting agreements reduce credit risk by permitting the Company to net settle for transactions with the same counterparty. To minimize the concentration of credit risk, we enter into derivative transactions with a portfolio of financial institutions. Based on these factors, we consider the risk of counterparty default to be minimal.

Cash Flow Hedging Strategy

The Company uses cash flow hedges to minimize the variability in cash flows of assets or liabilities or forecasted transactions caused by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices or interest rates. The changes in the fair values of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges are recorded in AOCI and are reclassified into the line item in our condensed consolidated statement of income in which the hedged items are recorded in the same period the hedged items affect earnings. The changes in fair values of hedges that are determined to be ineffective are immediately reclassified from AOCI into earnings. The maximum length of time for which the Company hedges its exposure to future cash flows is typically three years.

The Company maintains a foreign currency cash flow hedging program to reduce the risk that our eventual U.S. dollar net cash inflows from sales outside the United States and U.S. dollar net cash outflows from procurement activities will be adversely affected by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. We enter into forward contracts and purchase foreign currency options (principally euros and Japanese yen) and collars to hedge certain portions of forecasted cash flows denominated in foreign currencies. When the U.S. dollar strengthens against the foreign currencies, the decline in the present value of future foreign currency cash flows is partially offset by gains in the fair value of the derivative instruments. Conversely, when the U.S. dollar weakens, the increase in the present value of future foreign currency cash flows is partially offset by losses in the fair value of the derivative instruments. The total notional values of derivatives that were designated and qualify for the Company's foreign currency cash flow hedging program were $4,495 million and $6,074 million as of September 29, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

The Company uses cross-currency swaps to hedge the changes in cash flows of certain of its foreign currency denominated debt due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. For this hedging program, the Company records the change in carrying value of the foreign currency denominated debt due to changes in exchange rates into earnings each period. The changes in fair value of the cross-currency swap derivatives are recorded in AOCI with an immediate reclassification into earnings for the change in fair value attributable to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. The total notional values for the Company's cross-currency swaps were $1,851 million as of both September 29, 2017 and December 31, 2016.

The Company has entered into commodity futures contracts and other derivative instruments on various commodities to mitigate the price risk associated with forecasted purchases of materials used in our manufacturing process. These derivative instruments have been designated and qualify as part of the Company's commodity cash flow hedging program. The objective of this hedging program is to reduce the variability of cash flows associated with future purchases of certain commodities. The total notional values of derivatives that have been designated and qualify for this program were $2 million and $12 million as of September 29, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

Our Company monitors our mix of short-term debt and long-term debt regularly. From time to time, we manage our risk to interest rate fluctuations through the use of derivative financial instruments. The Company has entered into interest rate swap agreements and has designated these instruments as part of the Company's interest rate cash flow hedging program. The objective of this hedging program is to mitigate the risk of adverse changes in benchmark interest rates on the Company's future interest payments. The total notional values of these interest rate swap agreements that were designated and qualified for the Company's interest rate cash flow hedging program were $500 million and $1,500 million as of September 29, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

The following table presents the pretax impact that changes in the fair values of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges had on AOCI and earnings during the three months ended September 29, 2017 (in millions):



	Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI			Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income¹	Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Effective Portion)			Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)
Foreign currency contracts	$	(35	)	Net operating revenues	$	116		$	—	²
Foreign currency contracts	(11		)	Cost of goods sold	(4		)	—		²
Foreign currency contracts	—			Interest expense	(2		)	—
Foreign currency contracts	100			Other income (loss) — net	100			7
Interest rate contracts	(1		)	Interest expense	(9		)	—
Commodity contracts	—			Cost of goods sold	(1		)	—
Total	$	53			$	200		$	7

¹The Company records gains and losses reclassified from AOCI into income for the effective portion and the ineffective portion, if any, to the same line items in our condensed consolidated statements of income.

²Includes a de minimis amount of ineffectiveness in the hedging relationship.

The following table presents the pretax impact that changes in the fair values of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges had on AOCI and earnings during the nine months ended September 29, 2017 (in millions):



	Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI			Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income¹	Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Effective Portion)			Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)
Foreign currency contracts	$	(216	)	Net operating revenues	$	339		$	(1	)
Foreign currency contracts	(27		)	Cost of goods sold	1			—			²
Foreign currency contracts	—			Interest expense	(7		)	—
Foreign currency contracts	113			Other income (loss) — net	152			7
Interest rate contracts	(25		)	Interest expense	(26		)	2
Commodity contracts	(1		)	Cost of goods sold	—			—
Total	$	(156	)		$	459		$	8

²Includes a de minimis amount of ineffectiveness in the hedging relationship.



	Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI			Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income¹	Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Effective Portion)			Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)
Foreign currency contracts	$	(48	)	Net operating revenues	$	141		$	(2	)
Foreign currency contracts	9			Cost of goods sold	8			—
Foreign currency contracts	—			Interest expense	(2		)	—
Foreign currency contracts	36			Other income (loss) — net	40			—
Interest rate contracts	26			Interest expense	(2		)	3
Commodity contracts	(1		)	Cost of goods sold	—			—
Total	$	22			$	185		$	1



	Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI			Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income¹	Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Effective Portion)			Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)
Foreign currency contracts	$	(348	)	Net operating revenues	$	419		$	(3	)
Foreign currency contracts	(34		)	Cost of goods sold	41			(1		)
Foreign currency contracts	—			Interest expense	(6		)	—
Foreign currency contracts	25			Other income (loss) — net	38			—
Interest rate contracts	(226		)	Interest expense	(6		)	3
Commodity contracts	—			Cost of goods sold	—			—
Total	$	(583	)		$	486		$	(1	)

As of September 29, 2017, the Company estimates that it will reclassify into earnings during the next 12 months $175 million of gains from the pretax amount recorded in AOCI as the anticipated cash flows occur.

Fair Value Hedging Strategy

The Company uses interest rate swap agreements designated as fair value hedges to minimize exposure to changes in the fair value of fixed-rate debt that results from fluctuations in benchmark interest rates. The Company also uses cross-currency interest rate swaps to hedge the changes in the fair value of foreign currency denominated debt relating to changes in foreign currency exchange rates and benchmark interest rates. The changes in fair values of derivatives designated as fair value hedges and the offsetting changes in fair values of the hedged items are recognized in earnings. The ineffective portions of these hedges are immediately recognized in earnings. As of September 29, 2017, such adjustments had cumulatively increased the carrying value of our long-term debt by $25 million. When a derivative is no longer designated as a fair value hedge for any reason, including termination and maturity, the remaining unamortized difference between the carrying value of the hedged item at that time and the face value of the hedged item is amortized to earnings over the remaining life of the hedged item, or immediately if the hedged item has matured. The total notional values of derivatives that related to our fair value hedges of this type were $8,123 million and $6,158 million as of September 29, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

The Company also uses fair value hedges to minimize exposure to changes in the fair value of certain available-for-sale securities from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. The changes in fair values of derivatives designated as fair value hedges and the offsetting changes in fair values of the hedged items due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates are recognized in earnings. As a result, any difference is reflected in earnings as ineffectiveness. The total notional values of derivatives that related to our fair value hedges of this type were $1,002 million and $1,163 million as of September 29, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

The following table summarizes the pretax impact that changes in the fair values of derivatives designated as fair value hedges had on earnings (in millions):



Hedging Instruments and Hedged Items	Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income	Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income¹
		Three Months Ended
		September 29, 2017			September 30, 2016
Interest rate contracts	Interest expense	$	19		$	—
Fixed-rate debt	Interest expense	(15		)	(1		)
Net impact to interest expense		$	4		$	(1	)
Foreign currency contracts	Other income (loss) — net	$	(23	)	$	(67	)
Available-for-sale securities	Other income (loss) — net	26			66
Net impact to other income (loss) — net		$	3		$	(1	)
Net impact of fair value hedging instruments		$	7		$	(2	)

¹The net impacts represent the ineffective portions of the hedge relationships and the amounts excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness.

The following table summarizes the pretax impact that changes in the fair values of derivatives designated as fair value hedges had on earnings (in millions):



Hedging Instruments and Hedged Items	Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income	Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income¹
		Nine Months Ended
		September 29, 2017			September 30, 2016
Interest rate contracts	Interest expense	$	(46	)	$	398
Fixed-rate debt	Interest expense	42			(364		)
Net impact to interest expense		$	(4	)	$	34
Foreign currency contracts	Other income (loss) — net	$	(66	)	$	(37	)
Available-for-sale securities	Other income (loss) — net	72			34
Net impact to other income (loss) — net		$	6		$	(3	)
Net impact of fair value hedging instruments		$	2		$	31

¹The net impacts represent the ineffective portions of the hedge relationships and the amounts excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness.

Hedges of Net Investments in Foreign Operations Strategy

The Company uses forward contracts and a portion of its foreign currency denominated debt, a non-derivative financial instrument, to protect the value of our investments in a number of foreign subsidiaries. For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as hedges of net investments in foreign operations, the changes in fair values of the derivative instruments are recognized in net foreign currency translation adjustment, a component of AOCI, to offset the changes in the values of the net investments being hedged. For non-derivative financial instruments that are designated and qualify as hedges of net investments in foreign operations, the change in the carrying value of the designated portion of the non-derivative financial instrument due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates is recorded in net foreign currency translation adjustment. Any ineffective portions of net investment hedges are reclassified from AOCI into earnings during the period of change.

The following table summarizes the notional values and pretax impact of changes in the fair values of instruments designated as net investment hedges (in millions):



	Notional Amount				Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI
	as of				Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 29, 2017		December 31, 2016		September 29, 2017			September 30, 2016			September 29, 2017			September 30, 2016
Foreign currency contracts	$	170	$	100	$	(4	)	$	(9	)	$	(19	)	$	(235	)
Foreign currency denominated debt	13,118		11,113		(549		)	(67		)	(1,475		)	(323		)
Total	$	13,288	$	11,213	$	(553	)	$	(76	)	$	(1,494	)	$	(558	)

The Company did not reclassify any gains or losses related to net investment hedges from AOCI into earnings during the three and nine months ended September 29, 2017. In addition, the Company did not have any ineffectiveness related to net investment hedges during the three and nine months ended September 29, 2017. The cash inflows and outflows associated with the Company's derivative contracts designated as net investment hedges are classified in the line item other investing activities in our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

The Company reclassified net deferred losses of $77 million related to the deconsolidation of our German bottling operations from AOCI into earnings during the nine months ended September 30, 2016. Refer to Note 2.

Economic (Nondesignated) Hedging Strategy

In addition to derivative instruments that are designated and qualify for hedge accounting, the Company also uses certain derivatives as economic hedges of foreign currency, interest rate and commodity exposure. Although these derivatives were not designated and/or did not qualify for hedge accounting, they are effective economic hedges. The changes in fair value of economic hedges are immediately recognized into earnings.

The Company uses foreign currency economic hedges to offset the earnings impact that fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates have on certain monetary assets and liabilities denominated in nonfunctional currencies. The changes in fair value of economic hedges used to offset those monetary assets and liabilities are immediately recognized into earnings in the

line item other income (loss) — net in our condensed consolidated statements of income. In addition, we use foreign currency economic hedges to minimize the variability in cash flows associated with fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. The changes in fair values of economic hedges used to offset the variability in U.S. dollar net cash flows are recognized into earnings in the line items net operating revenues or cost of goods sold in our condensed consolidated statements of income, as applicable. The total notional values of derivatives related to our foreign currency economic hedges were $6,026 million and $5,276 million as of September 29, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

The Company also uses certain derivatives as economic hedges to mitigate the price risk associated with the purchase of materials used in the manufacturing process and for vehicle fuel. The changes in fair values of these economic hedges are immediately recognized into earnings in the line items net operating revenues, cost of goods sold, and selling, general and administrative expenses in our condensed consolidated statements of income, as applicable. The total notional values of derivatives related to our economic hedges of this type were $402 million and $447 million as of September 29, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

The following table presents the pretax impact that changes in the fair values of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments had on earnings (in millions):



		Three Months Ended
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income	September 29, 2017			September 30, 2016
Foreign currency contracts	Net operating revenues	$	(5	)	$	(6	)
Foreign currency contracts	Other income (loss) — net	47			—
Interest rate contracts	Interest expense	—			2
Commodity contracts	Net operating revenues	12			—
Commodity contracts	Cost of goods sold	(15		)	(9		)
Commodity contracts	Selling, general and administrative expenses	3			(1		)
Other derivative instruments	Selling, general and administrative expenses	8			3
Other derivative instruments	Other income (loss) — net	1			—
Total		$	51		$	(11	)

The following table presents the pretax impact that changes in the fair values of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments had on earnings (in millions):



		Nine Months Ended
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income	September 29, 2017			September 30, 2016
Foreign currency contracts	Net operating revenues	$	(23	)	$	(34	)
Foreign currency contracts	Cost of goods sold	—			4
Foreign currency contracts	Other income (loss) — net	149			(116		)
Interest rate contracts	Interest expense	—			2
Commodity contracts	Net operating revenues	7			3
Commodity contracts	Cost of goods sold	13			68
Commodity contracts	Selling, general and administrative expenses	—			3
Other derivative instruments	Selling, general and administrative expenses	33			11
Other derivative instruments	Other income (loss) — net	2			(14		)
Total		$	181		$	(73	)

NOTE 6: DEBT AND BORROWING ARRANGEMENTS

During the nine months ended September 29, 2017, the Company issued U.S. dollar- and euro-denominated debt of $1,000 million and €2,500 million, respectively. The carrying value of this debt as of September 29, 2017, was $3,967 million. The general terms of the notes issued are as follows:


•	$500 million total principal amount of notes due May 25, 2022, at a fixed interest rate of 2.20 percent;


•	$500 million total principal amount of notes due May 25, 2027, at a fixed interest rate of 2.90 percent;


•	€1,500 million total principal amount of notes due March 8, 2019, at a variable interest rate equal to the three-month Euro Interbank Offered Rate ("EURIBOR") plus 0.25 percent;


•	€500 million total principal amount of notes due March 9, 2021, at a fixed interest rate of 0.00 percent; and


•	€500 million total principal amount of notes due March 8, 2024, at a fixed interest rate of 0.50 percent.

During the nine months ended September 29, 2017, the Company retired upon maturity $206 million total principal amount of notes due August 1, 2017, at a fixed interest rate of 7.125 percent and €2,000 million total principal amount of notes due March 9, 2017, at a variable interest rate equal to the three-month EURIBOR plus 0.15 percent. The Company also extinguished a portion of the long-term debt that was assumed in connection with our acquisition of CCE's former North America business ("Old CCE"). The extinguished notes had a carrying value of $417 million, which included fair value adjustments recorded as part of purchase accounting. The general terms of the notes extinguished were as follows:


•	$95.6 million total principal amount of notes due August 15, 2019, at a fixed interest rate of 4.50 percent;


•	$38.6 million total principal amount of notes due February 1, 2022, at a fixed interest rate of 8.50 percent;


•	$11.7 million total principal amount of notes due September 15, 2022, at a fixed interest rate of 8.00 percent;


•	$36.5 million total principal amount of notes due September 15, 2023, at a fixed interest rate of 6.75 percent;


•	$9.9 million total principal amount of notes due October 1, 2026, at a fixed interest rate of 7.00 percent;


•	$53.8 million total principal amount of notes due November 15, 2026, at a fixed interest rate of 6.95 percent;


•	$41.3 million total principal amount of notes due September 15, 2028, at a fixed interest rate of 6.75 percent;


•	$32.0 million total principal amount of notes due October 15, 2036, at a fixed interest rate of 6.70 percent;


•	$3.4 million total principal amount of notes due March 18, 2037, at a fixed interest rate of 5.71 percent;


•	$24.3 million total principal amount of notes due January 15, 2038, at a fixed interest rate of 6.75 percent; and


•	$4.7 million total principal amount of notes due May 15, 2098, at a fixed interest rate of 7.00 percent.

The Company recorded a net charge of $38 million in the line item interest expense in our condensed consolidated statement of income during the nine months ended September 29, 2017. This net charge was due to the extinguishment of long-term debt described above.

NOTE 7: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Guarantees

As of September 29, 2017, we were contingently liable for guarantees of indebtedness owed by third parties of $690 million, of which $351 million related to variable interest entities. These guarantees are primarily related to third-party customers, bottlers, vendors and container manufacturing operations and have arisen through the normal course of business. These guarantees have various terms, and none of these guarantees was individually significant. The amount represents the maximum potential future payments that we could be required to make under the guarantees; however, we do not consider it probable that we will be required to satisfy these guarantees.

We believe our exposure to concentrations of credit risk is limited due to the diverse geographic areas covered by our operations.

Legal Contingencies

The Company is involved in various legal proceedings. We establish reserves for specific legal proceedings when we determine that the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome is probable and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. Management has also identified certain other legal matters where we believe an unfavorable outcome is reasonably possible and/or for which no estimate of possible losses can be made. Management believes that the total liabilities to the Company that may arise as a result of currently pending legal proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on the Company taken as a whole.

Tax Audits

The Company is involved in various tax matters, with respect to some of which the outcome is uncertain. We establish reserves to remove some or all of the tax benefit of any of our tax positions at the time we determine that it becomes uncertain based upon one of the following conditions: (1) the tax position is not "more likely than not" to be sustained, (2) the tax position is "more likely than not" to be sustained, but for a lesser amount, or (3) the tax position is "more likely than not" to be sustained, but not in the financial period in which the tax position was originally taken. For purposes of evaluating whether or not a tax position is uncertain, (1) we presume the tax position will be examined by the relevant taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information; (2) the technical merits of a tax position are derived from authorities such as legislation and statutes, legislative intent, regulations, rulings and case law and their applicability to the facts and circumstances of the tax position; and (3) each tax position is evaluated without consideration of the possibility of offset or aggregation with other tax positions taken. A number of years may elapse before a particular uncertain tax position is audited and finally resolved or when a tax assessment is raised. The number of years subject to tax assessments varies depending on the tax jurisdiction. The tax benefit that has been previously reserved because of a failure to meet the "more likely than not" recognition threshold would be recognized in our income tax expense in the first interim period when the uncertainty disappears under any one of the following conditions: (1) the tax position is "more likely than not" to be sustained, (2) the tax position, amount, and/or timing is ultimately settled through negotiation or litigation, or (3) the statute of limitations for the tax position has expired. Refer to Note 13.

On September 17, 2015, the Company received a Statutory Notice of Deficiency ("Notice") from the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") for the tax years 2007 through 2009, after a five-year audit. In the Notice, the IRS claims that the Company's United States taxable income should be increased by an amount that creates a potential additional federal income tax liability of approximately $3.3 billion for the period, plus interest. No penalties were asserted in the Notice. The disputed amounts largely relate to a transfer pricing matter involving the appropriate amount of taxable income the Company should report in the United States in connection with its licensing of intangible property to certain related foreign licensees regarding the manufacturing, distribution, sale, marketing and promotion of products in overseas markets.

The Company has followed the same transfer pricing methodology for these licenses since the methodology was agreed with the IRS in a 1996 closing agreement that applied back to 1987. The closing agreement provides prospective penalty protection as long as the Company follows the prescribed methodology and material facts and circumstances and relevant federal tax law have not changed. On February 11, 2016, the IRS notified the Company, without further explanation, that the IRS has determined that material facts and circumstances and relevant federal tax law have changed and that it may assert penalties. The Company does not agree with this determination. The Company's compliance with the closing agreement was audited and confirmed by the IRS in five successive audit cycles covering the subsequent 11 years through 2006, with the last audit concluding as recently as 2009.

The Notice represents a repudiation of the methodology previously adopted in the 1996 closing agreement. The IRS designated the matter for litigation on October 15, 2015. To the extent the matter remains designated, the Company will be prevented from pursuing any administrative settlement at IRS Appeals or under the IRS Advance Pricing and Mutual Agreement Program.

The Company firmly believes that the IRS' claims are without merit and plans to pursue all available administrative and judicial remedies necessary to resolve this matter. To that end, the Company filed a petition in the U.S. Tax Court on December 14, 2015, and the IRS filed its answer on February 12, 2016. On October 4, 2017, the IRS filed an amended answer to the Company's petition in which it increased its transfer pricing adjustment by $385 million resulting in an additional potential tax liability of $135 million. This increases the potential additional federal income tax liability to approximately $3.4 billion for the period, plus interest. A trial date has been set for March 5, 2018. The Company intends to vigorously defend its position and is confident in its ability to prevail on the merits. On June 20, 2017, the Company filed a motion for summary judgment on the portion of the IRS' adjustments related to our licensee in Mexico. That motion is still pending. The Company regularly assesses the likelihood of adverse outcomes resulting from examinations such as this to determine the adequacy of its tax reserves. The Company believes that the final adjudication of this matter will not have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. However, the ultimate outcome of disputes of this nature is uncertain, and if the IRS were to prevail on its assertions, the additional tax, interest and any potential penalties could have a material adverse impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

Risk Management Programs

The Company has numerous global insurance programs in place to help protect the Company from the risk of loss. In general, we are self-insured for large portions of many different types of claims; however, we do use commercial insurance above our self-insured retentions to reduce the Company's risk of catastrophic loss. Our reserves for the Company's self-insured losses are estimated using actuarial methods and assumptions of the insurance industry, adjusted for our specific expectations based on our claim history. Our self-insurance reserves totaled $514 million and $527 million as of September 29, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

NOTE 8: OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

AOCI attributable to shareowners of The Coca-Cola Company is separately presented in our condensed consolidated balance sheets as a component of The Coca-Cola Company's shareowners' equity, which also includes our proportionate share of equity method investees' AOCI. OCI attributable to noncontrolling interests is allocated to, and included in, our condensed consolidated balance sheets as part of the line item equity attributable to noncontrolling interests.

AOCI attributable to shareowners of The Coca-Cola Company consisted of the following, net of tax (in millions):



	September 29, 2017			December 31, 2016
Foreign currency translation adjustments	$	(8,271	)	$	(9,780	)
Accumulated derivative net gains (losses)	(80		)	314
Unrealized net gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities	470			305
Adjustments to pension and other benefit liabilities	(1,962		)	(2,044		)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(9,843	)	$	(11,205	)

The following table summarizes the allocation of total comprehensive income between shareowners of The Coca-Cola Company and noncontrolling interests (in millions):



	Nine Months Ended September 29, 2017
	Shareowners of The Coca-Cola Company			Noncontrolling Interests		Total
Consolidated net income	$	4,000		$	—	$	4,000
Other comprehensive income:
Net foreign currency translation adjustments	1,509			2		1,511
Net gain (loss) on derivatives¹	(394		)	—		(394		)
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities²	165			—		165
Net change in pension and other benefit liabilities³	82			—		82
Total comprehensive income	$	5,362		$	2	$	5,364

¹Refer to Note 5 for additional information related to the net gain or loss on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as cash flow hedging instruments.

²Refer to Note 3 for additional information related to the net unrealized gain or loss on available-for-sale securities.


³	Refer to Note 12 for additional information related to the Company's pension and other postretirement benefit liabilities.

The following tables present OCI attributable to shareowners of The Coca-Cola Company, including our proportionate share of equity method investees' OCI (in millions):



Three Months Ended September 29, 2017	Before-Tax Amount			Income Tax			After-Tax Amount
Foreign currency translation adjustments:
Translation adjustments arising during the period	$	162		$	(174	)	$	(12	)
Reclassification adjustments recognized in net income	(17		)	—			(17		)
Gains (losses) on intra-entity transactions that are of a long-term-investment nature	1,063			—			1,063
Gains (losses) on net investment hedges arising during the period¹	(553		)	211			(342		)
Net foreign currency translation adjustments	655			37			692
Derivatives:
Gains (losses) arising during the period	54			(19		)	35
Reclassification adjustments recognized in net income	(207		)	76			(131		)
Net gains (losses) on derivatives¹	(153		)	57			(96		)
Available-for-sale securities:
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	20			(17		)	3
Reclassification adjustments recognized in net income	(4		)	2			(2		)
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities²	16			(15		)	1
Pension and other benefit liabilities:
Net pension and other benefit liabilities arising during the period	(120		)	49			(71		)
Reclassification adjustments recognized in net income	193			(73		)	120
Net change in pension and other benefit liabilities³	73			(24		)	49
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to shareowners of The Coca-Cola Company	$	591		$	55		$	646


¹	Refer to Note 5 for additional information related to the net gain or loss on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as cash flow hedging instruments.


²	Includes reclassification adjustments related to divestitures of certain available-for-sale securities. Refer to Note 3 and Note 10 for additional information related to these divestitures.


³	Refer to Note 12 for additional information related to the Company's pension and other postretirement benefit liabilities.



Nine Months Ended September 29, 2017	Before-Tax Amount			Income Tax			After-Tax Amount
Foreign currency translation adjustments:
Translation adjustments arising during the period	$	(793	)	$	(142	)	$	(935	)
Reclassification adjustments recognized in net income	103			(6		)	97
Gains (losses) on intra-entity transactions that are of a long-term-investment nature	3,270			—			3,270
Gains (losses) on net investment hedges arising during the period¹	(1,494		)	571			(923		)
Net foreign currency translation adjustments	1,086			423			1,509
Derivatives:
Gains (losses) arising during the period	(159		)	56			(103		)
Reclassification adjustments recognized in net income	(466		)	175			(291		)
Net gains (losses) on derivatives¹	(625		)	231			(394		)
Available-for-sale securities:
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	365			(123		)	242
Reclassification adjustments recognized in net income	(117		)	40			(77		)
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities²	248			(83		)	165
Pension and other benefit liabilities:
Net pension and other benefit liabilities arising during the period	(161		)	73			(88		)
Reclassification adjustments recognized in net income	266			(96		)	170
Net change in pension and other benefit liabilities³	105			(23		)	82
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to shareowners of The Coca-Cola Company	$	814		$	548		$	1,362


¹	Refer to Note 5 for additional information related to the net gain or loss on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as cash flow hedging instruments.


²	Includes reclassification adjustments related to divestitures of certain available-for-sale securities. Refer to Note 3 and Note 10 for additional information related to these divestitures.


³	Refer to Note 12 for additional information related to the Company's pension and other postretirement benefit liabilities.



Three Months Ended September 30, 2016	Before-Tax Amount			Income Tax			After-Tax Amount
Foreign currency translation adjustments:
Translation adjustments arising during the period	$	(130	)	$	41		$	(89	)
Reclassification adjustments recognized in net income	242			(18		)	224
Gains (losses) on net investment hedges arising during the period¹	(76		)	29			(47		)
Net foreign currency translation adjustments	36			52			88
Derivatives:
Gains (losses) arising during the period	22			(8		)	14
Reclassification adjustments recognized in net income	(186		)	71			(115		)
Net gains (losses) on derivatives¹	(164		)	63			(101		)
Available-for-sale securities:
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	(98		)	31			(67		)
Reclassification adjustments recognized in net income	(19		)	4			(15		)
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities²	(117		)	35			(82		)
Pension and other benefit liabilities:
Net pension and other benefit liabilities arising during the period	13			(2		)	11
Reclassification adjustments recognized in net income	43			(15		)	28
Net change in pension and other benefit liabilities³	56			(17		)	39
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to shareowners of The Coca-Cola Company	$	(189	)	$	133		$	(56	)


¹	Refer to Note 5 for additional information related to the net gain or loss on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as cash flow hedging instruments.


²	Includes reclassification adjustments related to divestitures of certain available-for-sale securities. Refer to Note 3 for additional information related to these divestitures.


³	Refer to Note 12 for additional information related to the Company's pension and other postretirement benefit liabilities.



Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016	Before-Tax Amount			Income Tax			After-Tax Amount
Foreign currency translation adjustments:
Translation adjustments arising during the period	$	332		$	39		$	371
Reclassification adjustments recognized in net income	368			(18		)	350
Gains (losses) on net investment hedges arising during the period¹	(558		)	214			(344		)
Reclassification adjustments for net investment hedges recognized in net income¹	77			(30		)	47
Net foreign currency translation adjustments	219			205			424
Derivatives:
Gains (losses) arising during the period	(585		)	221			(364		)
Reclassification adjustments recognized in net income	(485		)	183			(302		)
Net gains (losses) on derivatives¹	(1,070		)	404			(666		)
Available-for-sale securities:
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	196			(46		)	150
Reclassification adjustments recognized in net income	(93		)	22			(71		)
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities²	103			(24		)	79
Pension and other benefit liabilities:
Net pension and other benefit liabilities arising during the period	1			(1		)	—
Reclassification adjustments recognized in net income	192			(64		)	128
Net change in pension and other benefit liabilities³	193			(65		)	128
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to shareowners of The Coca-Cola Company	$	(555	)	$	520		$	(35	)


¹	Refer to Note 5 for additional information related to the net gain or loss on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as cash flow hedging instruments.


²	Includes reclassification adjustments related to divestitures of certain available-for-sale securities. Refer to Note 3 for additional information related to these divestitures.


³	Refer to Note 12 for additional information related to the Company's pension and other postretirement benefit liabilities.

The following table presents the amounts and line items in our condensed consolidated statements of income where adjustments reclassified from AOCI into income were recorded (in millions):



		Amount Reclassified from AOCI into Income
Description of AOCI Component	Financial Statement Line Item	Three Months Ended September 29, 2017			Nine Months Ended September 29, 2017
Foreign currency translation adjustments:
Divestitures, deconsolidations and other¹	Other income (loss) — net	$	(17	)	$	103
	Income before income taxes	(17		)	103
	Income taxes	—			(6		)
	Consolidated net income	$	(17	)	$	97
Derivatives:
Foreign currency contracts	Net operating revenues	$	(116	)	$	(338	)
Foreign currency and commodity contracts	Cost of goods sold	5			(1		)
Foreign currency contracts	Other income (loss) — net	(107		)	(159		)
Divestitures, deconsolidations and other¹	Other income (loss) — net	—			1
Foreign currency and interest rate contracts	Interest expense	11			31
	Income before income taxes	(207		)	(466		)
	Income taxes	76			175
	Consolidated net income	$	(131	)	$	(291	)
Available-for-sale securities:
Divestitures, deconsolidations and other¹	Other income (loss) — net	$	—		$	(87	)
Sale of securities	Other income (loss) — net	(4		)	(30		)
	Income before income taxes	(4		)	(117		)
	Income taxes	2			40
	Consolidated net income	$	(2	)	$	(77	)
Pension and other benefit liabilities:
Curtailment charges (credits)²	Other operating charges	$	1		$	(17	)
Settlement charges (credits)²	Other operating charges	150			150
Divestitures, deconsolidations and other¹	Other income (loss) — net	—			7
Recognized net actuarial loss (gain)	*	46			139
Recognized prior service cost (credit)	*	(4		)	(13		)
	Income before income taxes	193			266
	Income taxes	(73		)	(96		)
	Consolidated net income	$	120		$	170

¹Primarily related to the integration of Coca-Cola West Co., Ltd. ("CCW") and Coca-Cola East Japan Co., Ltd. ("CCEJ") to establish

Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Inc. ("CCBJI"). Refer to Note 10.

² The curtailment charges (credits) and settlement charges (credits) were primarily related to North America refranchising and the

Company's productivity, restructuring and integration initiatives.

*This component of AOCI is included in the Company's computation of net periodic benefit cost and is not reclassified out of AOCI into a

single line item in our condensed consolidated statements of income in its entirety. Refer to Note 12 for additional information.

NOTE 9: CHANGES IN EQUITY

The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending carrying amounts of total equity, equity attributable to shareowners of The Coca-Cola Company and equity attributable to noncontrolling interests (in millions):



						Shareowners of The Coca-Cola Company
	Common Shares Outstanding		Total			Reinvested Earnings			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			Common Stock		Capital Surplus			Treasury Stock			Non- controlling Interests
December 31, 2016	4,288		$	23,220		$	65,502		$	(11,205	)	$	1,760	$	14,993		$	(47,988	)	$	158
Comprehensive income (loss)	—		5,364			4,000			1,362			—		—			—			2
Dividends paid/payable to shareowners of The Coca-Cola Company	—		(4,743		)	(4,743		)	—			—		—			—			—
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	—		(15		)	—			—			—		—			—			(15		)
Deconsolidation of certain entities	—		(153		)	—			—			—		—			—			(153		)
Purchases of treasury stock	(69	)	(3,012		)	—			—			—		—			(3,012		)	—
Impact related to stock compensation plans	43		1,453			—			—			—		709			744			—
Other activities	—		38			—			—			—		(3		)	—			41
September 29, 2017	4,262		$	22,152		$	64,759		$	(9,843	)	$	1,760	$	15,699		$	(50,256	)	$	33

NOTE 10: SIGNIFICANT OPERATING AND NONOPERATING ITEMS

Other Operating Charges

During the three months ended September 29, 2017, the Company recorded other operating charges of $360 million. These charges primarily consisted of $213 million related to costs incurred to refranchise certain of our North America bottling operations. Costs related to refranchising include, 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 North America bottling system. In addition, other operating charges included $129 million related to the Company's productivity and reinvestment program and $18 million related to tax litigation expense. Refer to Note 11 for additional information on the Company's 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 29, 2017, the Company recorded other operating charges of $1,491 million. These charges primarily consisted of $737 million of CCR asset impairments and $355 million related to the Company's productivity and reinvestment program. In addition, other operating charges included $314 million related to costs incurred to refranchise certain of our bottling operations, $43 million related to tax litigation expense and $34 million related to impairments of Venezuelan intangible assets. Refer to Note 1 for additional information about the Venezuelan intangible assets and Note 14 for information on how the Company determined the asset impairment charges. Refer to Note 11 for additional information on the Company's 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, 2016, the Company incurred other operating charges of $222 million. These charges primarily consisted of a charge of $76 million due to the write-down we recorded related to our receivables from our bottling partner in Venezuela due to changes in exchange rates and charges of $73 million related to costs incurred to refranchise certain of our North America bottling territories. These costs include, 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 the North America bottling system. In addition, the Company recorded charges of $59 million due to the Company's productivity and reinvestment program. Refer to Note 1 for additional information on the Venezuelan exchange rates and Note 11 for additional information on the Company's 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 30, 2016, the Company incurred other operating charges of $830 million. These charges primarily consisted of $187 million due to the Company's productivity and reinvestment program and $240 million due to the integration of our German bottling operations. In addition, the Company recorded charges of $170 million related to

costs incurred to refranchise certain of our North America bottling territories. The Company also recorded a charge of $100 million related to a cash contribution we made to The Coca-Cola Foundation, a charge of $76 million due to the write-down we recorded related to our receivables from our bottling partner in Venezuela due to changes in exchange rates, and charges of $37 million related to noncapitalizable transaction costs associated with pending and closed transactions. Refer to Note 11 for additional information on the Company's productivity, integration and restructuring initiatives and Note 1 for additional information on the Venezuelan exchange rates. Refer to Note 15 for the impact these charges had on our operating segments.

Other Nonoperating Items

Interest Expense

During the nine months ended September 29, 2017, the Company recorded a net charge of $38 million related to the extinguishment of long-term debt. Refer to Note 6.

Equity Income (Loss) — Net

During the three and nine months ended September 29, 2017, the Company recorded net charges of $16 million and $37 million, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company recorded net charges of $14 million and $35 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 15 for the impact these items had on our operating segments.

Other Income (Loss) — Net

During the three months ended September 29, 2017, the Company recorded charges of $762 million due to the refranchising of certain bottling territories in North America and charges of $72 million primarily related to payments made to convert the bottling agreements for certain North America bottling partners' territories to a single form of CBA with additional requirements. The Company also recorded an other-than-temporary impairment charge of $50 million related to one of our international equity method investees, primarily driven by foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. These charges were partially offset by a gain of $79 million related to the refranchising of our remaining China bottling operations and related cost method investment. Refer to Note 2 for additional information on the refranchising of our China bottling operations, North America refranchising and the conversion payments. Refer to Note 15 for the impact these items had on our operating segments.

During the nine months ended September 29, 2017, the Company recognized a net charge of $1,473 million due to the refranchising of certain bottling territories in North America and charges of $287 million primarily related to payments made to convert the bottling agreements for certain North America bottling partners' territories to a single form of CBA with additional requirements. The Company also recorded an other-than-temporary impairment charge of $50 million related to one of our international equity method investees, primarily driven by foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. Additionally, the Company incurred a charge of $26 million related to our former German bottling operations. These charges were partially offset by a gain of $445 million related to the integration of CCW and CCEJ to establish CCBJI. In exchange for our previously existing equity interests in CCW and CCEJ, we received an approximate 17 percent equity interest in CCBJI. The Company also recognized a gain of $88 million related to the refranchising of our China bottling operations and related cost method investment and a gain of $25 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 stock during the period at a per share amount greater than the carrying value of the Company's per share investment. Refer to Note 2 for additional information on the North America refranchising, the conversion payments and the refranchising of our China bottling operations. Refer to Note 15 for the impact these items had on our operating segments.

During the three months ended September 30, 2016, the Company recognized losses of $1,089 million due to the refranchising of certain bottling territories in North America and a loss of $21 million due to the deconsolidation of our South African bottling operations in exchange for investments in CCBA and CCBA's South African subsidiary. Additionally, the Company incurred charges of $17 million related to payments made to convert the bottling agreements for certain North America bottling partners' territories to a single form of CBA with additional requirements. Refer to Note 2 for additional information on the North America refranchising, the deconsolidation of our South African bottling operations and the conversion payments. Refer to Note 15 for the impact these items had on our operating segments.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company recognized a gain of $1,323 million due to the deconsolidation of our German bottling operations and a gain of $18 million resulting from the Company's disposal of its investment in Keurig. These gains were offset by losses of $1,657 million due to the refranchising of certain bottling territories in North America and a loss of $21 million due to the deconsolidation of our South African bottling operations in exchange for investments in CCBA and CCBA's South African subsidiary. Additionally, the Company incurred charges of $17 million related to payments made to convert the bottling agreements for certain North America bottling partners' territories to a single form of

CBA with additional requirements. Refer to Note 2 for additional information on the deconsolidation of our German bottling operations, the Keurig investment disposal, the deconsolidation of our South African bottling operations, the North America refranchising and the conversion payments. Refer to Note 15 for the impact these items had on our operating segments.

NOTE 11: PRODUCTIVITY, INTEGRATION AND RESTRUCTURING INITIATIVES

Productivity and Reinvestment

In February 2012, the Company announced a productivity and reinvestment program designed to further enable our efforts to strengthen our brands and reinvest our resources to drive long-term profitable growth. This program is focused on the following initiatives: global supply chain optimization; global marketing and innovation effectiveness; operating expense leverage and operational excellence; data and information technology systems standardization; and the integration of Old CCE.

In February 2014, the Company announced the expansion of our productivity and reinvestment program to drive incremental productivity that will primarily be redirected into increased media investments. Our incremental productivity goal consists of two relatively equal components. First, we will expand savings through global supply chain optimization, data and information technology systems standardization, and resource and cost reallocation. Second, we will increase the effectiveness of our marketing investments by transforming our marketing and commercial model to redeploy resources into more consumer-facing marketing investments to accelerate growth.

In April 2017, the Company announced its plans to transition to a new, more agile operating model to enable growth. Under this operating model, our business units will be supported by an expanded enabling services organization and a corporate center focused on a few strategic initiatives, policy and governance. The expanded enabling services organization will focus on both simplifying and standardizing key transactional processes and providing support to business units through global centers of excellence.

The Company has incurred total pretax expenses of $2,763 million related to this productivity and reinvestment program since it commenced. These expenses were recorded in the line item other operating charges in our condensed consolidated statements of income. Refer to Note 15 for the impact these charges had on our operating segments. Outside services reported in the table below primarily relate to expenses in connection with legal, outplacement and consulting activities. Other direct costs reported in the table below include, among other items, internal and external costs associated with the development, communication, administration and implementation of these initiatives; accelerated depreciation on certain fixed assets; contract termination fees; and relocation costs.

The following table summarizes the balance of accrued expenses related to these productivity and reinvestment initiatives and the changes in the accrued amounts as of and for the three months ended September 29, 2017 (in millions):



	Accrued Balance June 30, 2017		Costs Incurred Three Months Ended September 29, 2017		Payments			Noncash and Exchange			Accrued Balance September 29, 2017
Severance pay and benefits	$	162	$	43	$	(88	)	$	2		$	119
Outside services	11		19		(20		)	(1		)	9
Other direct costs	16		67		(69		)	(3		)	11
Total	$	189	$	129	$	(177	)	$	(2	)	$	139

The following table summarizes the balance of accrued expenses related to these productivity and reinvestment initiatives and the changes in the accrued amounts as of and for the nine months ended September 29, 2017 (in millions):



	Accrued Balance December 31, 2016		Costs Incurred Nine Months Ended September 29, 2017		Payments			Noncash and Exchange			Accrued Balance September 29, 2017
Severance pay and benefits	$	123	$	143	$	(146	)	$	(1	)	$	119
Outside services	6		62		(58		)	(1		)	9
Other direct costs	22		150		(154		)	(7		)	11
Total	$	151	$	355	$	(358	)	$	(9	)	$	139

Integration of Our German Bottling Operations

In 2008, the Company began the integration of our German bottling operations acquired in 2007. The Company incurred pretax expenses of $240 million related to this initiative during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and has incurred total pretax expenses of $1,367 million related to this initiative since it commenced. These charges were recorded in the line item other operating charges in our condensed consolidated statements of income and impacted the Bottling Investments operating segment. The expenses recorded in connection with these integration activities were primarily due to involuntary terminations. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company deconsolidated our German bottling operations. Therefore, there was no remaining accrual balance as of December 31, 2016.

NOTE 12: PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS

Net periodic benefit cost for our pension and other postretirement benefit plans consisted of the following (in millions):



	Pension Benefits						Other Benefits
	Three Months Ended
	September 29, 2017			September 30, 2016			September 29, 2017			September 30, 2016
Service cost	$	49		$	59		$	4		$	6
Interest cost	76			79			7			8
Expected return on plan assets¹	(163		)	(161		)	(3		)	(3		)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	—			—			(4		)	(5		)
Amortization of net actuarial loss	44			46			2			2
Net periodic benefit cost	6			23			6			8
Curtailment charges (credits)²	2			—			—			—
Settlement charges (credits)²	150			—			—			—
Special termination benefits²	15			4			—			—
Other	—			—			—			31
Total cost recognized in condensed consolidated statements of income	$	173		$	27		$	6		$	39

¹The weighted-average expected long-term rates of return on plan assets used in computing 2017 net periodic benefit cost are 8.0 percent for pension benefits and 4.5 percent for other benefits.


²	The curtailment charges (credits), settlement charges (credits) and special termination benefits were primarily related to North America refranchising and the Company's productivity, restructuring and integration initiatives. Refer to Note 2 and Note 11.



	Pension Benefits						Other Benefits
	Nine Months Ended
	September 29, 2017			September 30, 2016			September 29, 2017			September 30, 2016
Service cost	$	149		$	178		$	13		$	17
Interest cost	232			239			22			23
Expected return on plan assets¹	(487		)	(490		)	(9		)	(9		)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	—			(1		)	(13		)	(14		)
Amortization of net actuarial loss	133			138			6			5
Net periodic benefit cost	27			64			19			22
Curtailment charges (credits)²	2			—			(42		)	—
Settlement charges (credits)²	150			—			—			—
Special termination benefits²	72			17			—			—
Other	—			—			—			31
Total cost recognized in condensed consolidated statements of income	$	251		$	81		$	(23	)	$	53

¹The weighted-average expected long-term rates of return on plan assets used in computing 2017 net periodic benefit cost are 8.0 percent for pension benefits and 4.5 percent for other benefits.


²	The curtailment charges (credits), settlement charges (credits) and special termination benefits were primarily related to North America refranchising and the Company's productivity, restructuring and integration initiatives. Refer to Note 2 and Note 11.

During the nine months ended September 29, 2017, the Company contributed $88 million to our pension plans, and we anticipate making additional contributions of approximately $85 million during the remainder of 2017. The Company contributed $519 million to our pension plans during the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

NOTE 13: INCOME TAXES

Our effective tax rate reflects the tax benefits of having significant operations outside the United States, which are generally taxed at rates lower than the U.S. statutory rate of 35.0 percent. As a result of employment actions and capital investments made by the Company, certain tax jurisdictions provide income tax incentive grants, including Brazil, Costa Rica, Singapore and Swaziland. The terms of these grants expire from 2017 to 2036. We anticipate that we will be able to extend or renew the grants in these locations. In addition, our effective tax rate reflects the benefits of having significant earnings generated in investments accounted for under the equity method of accounting, which are generally taxed at rates lower than the U.S. statutory rate.

At the end of each interim period, we make our best estimate of the effective tax rate expected to be applicable for the full fiscal year. This estimate reflects, among other items, our best estimate of operating results and foreign currency exchange rates. Based on current tax laws, the Company's estimated effective tax rate for 2017 is 24.0 percent. However, in arriving at this estimate we do not include the estimated impact of significant operating and nonoperating items, which may cause significant variations in the customary relationship between income tax expense and income before income taxes.

On September 17, 2015, the Company received a Statutory Notice of Deficiency from the IRS for the tax years 2007 through 2009, after a five-year audit. Refer to Note 7.

The Company recorded income tax expense of $230 million (13.7 percent effective tax rate) and $378 million (26.5 percent effective tax rate) during the three months ended September 29, 2017 and September 30, 2016, respectively. The Company recorded income tax expense of $1,805 million (31.1 percent effective tax rate) and $1,618 million (21.2 percent effective tax rate) during the nine months ended September 29, 2017 and September 30, 2016, respectively.

The following table illustrates the income tax expense (benefit) associated with significant operating and nonoperating items for the interim periods presented (in millions):



	Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
	September 29, 2017				September 30, 2016				September 29, 2017				September 30, 2016
Asset impairments	$	—		¹	$	—			$	(164	)	¹	$	—
Productivity and reinvestment program	(44		)	²	(20		)	⁹	(127		)	²	(65		)	⁹
Other productivity, integration and restructuring initiatives	—				—				—				—			¹⁰
Transaction gains and losses	(361		)	³	(246		)	¹¹	172			⁴	(363		)	¹²
Certain tax matters	(40		)	⁵	7			¹³	(110		)	⁶	84			¹³
Other — net	(12		)	⁷	8			¹⁴	(41		)	⁸	(38		)	¹⁵


¹	Related to charges of $50 million and $821 million during the three and nine months ended September 29, 2017, respectively, due to the impairment of certain assets. Refer to Note 10 and Note 14.


²	Related to charges of $129 million and $355 million during the three and nine months ended September 29, 2017, respectively. These charges were due to the Company's productivity and reinvestment program. Refer to Note 11.

Related to a net charge of $968 million which primarily consisted of $762 million of charges as a result of the refranchising of certain bottling territories in North America, $213 million related to costs incurred to refranchise certain of our bottling operations and $72 million primarily related to payments made to convert the bottling agreements for certain North America bottling partners' territories to a single form of CBA with additional requirements. These charges were partially offset by a $79 million gain related to the refranchising of our remaining China bottling operations and related cost method investment. Refer to Note 2 and Note 10.

⁴

Related to a net charge of $1,551 million which primarily consisted of $1,473 million of net charges as a result of the refranchising of certain bottling territories in North America, $314 million of charges related to costs incurred to refranchise certain of our bottling operations, $287 million of charges primarily related to payments made to convert the bottling agreements for certain North America bottling partners' territories to a single form of CBA with additional requirements and a $26 million charge related to our former German bottling operations. These charges were partially offset by a $445 million gain related to the merger of CCW and CCEJ, an $88 million gain related to the refranchising of our China bottling operations and related cost method investment and a $25 million gain related to Coca-Cola FEMSA, an equity method investee, issuing additional shares of its stock. Refer to Note 2 and Note 10.


⁵	Related to $40 million of excess tax benefits associated with the Company's share-based compensation arrangements.

⁶ Related to $122 million of excess tax benefits associated with the Company's share-based compensation arrangements and the tax benefit associated with the reversal of valuation allowances in certain of the Company's foreign jurisdictions, both of which were partially offset by changes to our uncertain tax positions, including interest and penalties.

⁷ Related to charges of $35 million which primarily consisted of an $18 million charge related to tax litigation expense and a $16 million net charge due to our proportionate share of unusual or infrequent items recorded by certain of our equity method investees. Refer to Note 10.

⁸ Related to charges of $121 million which primarily consisted of a net charge of $38 million related to the extinguishment of long-term debt, a $43 million charge related to tax litigation expense and a net charge of $37 million due to our proportionate share of unusual or infrequent items recorded by certain of our equity method investees. Refer to Note 10.

⁹ Related to charges of $59 million and $187 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. These charges were due to the Company's productivity and reinvestment program. Refer to Note 10 and Note 11.

¹⁰ Related to charges of $240 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016. These charges were due to the integration of our German bottling operations. Refer to Note 10 and Note 11.

¹¹ Related to charges of $1,204 million which primarily consisted of $1,089 million of charges due to the refranchising of bottling territories in North America, $73 million related to costs incurred to refranchise our North America bottling territories, charges of $17 million related to payments made to convert the bottling agreements for certain North America bottling partners' territories to a single form of CBA with additional requirements, a loss of $21 million related to the deconsolidation of our South African bottling operations and the $80 million tax impact resulting from the accrual of tax on temporary differences related to the investment in foreign subsidiaries that are now expected to reverse in the foreseeable future. Refer to Note 2 and Note 10.

¹²Related to a net charge of $561 million which primarily consisted of $1,657 million of charges due to the refranchising of bottling territories in North America, $170 million related to costs incurred to refranchise our North America bottling territories, charges of $17 million related to payments made to convert the bottling agreements for certain North America bottling partners' territories to a single form of CBA with additional requirements, a loss of $21 million related to the deconsolidation of our South African bottling operations and the $80 million tax impact resulting from the accrual of tax on temporary differences related to the investment in foreign subsidiaries that are now expected to reverse in the foreseeable future. These charges were partially offset by a $1,288 million net gain related to the deconsolidation of our German bottling operations and an $18 million net gain related to the disposal of our investment in Keurig. Refer to Note 2 and Note 10.

¹³Primarily related to changes to our uncertain tax positions, including interest and penalties. The components of the net change in uncertain tax positions were individually insignificant.

¹⁴Related to charges of $99 million which included a $76 million write-down we recorded related to receivables from our bottling partner in Venezuela, a $14 million charge due to our proportionate share of significant operating and nonoperating items recorded by certain of our equity method investees and a $9 million charge due to tax litigation expense. Refer to Note 10.

¹⁵Related to charges of $230 million which included a $100 million cash contribution to The Coca-Cola Foundation, a $76 million charge due to the write-down we recorded related to receivables from our bottling partner in Venezuela, a $35 million net charge due to our proportionate share of significant operating and nonoperating items recorded by certain of our equity method investees and a $19 million charge due to tax litigation expense. Refer to Note 10.

The Company evaluates the recoverability of our deferred tax assets in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We perform our recoverability tests on a quarterly basis, or more frequently, to determine whether it is more likely than not that any of our deferred tax assets will not be realized within their life cycle based on the available evidence. The Company's deferred tax asset valuation allowances are primarily the result of uncertainties regarding the future realization of recorded tax benefits on tax loss carryforwards from operations in various jurisdictions.

NOTE 14: FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Additionally, the inputs used to measure fair value are prioritized based on a three-level hierarchy. This hierarchy requires entities to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are as follows:


•	Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.


•	Level 2 — Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1. We value assets and liabilities included in this level using dealer and broker quotations, certain pricing models, bid prices, quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.


•	Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. This includes certain pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques that use significant unobservable inputs.

Recurring Fair Value Measurements

In accordance with U.S. GAAP, certain assets and liabilities are required to be recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. For our Company, the only assets and liabilities that are adjusted to fair value on a recurring basis are investments in equity and debt securities classified as trading or available-for-sale and derivative financial instruments. Additionally, the Company adjusts the carrying value of certain long-term debt as a result of the Company's fair value hedging strategy.

Investments in Trading and Available-for-Sale Securities

The fair values of our investments in trading and available-for-sale securities using quoted market prices from daily exchange traded markets are based on the closing price as of the balance sheet date and are classified as Level 1. The fair values of our investments in trading and available-for-sale securities classified as Level 2 are priced using quoted market prices for similar instruments or non-binding market prices that are corroborated by observable market data. Inputs into these valuation techniques include actual trade data, benchmark yields, broker/dealer quotes and other similar data. These inputs are obtained from quoted market prices, independent pricing vendors or other sources.

Derivative Financial Instruments

The fair values of our futures contracts are primarily determined using quoted contract prices on futures exchange markets. The fair values of these instruments are based on the closing contract price as of the balance sheet date and are classified as Level 1.

The fair values of our derivative instruments other than futures are determined using standard valuation models. The significant inputs used in these models are readily available in public markets, or can be derived from observable market transactions, and therefore have been classified as Level 2. Inputs used in these standard valuation models for derivative instruments other than futures include the applicable exchange rates, forward rates, interest rates, discount rates and commodity prices. The standard valuation model for options also uses implied volatility as an additional input. The discount rates are based on the historical U.S. Deposit or U.S. Treasury rates, and the implied volatility specific to options is based on quoted rates from financial institutions.

Included in the fair values of derivative instruments is an adjustment for nonperformance risk. The adjustment is based on current credit default swap ("CDS") rates applied to each contract, by counterparty. We use our counterparty's CDS rate when we are in an asset position and our own CDS rate when we are in a liability position. The adjustment for nonperformance risk did not have a significant impact on the fair values of our derivative instruments.

The following tables summarize those assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in millions):



September 29, 2017	Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Other⁴		Netting Adjustment⁵				Fair Value Measurements
Assets:
Trading securities¹	$	233		$	123		$	4		$	67	$	—			$	427
Available-for-sale securities¹	1,892			6,532			167		³	—		—				8,591
Derivatives²	7			458			—			—		(358		)	⁶	107			⁸
Total assets	$	2,132		$	7,113		$	171		$	67	$	(358	)		$	9,125
Liabilities:
Derivatives²	$	(12	)	$	(301	)	$	—		$	—	$	232		⁷	$	(81	)	⁸
Total liabilities	$	(12	)	$	(301	)	$	—		$	—	$	232			$	(81	)


¹	Refer to Note 3 for additional information related to the composition of our trading securities and available-for-sale securities.

²Refer to Note 5 for additional information related to the composition of our derivative portfolio.

³Primarily related to debt securities that mature in 2018.


⁴	Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy but are included to reconcile to the amounts presented in Note 3.

⁵Amounts represent the impact of legally enforceable master netting agreements that allow the Company to settle positive and negative positions and also cash collateral held or placed with the same counterparties. There are no amounts subject to legally enforceable master netting agreements that management has chosen not to offset or that do not meet the offsetting requirements. Refer to Note 5.

⁶The Company is obligated to return $138 million in cash collateral it has netted against its net asset derivative position.


⁷	The Company has the right to reclaim $1 million in cash collateral it has netted against its net liability derivative position.


⁸	The Company's derivative financial instruments are recorded at fair value in our condensed consolidated balance sheets as follows: $107 million in the line item other assets and $81 million in the line item other liabilities. Refer to Note 5 for additional information related to the composition of our derivative portfolio.



December 31, 2016	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3			Other⁴		Netting Adjustment⁵				Fair Value Measurements
Assets:
Trading securities¹	$	202	$	115	$	4		$	63	$	—			$	384
Available-for-sale securities¹	1,655		4,619		139		³	—		—				6,413
Derivatives²	4		878		—			—		(369		)	⁶	513		⁸
Total assets	$	1,861	$	5,612	$	143		$	63	$	(369	)		$	7,310
Liabilities:
Derivatives²	$	11	$	276	$	—		$	—	$	(192	)	⁷	$	95	⁸
Total liabilities	$	11	$	276	$	—		$	—	$	(192	)		$	95


¹	Refer to Note 3 for additional information related to the composition of our trading securities and available-for-sale securities.

²Refer to Note 5 for additional information related to the composition of our derivative portfolio.

³Primarily related to long-term debt securities that mature in 2018.


⁴	Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy but are included to reconcile to the amounts presented in Note 3.

⁶The Company is obligated to return $201 million in cash collateral it has netted against its derivative position.


⁷	The Company has the right to reclaim $17 million in cash collateral it has netted against its derivative position.

⁸

The Company's derivative financial instruments are recorded at fair value in our condensed consolidated balance sheets as follows: $347 million in the line item prepaid expenses and other assets; $166 million in the line item other assets; $42 million in the line item accounts payable and accrued expenses; and $53 million in the line item other liabilities. Refer to Note 5 for additional information related to the composition of our derivative portfolio.

Gross realized and unrealized gains and losses on Level 3 assets and liabilities were not significant for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2017 and September 30, 2016.

The Company recognizes transfers between levels within the hierarchy as of the beginning of the reporting period. Gross transfers between levels within the hierarchy were not significant for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2017 and September 30, 2016.

Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements

In addition to assets and liabilities that are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis, the Company records assets and liabilities at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as required by U.S. GAAP. Generally, assets are recorded at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as a result of impairment charges.

The gains and losses on assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis are summarized in the table below (in millions):



	Gains (Losses)
	Three Months Ended							Nine Months Ended
	September 29, 2017				September 30, 2016			September 29, 2017				September 30, 2016
Assets held for sale¹	$	(307	)		$	(1,044	)	$	(1,819	)		$	(1,490	)
Intangible assets	—				—			(442		)	²	—
Other long-lived assets	—				—			(329		)	³	—
Valuation of shares in equity method investee	—				—			25			⁴	—
Other-than-temporary impairment charge	(50		)	⁵	—			(50		)	⁵	—
Total	$	(357	)		$	(1,044	)	$	(2,615	)		$	(1,490	)


¹	The Company is required to record assets and liabilities that are held for sale at the lower of carrying value or fair value less any costs to sell based on the agreed-upon sale price. These losses related to refranchising activities in North America, which were calculated based on Level 3 inputs. Refer to Note 2.

²The Company recognized an impairment charge of $375 million related to CCR goodwill. This impairment charge was determined by comparing the fair value of the reporting unit, based on Level 3 inputs, to its carrying value. The Company also recognized an impairment charge of $33 million related to certain U.S. bottlers' franchise rights. This charge was determined by comparing the fair value of the asset to its current carrying value. Each of these impairment charges were primarily a result of refranchising activities in North America and management's estimates of the proceeds that are expected to be received for the remaining bottling territories upon their refranchising. Additionally, the Company recorded impairment charges of $34 million related to Venezuelan intangible assets due to weaker sales and the volatility of foreign currency exchange rates resulting from continued political instability. The fair value of these assets was derived using discounted cash flow analyses based on Level 3 inputs.

³The Company recognized impairment charges of $310 million related to CCR property, plant and equipment and $19 million related to CCR other assets primarily as a result of refranchising activities in North America. The fair value of these assets was derived using management's estimate of the proceeds that are expected to be received for the remaining bottling territories upon their refranchising.

⁴ The Company recognized a gain of $25 million as a result of Coca-Cola FEMSA, an equity method investee, issuing additional shares of its 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. These gains were determined using Level 1 inputs.

⁵ The Company recognized an other-than-temporary impairment charge of $50 million related to one of our international equity method investees, primarily driven by foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. The fair value of this investment was derived using discounted cash flow analyses based on Level 3 inputs.

Other Fair Value Disclosures

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents; short-term investments; trade accounts receivables; accounts payable and accrued expenses; and loans and notes payable approximate their fair values because of the short-term maturities of these instruments.

The fair value of our long-term debt is estimated using Level 2 inputs based on quoted prices for those instruments. Where quoted prices are not available, fair value is estimated using discounted cash flows and market-based expectations for interest rates, credit risk and the contractual terms of the debt instruments. As of September 29, 2017, the carrying amount and fair value of our long-term debt, including the current portion, were $35,702 million and $36,375 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2016, the carrying amount and fair value of our long-term debt, including the current portion, were $33,211 million and $33,752 million, respectively.

NOTE 15: OPERATING SEGMENTS

Information about our Company's operations by operating segment is as follows (in millions):



	Europe, Middle East & Africa		Latin America		North America		Asia Pacific		Bottling Investments			Corporate			Eliminations			Consolidated
As of and for the three months ended September 29, 2017
Net operating revenues:
Third party	$	1,959	$	1,009	$	2,308	$	1,345	$	2,409		$	48		$	—		$	9,078
Intersegment	—		26		442		87		23			—			(578		)	—
Total net revenues	1,959		1,035		2,750		1,432		2,432			48			(578		)	9,078
Operating income (loss)	936		563		646		577		(217		)	(385		)	—			2,120
Income (loss) before income taxes	962		561		583		588		(673		)	(347		)	—			1,674
Identifiable operating assets	5,475		1,909		17,224		2,146		6,433			34,567			—			67,754
Noncurrent investments	1,261		908		105		178		16,800			3,509			—			22,761
As of and for the three months ended September 30, 2016
Net operating revenues:
Third party	$	1,852	$	949	$	1,661	$	1,315	$	4,809		$	47		$	—		$	10,633
Intersegment	—		16		1,003		145		31			—			(1,195		)	—
Total net revenues	1,852		965		2,664		1,460		4,840			47			(1,195		)	10,633
Operating income (loss)	914		435		666		583		124			(451		)	—			2,271
Income (loss) before income taxes	922		447		653		589		(734		)	(449		)	—			1,428
Identifiable operating assets	4,337		1,964		16,406		2,257		17,390			33,546			—			75,900
Noncurrent investments	1,315		823		123		166		12,223			3,377			—			18,027
As of December 31, 2016
Identifiable operating assets	$	4,067	$	1,785	$	16,566	$	2,024	$	15,973		$	29,606		$	—		$	70,021
Noncurrent investments	1,302		804		109		164		11,456			3,414			—			17,249

During the three months ended September 29, 2017, the results of our operating segments were impacted by the following items:


•	Operating income (loss) and income (loss) before income taxes were reduced by $6 million for Europe, Middle East and Africa, $2 million for Latin America, $47 million for North America, $1 million for Asia Pacific, $15 million for Bottling Investments and $58 million for Corporate due to the Company's productivity and reinvestment program. Refer to Note 11.


•	Operating income (loss) and income (loss) before income taxes were reduced by $213 million for Bottling Investments due to costs incurred to refranchise certain of our bottling operations. Refer to Note 2 and Note 10.


•	Operating income (loss) and income (loss) before income taxes were reduced by $18 million for Corporate due to tax litigation expense. Refer to Note 7.


•	Income (loss) before income taxes was reduced by $14 million for Bottling Investments and $2 million for Corporate due to the Company's proportionate share of significant operating and nonoperating items recorded by certain of our equity method investees. Refer to Note 10.


•	Income (loss) before income taxes was reduced by $72 million for North America primarily related to payments made to convert the bottling agreements for certain North America bottling partners' territories to a single form of CBA with additional requirements. Refer to Note 2.


•	Income (loss) before income taxes was reduced by $762 million for Bottling Investments due to the refranchising of certain bottling territories in North America. Refer to Note 2.


•	Income (loss) before income taxes was increased by $79 million for Corporate due to a gain recognized upon refranchising our remaining China bottling operations and related cost method investment. Refer to Note 2.


•	Income (loss) before income taxes was reduced by $50 million for Corporate due to an other-than-temporary impairment charge related to one of our international equity method investees. Refer to Note 10.

During the three months ended September 30, 2016, the results of our operating segments were impacted by the following items:

•

Operating income (loss) and income (loss) before income taxes were reduced by $2 million for Europe, Middle East and Africa, $22 million for North America, $22 million for Bottling Investments and $14 million for Corporate due to the Company's productivity and reinvestment program as well as other restructuring initiatives. Operating income (loss) and income (loss) before income taxes were increased by $1 million for Latin America due to the refinement of previously established accruals related to the Company's productivity and reinvestment program. Refer to Note 11.


•	Operating income (loss) and income (loss) before income taxes were reduced by $76 million for Latin America due to the write-down we recorded related to our receivables from our bottling partner in Venezuela due to changes in exchange rates. Refer to Note 1.


•	Operating income (loss) and income (loss) before income taxes were reduced by $73 million for Bottling Investments due to costs incurred to refranchise certain of our North America bottling territories. Refer to Note 10.


•	Income (loss) before income taxes was reduced by $14 million for Bottling Investments due to the Company's proportionate share of significant operating and nonoperating items recorded by certain of our equity method investees. Refer to Note 10.


•	Income (loss) before income taxes was reduced by $17 million for North America related to payments made to convert the bottling agreements for certain North America bottling partners' territories to a single form of CBA with additional requirements. Refer to Note 2.


•	Income (loss) before income taxes was reduced by $1,089 million for Bottling Investments primarily due to the refranchising of certain bottling territories in North America. Refer to Note 2 and Note 10.


•	Income (loss) before income taxes was reduced by $21 million for Corporate due to the deconsolidation of our South African bottling operations in exchange for investments in CCBA and CCBA's South African subsidiary. Refer to Note 2.

During the three months ended September 29, 2017 and September 30, 2016, our operating segments were impacted by acquisition and divestiture activities. Refer to Note 2.



	Europe, Middle East & Africa		Latin America		North America		Asia Pacific		Bottling Investments			Corporate			Eliminations			Consolidated
Nine Months Ended September 29, 2017
Net operating revenues:
Third party	$	5,628	$	2,857	$	6,216	$	3,807	$	9,268		$	122		$	—		$	27,898
Intersegment	—		54		1,799		340		69			—			(2,262		)	—
Total net revenues	5,628		2,911		8,015		4,147		9,337			122			(2,262		)	27,898
Operating income (loss)	2,884		1,625		1,967		1,835		(979		)	(1,152		)	—			6,180
Income (loss) before income taxes	2,958		1,627		1,711		1,853		(1,730		)	(614		)	—			5,805
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
Net operating revenues:
Third party	$	5,369	$	2,787	$	4,759	$	3,818	$	15,631		$	90		$	—		$	32,454
Intersegment	264		50		2,978		437		116			5			(3,850		)	—
Total net revenues	5,633		2,837		7,737		4,255		15,747			95			(3,850		)	32,454
Operating income (loss)	2,897		1,470		1,982		1,892		222			(1,192		)	—			7,271
Income (loss) before income taxes	2,950		1,485		1,978		1,903		(897		)	202			—			7,621

During the nine months ended September 29, 2017, the results of our operating segments were impacted by the following items:


•	Operating income (loss) and income (loss) before income taxes were reduced by $2 million for Europe, Middle East and Africa, $3 million for Latin America, $131 million for North America, $4 million for Asia Pacific, $39 million for Bottling Investments and $176 million for Corporate due to the Company's productivity and reinvestment program. Refer to Note 11.


•	Operating income (loss) and income (loss) before income taxes were reduced by $314 million for Bottling Investments due to costs incurred to refranchise certain of our bottling operations. Refer to Note 2 and Note 10.


•	Operating income (loss) and income (loss) before income taxes were reduced by $737 million for Bottling Investments and $34 million for Corporate due to asset impairment charges. Refer to Note 1 and Note 10.


•	Operating income (loss) and income (loss) before income taxes were reduced by $43 million for Corporate due to tax litigation expense. Refer to Note 7.


•	Income (loss) before income taxes was reduced by $50 million for Corporate due to an other-than-temporary impairment charge related to one of our international equity method investees. Refer to Note 10.


•	Income (loss) before income taxes was reduced by $4 million for Europe, Middle East and Africa, $29 million for Bottling Investments and $4 million for Corporate due to the Company's proportionate share of significant operating and nonoperating items recorded by certain of our equity method investees. Refer to Note 10.


•	Income (loss) before income taxes was reduced by $287 million for North America primarily related to payments made to convert the bottling agreements for certain North America bottling partners' territories to a single form of CBA with additional requirements. Refer to Note 2.


•	Income (loss) before income taxes was reduced by $1,473 million for Bottling Investments due to the refranchising of certain bottling territories in North America. Refer to Note 2.


•	Income (loss) before income taxes was increased by $445 million for Corporate due to a gain recognized resulting from the merger of CCW and CCEJ. Refer to Note 10.


•	Income (loss) before income taxes was increased by $88 million for Corporate due to a gain recognized upon refranchising our China bottling operations and related cost method investment. Refer to Note 2.


•	Income (loss) before income taxes was increased by $25 million for Corporate due to Coca-Cola FEMSA, an equity method investee, issuing additional shares of its stock during the period at a per share amount greater than the carrying value of the Company's per share investment.


•	Income (loss) before income taxes was reduced by $26 million for Corporate due to a charge related to our former German bottling operations.


•	Income (loss) before income taxes was reduced by $38 million for Corporate due to the extinguishment of long-term debt. Refer to Note 6.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the results of our operating segments were impacted by the following items:

•

Operating income (loss) and income (loss) before income taxes were reduced by $6 million for Europe, Middle East and Africa, $80 million for North America, $1 million for Asia Pacific, $300 million for Bottling Investments and $42 million for Corporate due to the Company's productivity and reinvestment program as well as other restructuring initiatives. Operating income (loss) and income (loss) before income taxes were increased by $2 million for Latin America due to the refinement of previously established accruals related to the Company's productivity and reinvestment program. Refer to Note 11.


•	Operating income (loss) and income (loss) before income taxes were reduced by $76 million for Latin America due to the write-down we recorded related to our receivables from our bottling partner in Venezuela due to changes in exchange rates. Refer to Note 1.


•	Operating income (loss) and income (loss) before income taxes were reduced by $170 million for Bottling Investments due to costs incurred to refranchise our North America bottling territories. Refer to Note 10.


•	Operating income (loss) and income (loss) before income taxes were reduced by $8 million for Bottling Investments and $29 million for Corporate related to noncapitalizable transaction costs associated with pending and closed transactions. Refer to Note 10.


•	Operating income (loss) and income (loss) before income taxes were reduced by $100 million for Corporate as a result of a cash contribution to The Coca-Cola Foundation. Refer to Note 10.


•	Income (loss) before income taxes was reduced by $32 million for Bottling Investments and $3 million for Corporate due to the Company's proportionate share of significant operating and nonoperating items recorded by certain of our equity method investees. Refer to Note 10.


•	Income (loss) before income taxes was reduced by $17 million for North America related to payments made to convert the bottling agreements for certain North America bottling partners' territories to a single form of CBA with additional requirements. Refer to Note 2.


•	Income (loss) before income taxes was reduced by $1,657 million for Bottling Investments due to the refranchising of certain bottling territories in North America. Refer to Note 2 and Note 10.


•	Income (loss) before income taxes was increased by $1,323 million for Corporate as a result of the deconsolidation of our German bottling operations. Refer to Note 2.


•	Income (loss) before income taxes was increased by $18 million for Corporate as a result of the disposal of our investment in Keurig. Refer to Note 2.


•	Income (loss) before income taxes was reduced by $21 million for Corporate due to the deconsolidation of our South African bottling operations in exchange for investments in CCBA and CCBA's South African subsidiary. Refer to Note 2.

During the nine months ended September 29, 2017 and September 30, 2016, our operating segments were impacted by acquisition and divestiture activities. Refer to Note 2.

NOTE 16: SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On October 4, 2017, the Company and Anheuser-Busch InBev ("ABI") completed the transition of ABI's 54.5 percent majority interest in CCBA to the Company for $3.15 billion. CCBA, the largest Coca-Cola bottler in Africa, was formed in 2016 through the combination of African nonalcoholic ready-to-drink bottling interests of the Company, SABMiller plc, and Gutsche Family Investments. ABI later acquired SABMiller including its 54.5 percent equity stake in CCBA. We plan to hold our controlling interest in CCBA temporarily and are currently in discussions with several potential buyers. We will account for CCBA as a discontinued operation.

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

When used in this report, the terms "The Coca-Cola Company," "Company," "we," "us" and "our" mean The Coca-Cola Company and all entities included in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

Recoverability of Current and Noncurrent Assets

Our Company faces many uncertainties and risks related to various economic, political and regulatory environments in the countries in which we operate, particularly in developing and emerging markets. Refer to the heading "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in Part I and "Our Business — Challenges and Risks" in Part II of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. As a result, management must make numerous assumptions which involve a significant amount of judgment when completing recoverability and impairment tests of current and noncurrent assets in various regions around the world.

We perform recoverability and impairment tests of current and noncurrent assets in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("U.S. GAAP"). For certain assets, recoverability and/or impairment tests are required only when conditions exist that indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. For other assets, impairment tests are required at least annually, or more frequently if events or circumstances indicate that an asset may be impaired.

Our equity method investees also perform such recoverability and/or impairment tests. If an impairment charge is recorded by one of our equity method investees, the Company records its proportionate share of such charge as a reduction of equity income (loss) — net in our condensed consolidated statement of income. However, the actual amount we record with respect to our proportionate share of such charges may be impacted by items such as basis differences, deferred taxes and deferred gains.

Investments in Equity and Debt Securities

Investments classified as trading securities are not assessed for impairment, since they are carried at fair value with the change in fair value included in net income. We review our investments in equity and debt securities that are accounted for using the equity method or cost method or that are classified as available-for-sale or held-to-maturity each reporting period to determine whether a significant event or change in circumstances has occurred that may have an adverse effect on the fair value of each investment. When such events or changes occur, we evaluate the fair value compared to our cost basis in the investment. We also perform this evaluation every reporting period for each investment for which our cost basis has exceeded the fair value. The fair values of most of our Company's investments in publicly traded companies are often readily available based on quoted market prices. For investments in nonpublicly traded companies, management's assessment of fair value is based on valuation methodologies including discounted cash flows, estimates of sales proceeds and appraisals, as appropriate. We consider the assumptions that we believe a hypothetical marketplace participant would use in evaluating estimated future cash flows when employing the discounted cash flow or estimates of sales proceeds valuation methodologies. The ability to accurately predict future cash flows, especially in emerging and developing markets, may impact the determination of fair value.

In the event the fair value of an investment declines below our cost basis, management is required to determine if the decline in fair value is other than temporary. If management determines the decline is other than temporary, an impairment charge is recorded. Management's assessment as to the nature of a decline in fair value is based on, among other things, the length of time and the extent to which the market value has been less than our cost basis; the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer; and our intent and ability to retain the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in market value. During the three and nine months ended September 29, 2017, we recognized an other-than-temporary impairment charge of $50 million related to one of our international equity method investees, primarily driven by foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.

The following table presents the difference between calculated fair values, based on quoted closing prices of publicly traded shares, and our Company's cost basis in investments in publicly traded companies accounted for under the equity method (in millions):



September 29, 2017	Fair Value		Carrying Value		Difference
Monster Beverage Corporation	$	5,642	$	3,352	$	2,290
Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V.	4,648		1,819		2,829
Coca-Cola European Partners plc ¹	3,661		3,674		(13		)
Coca-Cola HBC AG	2,776		1,295		1,481
Coca-Cola Amatil Limited	1,370		713		657
Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Inc.¹	1,126		1,162		(36		)
Embotelladora Andina S.A.	618		289		329
Coca-Cola İçecek A.Ş.	553		263		290
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated	536		118		418
Corporación Lindley S.A.	283		125		158
Total	$	21,213	$	12,810	$	8,403

¹The carrying values of our investments exceeded their fair values as of September 29, 2017. Based on the length of time and the extent to

which the market values have been less than our cost basis; the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuers; and our intent and

ability to retain the investments for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in market value, management

determined that the declines in fair values were temporary in nature. Therefore, we did not record any impairment charges.

As of September 29, 2017, gross unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities were $771 million and $56 million, respectively. Management assessed each of the available-for-sale securities that were in a gross unrealized loss position on an individual basis to determine if the decline in fair value was other than temporary. As a result of these assessments, management determined that the decline in fair value of these investments was temporary and did not record any impairment charges. We will continue to monitor these investments in future periods. Refer to Note 3 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Other Assets

Our Company invests in infrastructure programs with our bottlers that are directed at strengthening our bottling system and increasing unit case volume. Additionally, our Company advances payments to certain customers for distribution rights as well as to fund future marketing activities intended to generate profitable volume and we expense such payments over the periods benefited. Payments under these programs are generally capitalized and reported in the line items prepaid expenses and other assets or other assets, as appropriate, in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. When facts and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of these assets or asset groups may not be recoverable, management assesses the recoverability of the carrying value by preparing estimates of sales volume and the resulting gross profit and cash flows. These estimated future cash flows are consistent with those we use in our internal planning. If the sum of the expected future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) is less than the carrying amount, we recognize an impairment loss. The impairment loss recognized is the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair value.

During the nine months ended September 29, 2017, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $19 million related to Coca-Cola Refreshments' ("CCR") other assets as a result of current year refranchising activities in North America and management's estimate of the proceeds that are expected to be received for the remaining bottling territories upon their refranchising. This charge was recorded in our Bottling Investments operating segment in the line item other operating charges in our condensed consolidated statement of income and was determined by comparing the fair value of the asset to its carrying value.

Property, Plant and Equipment

As of September 29, 2017, the carrying value of our property, plant and equipment, net of depreciation, was $8,306 million, or 9 percent of our total assets. Certain events or changes in circumstances may indicate that the recoverability of the carrying amount or remaining useful life of property, plant and equipment should be assessed, including, among others, the manner or length of time in which the Company intends to use the asset, a significant decrease in market value, a significant change in the business climate in a particular market, or a current period operating or cash flow loss combined with historical losses or projected future losses. When such events or changes in circumstances are present and an impairment review is performed, we estimate the future cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset or asset group and its eventual disposition. These estimated future cash flows are consistent with those we use in our internal planning. If the sum of the expected future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) is less than the carrying amount, we recognize an impairment loss. The impairment loss recognized is the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair value. We use a variety of

methodologies to determine the fair value of property, plant and equipment, including appraisals and discounted cash flow models, which are consistent with the assumptions we believe a hypothetical marketplace participant would use.

During the nine months ended September 29, 2017, the Company recorded impairment charges of $310 million related to CCR's property, plant and equipment as a result of current year refranchising activities in North America and management's estimate of the proceeds that are expected to be received for the remaining bottling territories upon their refranchising. These charges were recorded in our Bottling Investments operating segment in the line item other operating charges in our condensed consolidated statement of income and were determined by comparing the fair value of the assets to their carrying value. Refer to Note 14 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Goodwill, Trademarks and Other Intangible Assets

Intangible assets are classified into one of three categories: (1) intangible assets with definite lives subject to amortization, (2) intangible assets with indefinite lives not subject to amortization and (3) goodwill. For intangible assets with definite lives, tests for impairment must be performed if conditions exist that indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. For intangible assets with indefinite lives and goodwill, tests for impairment must be performed at least annually, or more frequently if events or circumstances indicate that an asset may be impaired.

The assessment of recoverability and the performance of impairment tests of intangible assets involve critical accounting estimates. These estimates require significant management judgment, include inherent uncertainties and are often interdependent; therefore, they do not change in isolation. Factors that management must estimate include, among others, the economic life of the asset, sales volume, pricing, cost of raw materials, delivery costs, inflation, cost of capital, marketing spending, foreign currency exchange rates, tax rates, capital spending and proceeds from the sale of assets. These factors are even more difficult to predict when global financial markets are highly volatile. The estimates we use when assessing the recoverability of intangible assets are consistent with those we use in our internal planning. When performing impairment tests, we estimate the fair values of the assets using management's best assumptions, which we believe would be consistent with what a hypothetical marketplace participant would use. Estimates and assumptions used in these tests are evaluated and updated as appropriate. The variability of these factors depends on a number of conditions, including uncertainty about future events, and thus our accounting estimates may change from period to period. If other assumptions and estimates had been used when these tests were performed, impairment charges could have resulted. As mentioned above, these factors do not change in isolation and, therefore, we do not believe it is practicable or meaningful to present the impact of changing a single factor. Furthermore, if management uses different assumptions or if different conditions exist in future periods, future impairment charges could result. Refer to the heading "Operations Review" below for additional information related to our present business environment. Certain factors discussed above are impacted by our current business environment and are discussed throughout this report, as appropriate.

Intangible assets acquired in recent transactions are naturally more susceptible to impairment, primarily due to the fact that they are recorded at fair value based on recent operating plans and macroeconomic conditions present at the time of acquisition. Consequently, if operating results and/or macroeconomic conditions deteriorate shortly after an acquisition, it could result in the impairment of the acquired assets. A deterioration of macroeconomic conditions may not only negatively impact the estimated operating cash flows used in our cash flow models but may also negatively impact other assumptions used in our analyses, including, but not limited to, the estimated cost of capital and/or discount rates. Additionally, as discussed above, in accordance with U.S. GAAP, we are required to ensure that assumptions used to determine fair value in our analyses are consistent with the assumptions that we believe a hypothetical marketplace participant would use. As a result, the cost of capital and/or discount rates used in our analyses may increase or decrease based on market conditions and trends, regardless of whether our Company's actual cost of capital has changed. Therefore, if the cost of capital and/or discount rates change, our Company may recognize an impairment of an intangible asset in spite of realizing actual cash flows that are approximately equal to, or greater than, our previously forecasted amounts.

We perform impairment tests of goodwill at our reporting unit level, which is one level below our operating segments. Our operating segments are primarily based on geographic responsibility, which is consistent with the way management runs our business. Our operating segments are subdivided into smaller geographic regions or territories that we sometimes refer to as "business units." These business units are also our reporting units. The Bottling Investments operating segment includes all Company-owned or consolidated bottling operations, regardless of geographic location, including CCR's bottling and associated supply chain operations in the United States and Canada. Generally, each Company-owned or consolidated bottling operation within our Bottling Investments operating segment is its own reporting unit. Goodwill is assigned to the reporting unit or units that benefit from the synergies arising from each business combination.

In order to test for goodwill impairment, the Company compares the fair value of the reporting unit to its carrying value, including goodwill. If the fair value of the reporting unit is lower than its carrying amount, goodwill impairment is indicated and goodwill is written down for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit's fair value. However, the loss recognized cannot exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. We typically use discounted cash flow models to determine the

fair value of a reporting unit. The assumptions used in these models are consistent with those we believe a hypothetical marketplace participant would use.

During the nine months ended September 29, 2017, the Company recorded impairment charges of $442 million related to certain intangible assets. These charges included $375 million related to goodwill and $33 million related to bottlers' franchise rights with indefinite lives. The impairment charges related to goodwill were determined by comparing the fair value of the reporting unit, based on Level 3 inputs, to its carrying value. As a result of these charges, the carrying value of CCR's goodwill is zero. The impairment charge related to bottlers' franchise rights with indefinite lives was determined by comparing the fair value of the assets, based on Level 3 inputs, to the current carrying value. These impairment charges were incurred primarily as a result of current year refranchising activities in North America and management's estimate of the proceeds that are expected to be received for the remaining bottling territories upon their refranchising. These charges were recorded in our Bottling Investments operating segment in the line item other operating charges in our condensed consolidated statement of income. Additionally, we recorded impairment charges related to Venezuelan intangible assets for the nine months ended September 29, 2017, of $34 million. The Venezuelan intangible assets were written down due to weaker sales and the volatility of foreign currency exchange rates resulting from continued political instability. These charges were recorded in Corporate in the line item other operating charges in our condensed consolidated statement of income and were determined by comparing the fair value of the assets, derived using discounted cash flow analyses, to the respective carrying values.

The Company did not record any significant impairment charges related to intangible assets during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016.

If macroeconomic conditions worsen or our current financial projections are not achieved, it is possible that we may experience significant impairments of some of our intangible assets, including goodwill, which would require us to recognize impairment charges. On June 7, 2007, our Company acquired Energy Brands Inc., also known as glacéau, for approximately $4.1 billion. The total combined fair value of the various trademarks in the glacéau portfolio significantly exceeds the remaining combined carrying value of $2.9 billion as of September 29, 2017. However, the fair value of one of the individual trademarks in the portfolio currently approximates its carrying 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. Management will continue to monitor the fair value of our intangible assets in future periods.

OPERATIONS REVIEW

Sales of our nonalcoholic ready-to-drink beverages are somewhat seasonal, with the second and third calendar quarters accounting for the highest sales volumes. The volume of sales in the beverage business may be affected by weather conditions.

Structural Changes, Acquired Brands and Newly Licensed Brands

In order to continually improve upon the Company's operating performance, from time to time, we engage in buying and selling ownership interests in bottling partners and other manufacturing operations. In addition, we also acquire brands or enter into license agreements for certain brands to supplement our beverage offerings. These items impact our operating results and certain key metrics used by management in assessing the Company's performance.

Unit case volume growth is a metric used by management to evaluate the Company's performance because it measures demand for our products at the consumer level. The Company's unit case volume represents the number of unit cases (or unit case equivalents) of Company beverage products directly or indirectly sold by the Company and its bottling partners to customers and, therefore, reflects unit case volume for consolidated and unconsolidated bottlers. Refer to the heading "Beverage Volume" below.

Concentrate sales volume represents the amount of concentrates, syrups, beverage bases, source waters, and powders/minerals (in all instances expressed in equivalent unit cases) sold by, or used in finished products sold by, the Company to its bottling partners or other customers. Refer to the heading "Beverage Volume" below.

Our Bottling Investments operating segment and our other finished product operations typically generate net operating revenues by selling sparkling soft drinks and a variety of other beverages, such as juices, juice drinks, sports drinks, waters, teas and coffees, to retailers or to distributors, wholesalers and bottling partners who distribute them to retailers. In addition, in the United States, we manufacture fountain syrups and sell them to fountain retailers such as restaurants and convenience stores who use the fountain syrups to produce beverages for immediate consumption, or to authorized fountain wholesalers or bottling partners who resell the fountain syrups to fountain retailers. For these consolidated finished product operations, we recognize the associated concentrate sales volume at the time the unit case or unit case equivalent is sold to the customer. Our concentrate operations typically generate net operating revenues by selling concentrates and syrups to authorized bottling and canning

operations. For these concentrate operations, we recognize concentrate revenue and concentrate sales volume when we sell concentrates and syrups to the authorized unconsolidated bottling and canning operations, and we typically report unit case volume when finished products manufactured from the concentrates and syrups are sold to the customer. When we analyze our net operating revenues we generally consider the following four factors: (1) volume growth (concentrate sales volume or unit case volume, as appropriate), (2) acquisitions and divestitures (including structural changes defined below), as applicable, (3) changes in price, product and geographic mix and (4) foreign currency fluctuations. Refer to the heading "Net Operating Revenues" below.

We generally refer to acquisitions and divestitures of bottling, distribution or canning operations and consolidation or deconsolidation of bottling and distribution entities for accounting purposes as structural changes, which are a component of acquisitions and divestitures ("structural changes"). Typically, structural changes do not impact the Company's unit case volume on a consolidated basis or at the geographic operating segment level. We recognize unit case volume for all sales of Company beverage products regardless of our ownership interest in the bottling partner, if any. However, the unit case volume reported by our Bottling Investments operating segment is generally impacted by structural changes because it only includes the unit case volume of our consolidated bottling operations. Refer to Note 2 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the Company's acquisitions and divestitures.

"Acquired brands" refers to brands acquired during the past 12 months. Typically, the Company has not reported unit case volume or recognized concentrate sales volume related to acquired brands in periods prior to the closing of a transaction. Therefore, the unit case volume and concentrate sales volume from the sale of these brands is incremental to prior year volume. We do not generally consider acquired brands to be structural changes.

"Licensed brands" refers to brands not owned by the Company, but for which we hold certain rights, generally including, but not limited to, distribution rights, and from which we derive an economic benefit when these brands are ultimately sold. Typically, the Company has not reported unit case volume or recognized concentrate sales volume related to these brands in periods prior to the beginning of the term of a license agreement. Therefore, in the year that the licenses are entered into, the unit case volume and concentrate sales volume from the sale of these brands is incremental to prior year volume. We do not generally consider newly licensed brands to be structural changes.

In 2017, the Company refranchised its bottling operations in China to the two local franchise bottlers. The impact of these refranchising activities has been included as a structural change in our analysis of net operating revenues on a consolidated basis as well as for our Asia Pacific and Bottling Investments operating segments.

During 2017 and 2016, the Company refranchised bottling territories in North America that were previously managed by CCR to certain of our unconsolidated bottling partners. The impact of these refranchising activities has been included as a structural change in our analysis of net operating revenues on a consolidated basis as well as for our North America and Bottling Investments operating segments. In addition, for non-Company-owned and licensed beverage products sold in the refranchised territories for which the Company no longer reports unit case volume, we have eliminated the unit case volume from the base year when calculating 2017 versus 2016 volume growth rates on a consolidated basis as well as for the North America and Bottling Investments operating segments. Refer to the headings "Beverage Volume" and "Net Operating Revenues" below.

During 2016, the Company deconsolidated its South African bottling operations and disposed of its related equity method investment in exchange for equity method investments in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa Proprietary Limited ("CCBA") and CCBA's South African subsidiary. As part of the transaction, the Company also acquired and licensed several brands. The impacts of the deconsolidation, the disposal of the related equity method investment and the new equity method investments have been included as a structural change in our analysis of net operating revenues on a consolidated basis as well as for our Europe, Middle East and Africa and Bottling Investments operating segments. The brands and licenses that the Company acquired impacted the Company's unit case volume and concentrate sales volume and therefore, in addition to being included as a structural change, they are also considered acquired brands. Refer to the headings "Beverage Volume" and "Net Operating Revenues" below.

During 2016, the Company also deconsolidated our German bottling operations as a result of their being combined to create Coca-Cola European Partners plc ("CCEP"). As a result of the transaction, the Company now owns an equity method investment in CCEP. Accordingly, the impact of the deconsolidation and new equity method investment has been included as a structural change in our analysis of net operating revenues on a consolidated basis as well as for our Europe, Middle East and Africa and Bottling Investments operating segments. The Company also changed our funding arrangement with our bottling partners in China, which resulted in a reduction in net operating revenues with an offsetting reduction in direct marketing expense. The impact of the change in the arrangement has been included as a structural change in our analysis of net operating revenues on a consolidated basis as well as for our Asia Pacific operating segment. Refer to the headings "Beverage Volume" and "Net Operating Revenues" below.

The Company sells concentrates and syrups to both consolidated and unconsolidated bottling partners. The ownership structure of our bottling partners impacts the timing of recognizing concentrate revenue and concentrate sales volume. When we sell concentrates or syrups to our consolidated bottling partners, we are not able to recognize the concentrate revenue or concentrate sales volume until the bottling partner has sold finished products manufactured from the concentrates or syrups to a third party or independent customer. When we sell concentrates or syrups to our unconsolidated bottling partners, we recognize the concentrate revenue and concentrate sales volume when the concentrates or syrups are sold to the bottling partner. The subsequent sale of the finished products manufactured from the concentrates or syrups to a customer does not impact the timing of recognizing the concentrate revenue or concentrate sales volume. When we account for an unconsolidated bottling partner as an equity method investment, we eliminate the intercompany profit related to these transactions until the equity method investee has sold finished products manufactured from the concentrates or syrups to a third party or independent customer.

The Company is currently pursuing certain transactions that, if completed, will be included as structural changes for the applicable periods. We intend to refranchise 100 percent of Company-owned bottling operations in the United States by the end of 2017. Additionally, on October 4, 2017, the Company and Anheuser-Busch InBev ("ABI") completed the transition of ABI's 54.5 percent majority interest in CCBA to the Company for $3.15 billion. We will account for CCBA as a discontinued operation. Refer to Note 16 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Beverage Volume

We measure the volume of Company beverage products sold in two ways: (1) unit cases of finished products and (2) concentrate sales. As used in this report, "unit case" means a unit of measurement equal to 192 U.S. fluid ounces of finished beverage (24 eight-ounce servings); and "unit case volume" means the number of unit cases (or unit case equivalents) of Company beverage products directly or indirectly sold by the Company and its bottling partners to customers. Unit case volume primarily consists of beverage products bearing Company trademarks. Also included in unit case volume are certain products licensed to, or distributed by, our Company, and brands owned by Coca-Cola system bottlers for which our Company provides marketing support and from the sale of which we derive economic benefit. In addition, unit case volume includes sales by certain joint ventures in which the Company has an equity interest. We believe unit case volume is one of the measures of the underlying strength of the Coca-Cola system because it measures trends at the consumer level. The unit case volume numbers used in this report are derived based on estimates received by the Company from its bottling partners and distributors. Concentrate sales volume represents the amount of concentrates, syrups, beverage bases, source waters, and powders/minerals (in all instances expressed in equivalent unit cases) sold by, or used in finished beverages sold by, the Company to its bottling partners or other customers. Unit case volume and concentrate sales volume growth rates are not necessarily equal during any given period. Factors such as seasonality, bottlers' inventory practices, supply point changes, timing of price increases, new product introductions and changes in product mix can impact unit case volume and concentrate sales volume and can create differences between unit case volume and concentrate sales volume growth rates. In addition to the items mentioned above, the impact of unit case volume from certain joint ventures in which the Company has an equity interest but to which the Company does not sell concentrates, syrups, beverage bases or powders may give rise to differences between unit case volume and concentrate sales volume growth rates.

Information about our volume growth worldwide and by operating segment is as follows:



	Percent Change 2017 versus 2016
	Three Months Ended September 29, 2017					Nine Months Ended September 29, 2017
	Unit Cases^1,2,3		Concentrate Sales⁴			Unit Cases^1,2,3		Concentrate Sales⁴
Worldwide	—		—	%	⁵	—	%	(1	)%
Europe, Middle East & Africa	1	%	4	%		2	%	3	%	⁸
Latin America	(3	)	(4	)		(3	)	(4	)
North America	—		2		⁶	—		1		⁹
Asia Pacific	3		3		⁷	2		3		¹⁰
Bottling Investments	(53	)	N/A			(42	)	N/A

¹Bottling Investments operating segment data reflects unit case volume growth for consolidated bottlers only.

²Geographic operating segment data reflects unit case volume growth for all bottlers in the applicable geographic areas, both consolidated and unconsolidated.

³Unit case volume percent change is based on average daily sales. Unit case volume growth based on average daily sales is computed by comparing the average daily sales in each of the corresponding periods. Average daily sales are the unit cases sold during the period divided by the number of days in the period.

⁴Concentrate sales volume represents the amount of concentrates, syrups, beverage bases, source waters and powders/minerals (in all instances expressed in equivalent unit cases) sold by, or used in finished beverages sold by, the Company to its bottling partners or other customers and is not based on average daily sales. Each of our interim reporting periods, other than the fourth interim reporting period, ends on the Friday closest to the last day of the corresponding quarterly calendar period. As a result, the first quarter of 2017 had two fewer days when compared to the first quarter of 2016, and the fourth quarter of 2017 will have one additional day when compared to the fourth quarter of 2016.


⁵	After considering the impact of structural changes, worldwide concentrate sales volume for the three months ended September 29, 2017 grew 1 percent.

⁶After considering the impact of structural changes, concentrate sales volume for North America for the three months ended September 29, 2017 grew 1 percent.


⁷	After considering the impact of structural changes, concentrate sales volume for Asia Pacific for the three months ended September 29, 2017 grew 2 percent.


⁸	After considering the impact of structural changes, concentrate sales volume for Europe, Middle East and Africa for the nine months ended September 29, 2017 grew 2 percent.


⁹	After considering the impact of structural changes, concentrate sales volume for North America for the nine months ended September 29, 2017 was even.

¹⁰After considering the impact of structural changes, concentrate sales volume for Asia Pacific for the nine months ended September 29, 2017 grew 1 percent.

Unit Case Volume

Although a significant portion of our Company's revenues is not based directly on unit case volume, we believe unit case volume is one of the measures of the underlying strength of the Coca-Cola system because it measures trends at the consumer level. The unit case volume for 2017 and 2016 reflects the impact of the transfer of distribution rights with respect to non-Company-owned brands that were previously licensed to us in North America bottling territories that have since been refranchised. The Company eliminated the unit case volume related to these structural changes from the base year when calculating the volume growth rates. Refer to the heading "Structural Changes, Acquired Brands and Newly Licensed Brands" above.

Three Months Ended September 29, 2017 versus Three Months Ended September 30, 2016

Unit case volume in Europe, Middle East and Africa grew 1 percent, which included growth of 4 percent in both water, enhanced water and sports drinks and tea and coffee. Sparkling soft drinks volume was even primarily due to 12 percent growth in Coca-Cola Zero, offset by an 11 percent decline in Diet Coke. The group reported increases in unit case volume in the Central & Eastern Europe, Turkey & Caucasus Central Asia and Middle East & North Africa business units. The increases in these business units were partially offset by decreases in the Western Europe and West Africa business units.

In Latin America, unit case volume declined 3 percent, which reflected declines of 4 percent in sparkling soft drinks and 3 percent in water, enhanced water and sports drinks partially offset by growth in juice, dairy and plant-based beverages driven by incremental volume from the recently acquired AdeS brand of plant-based beverages. The group's volume decline reflected declines of 8 percent in the Latin Center business unit and 7 percent in the Brazil business unit as a result of continued macroeconomic challenges in these regions. The Mexico business unit declined 1 percent due to a 2 percent decline in

sparkling soft drinks and a 5 percent decline in tea and coffee partially offset by 7 percent growth in juice, dairy and plant-based beverages.

Unit case volume in North America was even, reflecting even sparkling soft drinks volume, a 2 percent decline in juice, dairy and plant-based beverages as well as a 2 percent decline in water, enhanced water and sports drinks, offset by growth in energy drinks. The group's sparkling soft drinks volume included a 5 percent decline in Diet Coke, offset by 4 percent growth in Trademark Sprite and 2 percent growth in Trademark Fanta.

In Asia Pacific, unit case volume increased 3 percent, reflecting 5 percent growth in sparkling soft drinks and 4 percent growth in juice, dairy and plant-based beverages, partially offset by a 3 percent decline in water, enhanced water and sports drinks. Sparkling soft drinks volume included 8 percent growth in Trademark Coca-Cola, 3 percent growth in Trademark Fanta and 2 percent growth in Trademark Sprite. The group's volume reflects growth of 4 percent in the ASEAN business, 7 percent in the India & South West Asia business unit and 2 percent in the Greater China & Korea business unit. Unit case volume was even in the Japan business unit.

Unit case volume for Bottling Investments declined 53 percent. This decrease primarily reflects the North America refranchising activities and the refranchising of our Chinese bottling operations.

Nine Months Ended September 29, 2017 versus Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016

In Europe, Middle East and Africa, unit case volume grew 2 percent, including 1 point of growth from acquired brands, which were primarily water brands in Africa. The group's growth reflected an increase of 1 percent in sparkling soft drinks, an increase of 7 percent in water, enhanced water and sports drinks and a 10 percent increase in tea and coffee. These increases were partially offset by a decrease of 1 percent in juice, dairy and plant-based beverages. All business units within the group reported growth in unit case volume.

Unit case volume in Latin America declined 3 percent, which reflected a decline of 4 percent in sparkling soft drinks partially offset by growth in juice, dairy and plant-based beverages. The group's volume reflects declines of 13 percent in the Latin Center business unit and 9 percent in the Brazil business unit. These declines were partially offset by unit case volume growth of 2 percent in the Mexico business unit, which reflected 1 percent growth in sparkling soft drinks, 3 percent growth in water, enhanced water and sports drinks, and 10 percent growth in juice, dairy and plant-based beverages.

In North America, unit case volume was even, reflecting even volume for sparkling soft drinks and juice, dairy and plant-based beverages, growth in energy drinks and a 2 percent decline in water, enhanced water and sports drinks. The group's sparkling soft drinks unit case volume included a 4 percent decline in Diet Coke, offset by 4 percent growth in both Trademark Sprite and Trademark Fanta.

Unit case volume in Asia Pacific grew 2 percent, reflecting an increase of 2 percent in sparkling soft drinks and 5 percent growth in juice, dairy and plant-based beverages. The increase in sparkling soft drinks volume included 4 percent growth in Trademark Coca-Cola and 1 percent growth in Trademark Sprite. Unit case volume in our Greater China & Korea and India & South West Asia business units grew 4 percent and 1 percent, respectively. Unit case volume in the Japan business unit was even.

Unit case volume for Bottling Investments declined 42 percent. This decrease primarily reflects the North America refranchising activities and the refranchising of our Chinese bottling operations.

Concentrate Sales Volume

During the three months ended September 29, 2017, worldwide unit case volume and concentrate sales volume were even compared to the three months ended September 30, 2016. During the nine months ended September 29, 2017, worldwide unit case volume was even and concentrate sales volume declined 1 percent compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The difference between the consolidated unit case volume and concentrate sales volume growth rates during the nine months ended September 29, 2017, was primarily due to having two fewer days during the first quarter of 2017 when compared to the first quarter of 2016. Concentrate sales volume growth is calculated based on the amount of concentrate sold during the reporting periods, which is impacted by the number of days. Conversely, unit case volume growth is calculated based on average daily sales, which is not impacted by the number of days in the reporting periods. In addition to the impact of two fewer days, the differences between unit case volume and concentrate sales volume growth rates in the individual operating segments during the three and nine months ended September 29, 2017 were due to the timing of concentrate shipments, structural changes and the impact of unit case volume from certain joint ventures in which the Company has an equity interest but to which the Company does not sell concentrates, syrups, beverage bases or powders.

Net Operating Revenues

Three Months Ended September 29, 2017 versus Three Months Ended September 30, 2016

The Company's net operating revenues decreased $1,555 million, or 15 percent.

The following table illustrates, on a percentage basis, the estimated impact of key factors resulting in the increase (decrease) in net operating revenues for each of our operating segments:



	Percent Change 2017 versus 2016
	Volume¹		Acquisitions & Divestitures		Price, Product & Geographic Mix		Currency Fluctuations		Total
Consolidated	1	%	(18	)%	3	%	—	%	(15	)%
Europe, Middle East & Africa	4	%	—	%	1	%	1	%	6	%
Latin America	(4	)	—		10		1		7
North America	1		1		2		—		3
Asia Pacific	2		—		1		(5	)	(2	)
Bottling Investments	(1	)	(53	)	4		—		(50	)

Note: Certain rows may not add due to rounding.

¹Represents the percent change in net operating revenues attributable to the increase (decrease) in concentrate sales volume for our geographic operating segments (expressed in equivalent unit cases) after considering the impact of structural changes. For our Bottling Investments operating segment, this represents the percent change in net operating revenues attributable to the increase (decrease) in unit case volume after considering the impact of structural changes. Our Bottling Investments operating segment data reflects unit case volume growth for consolidated bottlers only. Refer to the heading "Beverage Volume" above.

Refer to the heading "Beverage Volume" above for additional information related to changes in our unit case and concentrate sales volumes.

"Acquisitions and Divestitures" refers to acquisitions and divestitures of brands or businesses, some of which the Company considers to be structural changes. Refer to the heading "Structural Changes, Acquired Brands and Newly Licensed Brands" above for additional information related to the structural changes.

"Price, product and geographic mix" refers to the change in net operating revenues caused by factors such as price changes, the mix of products and packages sold, and the mix of channels and geographic territories where the sales occurred.

Price, product and geographic mix had a 3 percent favorable impact on our consolidated net operating revenues. Price, product and geographic mix was impacted by a variety of factors and events including, but not limited to, the following:


•	Europe, Middle East and Africa — favorably impacted as a result of pricing initiatives, product and package mix, partially offset by geographic mix;


•	Latin America — favorable price mix in all four of the segment's business units and the impact of inflationary environments in certain markets;


•	North America — favorably impacted as a result of pricing initiatives and product and package mix;


•	Asia Pacific — favorably impacted as a result of pricing initiatives, product and package mix, partially offset by geographic mix; and


•	Bottling Investments — favorably impacted as a result of pricing initiatives and product and package mix in North America.

The impact of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates on our consolidated net operating revenues was even. This impact was due to a stronger U.S. dollar compared to certain foreign currencies, including the U.K. pound sterling, Japanese yen and Argentine peso, which had an unfavorable impact on our Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America operating segments, offset by the impact of a weaker U.S. dollar compared to certain other foreign currencies, including the euro, South African rand, Australian dollar, Mexican peso, and Brazilian real, which had a favorable impact on our Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America operating segments. Refer to the heading "Liquidity, Capital Resources and Financial Position — Foreign Exchange" below.

Nine Months Ended September 29, 2017 versus Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016

The Company's net operating revenues decreased $4,556 million, or 14 percent.

The following table illustrates, on a percentage basis, the estimated impact of key factors resulting in the increase (decrease) in net operating revenues for each of our operating segments:



	Percent Change 2017 versus 2016
	Volume¹		Acquisitions & Divestitures		Price, Product & Geographic Mix		Currency Fluctuations		Total
Consolidated	(1	)%	(15	)%	3	%	(1	)%	(14	)%
Europe, Middle East & Africa	2	%	(1	)%	2	%	(3	)%	—	%
Latin America	(4	)	—		7		—		3
North America	—		1		3		—		4
Asia Pacific	1		—		—		(3	)	(3	)
Bottling Investments	(3	)	(40	)	2		—		(41	)

Note: Certain rows may not add due to rounding.

Refer to the heading "Beverage Volume" above for additional information related to changes in our unit case and concentrate sales volumes.


•	Europe, Middle East and Africa — favorably impacted as a result of pricing initiatives, product and package mix, partially offset by geographic mix;


•	Latin America — favorable price mix in all four of the segment's business units and the impact of inflationary environments in certain markets, partially offset by geographic mix;


•	North America — favorably impacted as a result of pricing initiatives and product and package mix;


•	Asia Pacific — favorable product and package mix, offset by geographic mix; and


•	Bottling Investments — favorably impacted as a result of pricing initiatives and product and package mix in North America.

Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates decreased our consolidated net operating revenues by 1 percent. This unfavorable impact was primarily due to a stronger U.S. dollar compared to certain foreign currencies, including the U.K. pound sterling, Japanese yen, Argentine peso and Mexican peso, which had an unfavorable impact on our Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America operating segments. The unfavorable impact of a stronger U.S. dollar compared to the currencies listed above was partially offset by the impact of a weaker U.S. dollar compared to certain other foreign currencies, including the euro, South African rand, Australian dollar and Brazilian real, which had a favorable impact on our Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America operating segments. Refer to the heading "Liquidity, Capital Resources and Financial Position — Foreign Exchange" below.

Net operating revenue growth rates are impacted by sales volume; acquisitions and divestitures; price, product and geographic mix; and foreign currency fluctuations. The size and timing of acquisitions and divestitures are not consistent from period to period. The Company currently expects acquisitions and divestitures to have an 18 percent unfavorable impact on 2017 full year net operating revenues. Based on current spot rates and our hedging coverage in place, we expect currencies will have a slight favorable impact on net operating revenues in the fourth quarter of 2017.

Gross Profit Margin

As a result of our finished goods operations, which are primarily included in our North America and Bottling Investments operating segments, the following inputs represent a substantial portion of the Company's total cost of goods sold: (1) sweeteners, (2) metals, (3) juices and (4) polyethylene terephthalate ("PET"). The Company enters into hedging activities related to certain commodities in order to mitigate a portion of the price risk associated with forecasted purchases. Many of the derivative financial instruments used by the Company to mitigate the risk associated with these commodity exposures, including any related foreign currency exposure, do not qualify for hedge accounting. As a result, the changes in fair value of these derivative instruments have been, and will continue to be, included as a component of net income in each reporting period. During the three and nine months ended September 29, 2017, the Company recorded a net loss of $15 million and a net gain of $13 million, respectively, in the line item cost of goods sold in our condensed consolidated statement of income related to the changes in the fair value of these derivative instruments. Refer to Note 5 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Our gross profit margin increased to 62.6 percent for the three months ended September 29, 2017, compared to 61.1 percent for the three months ended September 30, 2016. The increase was primarily due to the impact of acquisitions and divestitures, partially offset by timing of commodity costs favorability in the prior year. Our gross profit margin increased to 62.1 percent for the nine months ended September 29, 2017, compared to 61.0 percent for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The increase was primarily due to the impact of acquisitions and divestitures, partially offset by the unfavorable impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. Refer to Note 2 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information related to acquisitions and divestitures.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

The following table sets forth the significant components of selling, general and administrative expenses (in millions):



	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 29, 2017		September 30, 2016		September 29, 2017		September 30, 2016
Stock-based compensation expense	$	53	$	72	$	167	$	191
Advertising expenses	1,018		1,157		2,901		3,062
Selling and distribution expenses¹	794		1,253		2,713		4,004
Other operating expenses	1,338		1,527		3,879		4,425
Total	$	3,203	$	4,009	$	9,660	$	11,682

¹Includes operating expenses as well as general and administrative expenses primarily related to our Bottling Investments operating segment.

During the three and nine months ended September 29, 2017, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased $806 million, or 20 percent, and $2,022 million, or 17 percent, respectively, versus the prior year comparable periods. During the three months ended September 29, 2017, the impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations on total selling, general and administrative expenses was even. During the nine months ended September 29, 2017, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates decreased total selling, general and administrative expenses by 1 percent.

The decrease in selling and distribution expenses and advertising expenses during the three and nine months ended September 29, 2017 reflects the impact of divestitures. Additionally, the decrease in selling and distribution expenses and advertising expenses during the nine months ended September 29, 2017, was impacted by having two fewer days during the first quarter of 2017 when compared to the first quarter of 2016. Advertising expenses during the nine months ended September 29, 2017 also decreased 1 percent as a result of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. The decrease in other operating expenses during the three months ended September 29, 2017 reflects timing of expenses as well as savings from our productivity and reinvestment initiatives. The decrease in other operating expenses during the nine months ended September 29, 2017 reflects the impact of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, timing of expenses and savings from our productivity and reinvestment initiatives. Foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations have a more significant impact on both advertising and other operating expenses as compared to our selling and distribution expenses since they are generally transacted in local currency. Our selling and distribution expenses are primarily related to our Company-owned bottling operations, of which the majority of expenses are attributable to CCR and are primarily denominated in U.S. dollars. Refer to Note 2 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information related to divestitures.

During the nine months ended September 29, 2017, the Company contributed $88 million to our pension plans, and we anticipate making additional contributions of approximately $85 million to our pension plans during the remainder of 2017. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company's total pension expense related to defined benefit plans was $238 million, which primarily included $86 million of net periodic benefit cost and $155 million of settlement charges and special termination benefits. We expect our total 2017 pension expense to be $350 million, which includes $27 million of net

periodic benefit cost and $323 million of estimated settlement charges, curtailment charges and special termination benefits. During the nine months ended September 29, 2017, we have incurred $251 million of pension expense, which includes $27 million of net periodic benefit cost and $224 million of settlement charges, curtailment charges and special termination benefits. The decrease in 2017 expected net periodic benefit cost is due to favorable asset performance in 2016 compared to our expected return, partially offset by a decrease in the expected long-term rate of return on assets for the U.S. plans and a decrease in the weighted-average discount rate.

As of September 29, 2017, we had $240 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested stock-based compensation arrangements granted under our plans, which we expect to recognize over a weighted-average period of 1.3 years as stock-based compensation expense. This expected cost does not include the impact of any future stock-based compensation awards.

Other Operating Charges

Other operating charges incurred by operating segment were as follows (in millions):



	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 29, 2017		September 30, 2016		September 29, 2017		September 30, 2016
Europe, Middle East & Africa	$	6	$	2	$	2	$	6
Latin America	2		75		3		74
North America	47		22		131		80
Asia Pacific	1		—		4		1
Bottling Investments	229		95		1,092		479
Corporate	75		28		259		190
Total	$	360	$	222	$	1,491	$	830

During the three months ended September 29, 2017, the Company recorded other operating charges of $360 million. These charges primarily consisted of $213 million related to costs incurred to refranchise certain of our North America bottling operations. Costs related to refranchising include, 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 North America bottling system. In addition, other operating charges included $129 million related to the Company's productivity and reinvestment program and $18 million related to tax litigation expense. Refer to Note 11 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the Company's productivity, integration and restructuring initiatives. Refer to Note 15 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the impact these charges had on our operating segments.

During the nine months ended September 29, 2017, the Company recorded other operating charges of $1,491 million. These charges primarily consisted of $737 million of CCR asset impairments and $355 million related to the Company's productivity and reinvestment program. In addition, other operating charges included $314 million related to costs incurred to refranchise certain of our bottling operations, $43 million related to tax litigation expense and $34 million related to impairments of Venezuelan intangible assets. Refer to Note 1 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information about the Venezuelan intangible assets and Note 14 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for information on how the Company determined the asset impairment charges. Refer to Note 11 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the Company's productivity, integration and restructuring initiatives. Refer to Note 15 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the impact these charges had on our operating segments.

During the three months ended September 30, 2016, the Company incurred other operating charges of $222 million. These charges primarily consisted of a charge of $76 million due to the write-down we recorded related to our receivables from our bottling partner in Venezuela due to changes in exchange rates, charges of $73 million related to costs incurred to refranchise certain of our North America bottling territories, and charges of $59 million due to the Company's productivity and reinvestment program. Refer to Note 1 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the Venezuelan exchange rates, Note 10 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the costs related to the North America refranchising and Note 11 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the Company's productivity, integration and restructuring initiatives. Refer to Note 15 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the impact these charges had on our operating segments.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company incurred other operating charges of $830 million. These charges primarily consisted of $187 million due to the Company's productivity and reinvestment program, $240 million due to the integration of our German bottling operations and $170 million related to costs incurred to refranchise certain of our North

America bottling territories. The Company also recorded a charge of $100 million related to a cash contribution we made to The Coca-Cola Foundation, a charge of $76 million due to the write-down we recorded related to our receivables from our bottling partner in Venezuela due to changes in exchange rates and charges of $37 million related to noncapitalizable transaction costs associated with pending and closed transactions. Refer to Note 11 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the Company's productivity, integration and restructuring initiatives, Note 10 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on costs related to the North America refranchising and Note 1 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the Venezuelan exchange rates. Refer to Note 15 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the impact these charges had on our operating segments.

Productivity and Reinvestment Program

In October 2014, the Company announced that we were further expanding our productivity and reinvestment program and extending it through 2019. The expansion of the productivity initiatives will focus on four key areas: restructuring the Company's global supply chain; implementing zero-based work, an evolution of zero-based budget principles, across the organization; streamlining and simplifying the Company's operating model; and further driving increased discipline and efficiency in direct marketing investments. The Company expects that the expanded productivity initiatives will generate an incremental $2.0 billion in annualized productivity. This productivity will enable the Company to fund marketing initiatives and innovation required to deliver sustainable net revenue growth and will also support margin expansion and increased returns on invested capital over time. We expect to achieve total annualized productivity of approximately $3.0 billion by 2019 as a result of the initiatives implemented under the 2014 expansions of the program.

In April 2017, the Company announced that we were expanding the current productivity and reinvestment program, with planned initiatives that are expected to generate an incremental $800 million in annualized savings by 2019. We expect to achieve these savings through additional efficiencies in both our supply chain and our marketing expenditures as well as the transition to a new, more agile operating model to enable growth. Under this operating model, our business units will be supported by an expanded enabling services organization and a corporate center focused on a few strategic initiatives, policy and governance. The expanded enabling services organization will focus on both simplifying and standardizing key transactional processes and providing support to business units through global centers of excellence. The Company has incurred total pretax expenses of $2,763 million related to this program since it began in 2012. Refer to Note 11 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Integration of Our German Bottling Operations

In 2008, the Company began the integration of our German bottling operations acquired in 2007. The Company incurred total pretax expenses of $1,367 million as a result of this initiative, primarily related to involuntary terminations, including expenses of $240 million incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2016. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company deconsolidated our German bottling operations.

Operating Income and Operating Margin

Information about our operating income contribution by operating segment on a percentage basis is as follows:



	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 29, 2017		September 30, 2016		September 29, 2017		September 30, 2016
Europe, Middle East & Africa	44.2	%	40.3	%	46.7	%	39.8	%
Latin America	26.6		19.2		26.3		20.2
North America	30.5		29.3		31.8		27.3
Asia Pacific	27.2		25.7		29.7		26.0
Bottling Investments	(10.3	)	5.4		(15.9	)	3.1
Corporate	(18.2	)	(19.9	)	(18.6	)	(16.4	)
Total	100.0	%	100.0	%	100.0	%	100.0	%

Information about our operating margin on a consolidated basis and by operating segment is as follows:



	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 29, 2017		September 30, 2016		September 29, 2017		September 30, 2016
Consolidated	23.3	%	21.4	%	22.2	%	22.4	%
Europe, Middle East & Africa	47.8	%	49.4	%	51.2	%	54.0	%
Latin America	55.8		45.9		56.9		52.8
North America	28.0		40.1		31.6		41.6
Asia Pacific	42.9		44.3		48.2		49.5
Bottling Investments	(9.0	)	2.6		(10.6	)	1.4

Three Months Ended September 29, 2017 versus Three Months Ended September 30, 2016

Operating income for the three months ended September 29, 2017, was unfavorably impacted by the refranchising of bottling territories in North America and China, which unfavorably impacted our Bottling Investments operating segment. Refer to Note 2 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on North America and China refranchising.

During the three months ended September 29, 2017, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates unfavorably impacted consolidated operating income by 2 percent due to a stronger U.S. dollar compared to certain foreign currencies, including the U.K. pound sterling, Japanese yen and Argentine peso, which had an unfavorable impact on our Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America operating segments. The unfavorable impact of a stronger U.S. dollar compared to the currencies listed above was offset by the impact of a weaker U.S. dollar compared to certain other foreign currencies, including the euro, South African rand, Australian dollar, Mexican peso and Brazilian real, which had a favorable impact on our Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America operating segments. Refer to the heading "Liquidity, Capital Resources and Financial Position — Foreign Exchange" below.

The Company's Europe, Middle East and Africa segment reported operating income of $936 million and $914 million for the three months ended September 29, 2017 and September 30, 2016, respectively. Operating income for the segment reflects concentrate sales volume growth of 4 percent, favorable product mix and a favorable foreign currency exchange rate impact of 1 percent.

Latin America reported operating income of $563 million and $435 million for the three months ended September 29, 2017 and September 30, 2016, respectively. Operating income for the segment reflects favorable price and product mix, a favorable foreign currency exchange rate impact of 1 percent and a reduction in other operating charges.

Operating income for North America for the three months ended September 29, 2017 and September 30, 2016, was $646 million and $666 million, respectively. The decrease in operating income was driven by the timing of commodity cost favorability in the prior year and higher other operating charges partially offset by positive price and product mix.

Asia Pacific's operating income for the three months ended September 29, 2017 and September 30, 2016, was $577 million and $583 million, respectively. Operating income for the segment reflects favorable product mix offset by geographic mix and an unfavorable foreign currency exchange rate impact of 7 percent.

Operating loss for our Bottling Investments segment for the three months ended September 29, 2017, was $217 million compared to operating income of $124 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016. The segment was unfavorably

impacted by acquisitions and divestitures, partially offset by a 1 percent favorable impact due to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.

Corporate's operating loss for the three months ended September 29, 2017 and September 30, 2016, was $385 million and $451 million, respectively. Operating loss in 2017 was favorably impacted by lower expenses primarily resulting from productivity initiatives, partially offset by an increase in other operating charges.

Nine Months Ended September 29, 2017 versus Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016

Operating income for the nine months ended September 29, 2017, was unfavorably impacted by two fewer days in the first quarter of 2017 when compared to the first quarter of 2016. During the nine months ended September 29, 2017, the Company's operating income was also unfavorably impacted by the refranchising of bottling territories in North America and China, which unfavorably impacted our Bottling Investments operating segment. Refer to Note 2 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on North America and China refranchising.

During the nine months ended September 29, 2017, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates unfavorably impacted consolidated operating income by 3 percent due to a stronger U.S. dollar compared to certain foreign currencies, including the U.K. pound sterling, Japanese yen, Argentine peso and Mexican peso, which had an unfavorable impact on our Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America operating segments. The unfavorable impact of a stronger U.S. dollar compared to the currencies listed above was partially offset by the impact of a weaker U.S. dollar compared to certain other foreign currencies, including the euro, South African rand, Australian dollar and Brazilian real, which had a favorable impact on our Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America operating segments. Refer to the heading "Liquidity, Capital Resources and Financial Position — Foreign Exchange" below.

The Company's Europe, Middle East and Africa segment reported operating income of $2,884 million and $2,897 million for the nine months ended September 29, 2017 and September 30, 2016, respectively. Operating income for the segment reflects an unfavorable foreign currency exchange rate impact of 3 percent and unfavorable geographic mix, partially offset by concentrate sales volume growth and favorable product mix.

Latin America reported operating income of $1,625 million and $1,470 million for the nine months ended September 29, 2017 and September 30, 2016, respectively. Operating income for the segment reflects favorable price and product mix and a reduction in other operating charges.

Operating income for North America for the nine months ended September 29, 2017 and September 30, 2016, was $1,967 million and $1,982 million, respectively. The decrease in operating income was primarily due to higher other operating charges, timing of commodity cost favorability in the prior year and an unfavorable foreign currency exchange rate impact of 1 percent.

Asia Pacific's operating income for the nine months ended September 29, 2017 and September 30, 2016, was $1,835 million and $1,892 million, respectively. Operating income for the segment reflects an unfavorable foreign currency exchange rate impact of 5 percent and unfavorable geographic mix.

Operating loss for our Bottling Investments segment for the nine months ended September 29, 2017, was $979 million compared to operating income of $222 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The segment was unfavorably impacted by acquisitions and divestitures and $737 million of asset impairment charges related to CCR.

Corporate's operating loss for the nine months ended September 29, 2017 and September 30, 2016, was $1,152 million and $1,192 million, respectively. Operating loss in 2017 was favorably impacted by lower expenses resulting from productivity initiatives and a 2 percent favorable impact resulting from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, partially offset by higher other operating charges.

Based on current spot rates and our hedging coverage in place, we expect currencies will have a favorable impact on operating income in the fourth quarter of 2017.

Interest Income

During the three months ended September 29, 2017, interest income was $175 million, compared to $164 million, during the three months ended September 30, 2016, an increase of $11 million, or 6 percent. During the nine months ended September 29, 2017, interest income was $495 million, compared to $472 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016, an increase of $23 million, or 5 percent. These increases primarily reflect higher investment balances in certain of our international locations, partially offset by lower interest rates earned on certain of those investments.

Interest Expense

During the three months ended September 29, 2017, interest expense was $208 million, compared to $182 million during the three months ended September 30, 2016, an increase of $26 million, or 15 percent. During the nine months ended September 29, 2017, interest expense was $631 million, compared to $485 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016, an increase of $146 million, or 30 percent. These increases primarily reflect the impact of short-term U.S. interest rates and longer debt maturities, both of which resulted in higher interest rates on the Company’s debt portfolio. In addition, during the nine months ended September 29, 2017, the Company recorded a net charge of $38 million due to the extinguishment of certain long-term debt. This net charge included the difference between the reacquisition price and the net carrying amount of the debt extinguished. Refer to the heading "Liquidity, Capital Resources and Financial Position — Cash Flows from Financing Activities" below for additional information related to the Company's long-term debt.

Equity Income (Loss) — Net

Three Months Ended September 29, 2017 versus Three Months Ended September 30, 2016

During the three months ended September 29, 2017, equity income was $358 million, compared to equity income of $281 million during the three months ended September 30, 2016, an increase of $77 million, or 28 percent. This increase reflects, among other items, more favorable operating results reported by several of our equity method investees as well as an equity investment that the Company recently acquired in AC Bebidas, S. de R.L. de C.V. ("AC Bebidas"), a subsidiary of Arca Continental, S.A.B. de C.V. ("Arca"). Refer to Note 2 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the Company's investment in AC Bebidas.

The Company recorded net charges of $16 million and $14 million in the line item equity income (loss) — net during the three months ended September 29, 2017 and September 30, 2016, respectively. These amounts represent the Company's proportionate share of significant operating and nonoperating items recorded by certain of our equity method investees.

Nine Months Ended September 29, 2017 versus Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016

During the nine months ended September 29, 2017, equity income was $883 million, compared to equity income of $678 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016, an increase of $205 million, or 30 percent. This increase reflects, among other items, more favorable operating results reported by several of our equity method investees as well as equity investments that the Company recently acquired in CCEP, CCBA and CCBA's South African subsidiary, and AC Bebidas. The favorable impact of these items was partially offset by the derecognition of the Company's former equity method investment in South Africa. Refer to the heading "Structural Changes, Acquired Brands and Newly Licensed Brands" above for additional information on the deconsolidation of both our German and South African bottling operations. Refer to Note 2 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the Company's investment in AC Bebidas.

The Company recorded net charges of $37 million and $35 million in the line item equity income (loss) — net during the nine months ended September 29, 2017 and September 30, 2016, respectively. These amounts represent the Company's proportionate share of significant operating and nonoperating items recorded by certain of our equity method investees.

Other Income (Loss) — Net

Other income (loss) — net includes, among other things, the impact of foreign currency exchange gains and losses; dividend income; rental income; gains and losses related to the disposal of property, plant and equipment; gains and losses related to business combinations and disposals; realized and unrealized gains and losses on trading securities; realized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities; and other-than-temporary impairments of available-for-sale securities. The foreign currency exchange gains and losses are primarily the result of the remeasurement of monetary assets and liabilities from certain currencies into functional currencies. The effects of the remeasurement of these assets and liabilities are partially offset by the impact of our economic hedging program for certain exposures on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Refer to Note 5 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Three Months Ended September 29, 2017 versus Three Months Ended September 30, 2016

During the three months ended September 29, 2017, other income (loss) — net was a loss of $771 million. The Company recorded charges of $762 million due to the refranchising of certain bottling territories in North America and charges of $72 million primarily related to payments made to convert the bottling agreements for certain North America bottling partners' territories to a single form of comprehensive beverage agreement ("CBA") with additional requirements. The Company also recorded an other-than-temporary impairment charge of $50 million related to one of our international equity method investees, primarily driven by foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. These charges were partially offset by a gain of $79 million related to the refranchising of our remaining China bottling operations and related cost method investment. Other income (loss) — net also included net gains of $14 million related to trading securities and the sale of available-for-sale securities and

$10 million of dividend income, partially offset by net foreign currency exchange losses of $5 million. None of the other items included in other income (loss) — net during the three months ended September 29, 2017, was individually significant. Refer to Note 2 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the refranchising of our China bottling operations, North America refranchising and the conversion payments. Refer to Note 15 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the impact these items had on our operating segments.

During the three months ended September 30, 2016, other income (loss) — net was a loss of $1,106 million. This loss included losses of $1,089 million due to the refranchising of certain bottling territories in North America and a loss of $21 million due to the deconsolidation of our South African bottling operations and disposal of the related equity method investment in exchange for investments in CCBA and CCBA's South African subsidiary. Additionally, the Company incurred net foreign currency exchange losses of $25 million and charges of $17 million related to payments made to convert the bottling agreements for certain North America bottling partners' territories to a single form of CBA with additional requirements. Other income (loss) — net also included net gains of $24 million related to trading securities and available-for-sale securities. Refer to Note 2 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the North America refranchising, the deconsolidation of our South African bottling operations and the conversion payments. Refer to Note 15 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the impact these items had on our operating segments.

Nine Months Ended September 29, 2017 versus Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016

During the nine months ended September 29, 2017, other income (loss) — net was a loss of $1,122 million. The Company recognized a net charge of $1,473 million due to the refranchising of certain bottling territories in North America and charges of $287 million primarily related to payments made to convert the bottling agreements for certain North America bottling partners' territories to a single form of CBA with additional requirements. The Company also recorded an other-than-temporary impairment charge of $50 million related to one of our international equity method investees, primarily driven by foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. Additionally, the Company incurred a charge of $26 million related to our former German bottling operations. These charges were partially offset by a gain of $445 million related to the integration of Coca-Cola West Co., Ltd. ("CCW") and Coca-Cola East Japan Co., Ltd. ("CCEJ") to establish Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Inc. ("CCBJI"). In exchange for our previously existing equity interests in CCW and CCEJ, we received an approximate 17 percent equity interest in CCBJI. The Company also recognized a gain of $88 million related to the refranchising of our China bottling operations and related cost method investment and a gain of $25 million as a result of Coca-Cola FEMSA, an equity method investee, issuing additional shares of its stock during the period at a per share amount greater than the carrying value of the Company's per share investment. Other income (loss) — net also included net gains of $69 million related to trading securities and the sale of available-for-sale securities and $62 million of dividend income, partially offset by net foreign currency exchange losses of $16 million. None of the other items included in other income (loss) — net during the nine months ended September 29, 2017, was individually significant. Refer to Note 2 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the North America refranchising, the conversion payments and the refranchising of our China bottling operations. Refer to Note 15 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the impact these items had on our operating segments.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, other income (loss) — net was a loss of $315 million. This loss included losses of $1,657 million due to the refranchising of certain bottling territories in North America and a loss of $21 million due to the deconsolidation of our South African bottling operations and disposal of the related equity method investment in exchange for investments in CCBA and CCBA's South African subsidiary. Additionally, the Company incurred net foreign currency exchange losses of $106 million and charges of $17 million related to payments made to convert the bottling agreements for certain North America bottling partners' territories to a single form of CBA with additional requirements. These losses were partially offset by a gain of $1,323 million due to the deconsolidation of our German bottling operations, dividend income of $45 million, net gains of $69 million related to trading securities and available-for-sale securities and a gain of $18 million resulting from the Company's disposal of its investment in Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. ("Keurig"). Refer to Note 2 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the North America refranchising, the deconsolidation of our South African bottling operations, the conversion payments, the deconsolidation of our German bottling operations and the Keurig investment disposal. Refer to Note 15 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the impact these items had on our operating segments.

Income Taxes

On September 17, 2015, the Company received a Statutory Notice of Deficiency from the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") for the tax years 2007 through 2009, after a five-year audit. Refer to Note 7 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

The following table illustrates the income tax expense (benefit) associated with significant operating and nonoperating items for the interim periods presented (in millions):



	Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
	September 29, 2017				September 30, 2016				September 29, 2017				September 30, 2016
Asset impairments	$	—		¹	$	—			$	(164	)	¹	$	—
Productivity and reinvestment program	(44		)	²	(20		)	⁹	(127		)	²	(65		)	⁹
Other productivity, integration and restructuring initiatives	—				—				—				—			¹⁰
Transaction gains and losses	(361		)	³	(246		)	¹¹	172			⁴	(363		)	¹²
Certain tax matters	(40		)	⁵	7			¹³	(110		)	⁶	84			¹³
Other — net	(12		)	⁷	8			¹⁴	(41		)	⁸	(38		)	¹⁵


¹	Related to charges of $50 million and $821 million during the three and nine months ended September 29, 2017, respectively, due to the impairment of certain assets. Refer to Note 10 and Note 14 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


²	Related to charges of $129 million and $355 million during the three and nine months ended September 29, 2017, respectively. These charges were due to the Company's productivity and reinvestment program. Refer to Note 11 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

⁴


⁵	Related to $40 million of excess tax benefits associated with the Company's share-based compensation arrangements.

¹⁰ Related to charges of $240 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016. These charges were due to the integration of our German bottling operations. Refer to Note 10 and Note 11 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

¹³Primarily related to changes to our uncertain tax positions, including interest and penalties. The components of the net change in uncertain tax positions were individually insignificant.

LIQUIDITY, CAPITAL RESOURCES AND FINANCIAL POSITION

We believe our ability to generate cash flows from operating activities is one of our fundamental financial strengths. Refer to the heading "Cash Flows from Operating Activities" below. The near-term outlook for our business remains strong, and we expect to generate substantial cash flows from operations in 2017. As a result of our expected cash flows from operations, we have significant flexibility to meet our financial commitments. The Company does not typically raise capital through the issuance of stock. Instead, we use debt financing to lower our overall cost of capital and increase our return on shareowners' equity. Refer to the heading "Cash Flows from Financing Activities" below. We have a history of borrowing funds domestically and continue to have the ability to borrow funds domestically at reasonable interest rates. In addition, our domestic entities have recently borrowed and continue to have the ability to borrow funds in international markets at reasonable interest rates. Our debt financing includes the use of an extensive commercial paper program as part of our overall cash management strategy. The Company reviews its optimal mix of short-term and long-term debt regularly and may replace certain amounts of commercial paper, short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt with new issuances of long-term debt in the future. In addition to the Company's cash balances, commercial paper program, and our ability to issue long-term debt, we also had $8,265 million in lines of credit available for general corporate purposes as of September 29, 2017. These backup lines of credit expire at various times between 2017 and 2022.

We have significant operations outside the United States. Unit case volume outside the United States represented 82 percent of the Company's worldwide unit case volume for the nine months ended September 29, 2017. We earn a substantial amount of our consolidated operating income and income before income taxes in foreign subsidiaries that either sell concentrates and syrups to our local bottling partners or, in certain instances, sell finished products directly to our customers to fulfill the demand for Company beverage products outside the United States. A significant portion of these foreign earnings is considered to be indefinitely reinvested in foreign jurisdictions where the Company has made, and will continue to make, substantial investments to support the ongoing development and growth of our international operations. Accordingly, no U.S. federal and state income taxes have been provided on the portion of our foreign earnings that is considered to be indefinitely reinvested in foreign jurisdictions. The Company's cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments and marketable securities held by our foreign subsidiaries totaled $24.7 billion as of September 29, 2017.

Net operating revenues in the United States were $11.9 billion for the nine months ended September 29, 2017, or 43 percent of the Company's consolidated net operating revenues. We expect existing domestic cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments, marketable securities, cash flows from operations and the issuance of debt to continue to be sufficient to fund our domestic operating activities and cash commitments for investing and financing activities. In addition, we expect existing

foreign cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments, marketable securities and cash flows from operations to continue to be sufficient to fund our foreign operating activities and cash commitments for investing activities.

In the future, should we require more capital to fund significant discretionary activities in the United States than is generated by our domestic operations and is available through the issuance of domestic debt, we could elect to repatriate future periods' earnings from foreign jurisdictions. This alternative could result in a higher effective tax rate in the future. While the likelihood is remote, the Company could also elect to repatriate earnings from foreign jurisdictions that have previously been considered to be indefinitely reinvested. Upon distribution of those earnings in the form of dividends or otherwise, the Company would be subject to additional U.S. income taxes (net of an adjustment for foreign tax credits) and withholding taxes payable to various foreign jurisdictions, where applicable. This alternative could also result in a higher effective tax rate in the period in which such a determination is made to repatriate prior period foreign earnings.

Based on all the aforementioned factors, the Company believes its current liquidity position is strong, and we will continue to meet all of our financial commitments for the foreseeable future.

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 29, 2017 and September 30, 2016, was $5,918 million and $6,723 million, respectively, a decrease of $805 million, or 12 percent. This decrease was primarily driven by unfavorable impacts resulting from changes in working capital of $487 million, two fewer days in the first quarter of 2017 compared to the first quarter of 2016, the refranchising of certain bottling operations and foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. Included in the changes in working capital is an unfavorable impact resulting from additional income tax payments which was partially offset by favorable impacts resulting from hedging activities and reduced pension contributions compared to the prior year comparable period.

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

Net cash provided by investing activities for the nine months ended September 29, 2017 was $244 million compared to net cash used in investing activities of $1,333 million during the prior year comparable period.

Purchases of Investments and Proceeds from Disposals of Investments

During the nine months ended September 29, 2017, purchases of investments were $12,925 million and proceeds from disposals of investments were $12,161 million, resulting in a net cash outflow of $764 million. The activity primarily represents the purchases of and proceeds from short-term investments that were made as part of the Company's overall cash management strategy. Refer to Note 3 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, purchases of investments were $12,733 million and proceeds from disposals of investments were $13,210 million, resulting in a net cash inflow of $477 million. The proceeds during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 included the disposal of the Company's investment in Keurig. The remaining activity primarily represents the purchases of and proceeds from short-term investments that were made as part of the Company's overall cash management strategy. Refer to Note 2 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on our investment in Keurig.

Acquisitions of Businesses, Equity Method Investments and Nonmarketable Securities

During the nine months ended September 29, 2017, the Company's acquisitions of businesses, equity method investments and nonmarketable securities totaled $538 million, which primarily related to the acquisition of AdeS, a plant-based beverage business, by the Company and several of its bottling partners in Latin America. Additionally, in conjunction with the refranchising of CCR's Southwest operating unit ("Southwest Transaction"), we obtained an equity interest in AC Bebidas. Refer to Note 2 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

On October 4, 2017, the Company and AB InBev completed the transition of AB InBev’s 54.5 percent majority interest in CCBA to the Company for $3.15 billion. Refer to Note 16 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company's acquisitions of businesses, equity method investments and nonmarketable securities totaled $767 million, which primarily related to our acquisition of Xiamen Culiangwang Beverage Technology Co., Ltd. ("China Green"), a maker of plant-based protein beverages in China, and a minority investment in CHI Limited ("CHI"), a Nigerian producer of value-added dairy and juice beverages, which is accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Under the terms of the agreement related to our investment in CHI, the Company is obligated to acquire the remaining ownership interest from the existing shareowners in 2019 based on an agreed-upon formula. Refer to Note 2 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Proceeds from Disposals of Businesses, Equity Method Investments and Nonmarketable Securities

During the nine months ended September 29, 2017, proceeds from disposals of businesses, equity method investments and nonmarketable securities were $2,790 million, primarily related to proceeds from the refranchising of certain bottling territories in North America and the refranchising of our China bottling operations and related cost method investment. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, proceeds from disposals of businesses, equity method investments and nonmarketable securities were $745 million, primarily related to proceeds from the refranchising of certain bottling territories in North America. Refer to Note 2 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Purchases of Property, Plant and Equipment

Purchases of property, plant and equipment net of disposals for the nine months ended September 29, 2017, were $1,122 million. The Company currently expects our 2017 full year capital expenditures net of disposals to be approximately $2.0 billion, primarily in our Bottling Investments operating segment.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, cash outflows for investing activities included purchases of property, plant and equipment net of disposals of $1,469 million.

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

Our financing activities include net borrowings, issuances of stock, share repurchases and dividends. Net cash used in financing activities during the nine months ended September 29, 2017 and September 30, 2016 totaled $2,499 million and $1,783 million, respectively, an increase of $716 million, or 40 percent.

Debt Financing

Issuances and payments of debt included both short-term and long-term financing activities. During the nine months ended September 29, 2017, the Company had issuances of debt of $24,899 million, which included $21,266 million of net issuances related to commercial paper and short-term debt with maturities greater than 90 days, and issuances of long-term debt of $3,633 million, net of related discounts and issuance costs. The Company made payments of debt of $22,424 million during the nine months ended September 29, 2017, which included $1,029 million of payments of commercial paper and short-term debt with maturities of 90 days or less, $18,607 million of payments of commercial paper and short-term debt with maturities greater than 90 days, and payments of long-term debt of $2,788 million. Refer below for additional details on our long-term debt issuances and payments.

During the nine months ended September 29, 2017, the Company issued U.S. dollar- and euro-denominated debt of $1,000 million and €2,500 million, respectively. The general terms of the notes issued are as follows:


•	$500 million total principal amount of notes due May 25, 2022, at a fixed interest rate of 2.20 percent;


•	$500 million total principal amount of notes due May 25, 2027, at a fixed interest rate of 2.90 percent;


•	€1,500 million total principal amount of notes due March 8, 2019, at a variable interest rate equal to the three-month Euro Interbank Offered Rate ("EURIBOR") plus 0.25 percent;


•	€500 million total principal amount of notes due March 9, 2021, at a fixed interest rate of 0.00 percent; and


•	€500 million total principal amount of notes due March 8, 2024, at a fixed interest rate of 0.50 percent.

During the nine months ended September 29, 2017, the Company retired upon maturity $206 million total principal amount of notes due August 1, 2017, at a fixed interest rate of 7.125 percent and €2,000 million total principal amount of notes due March 9, 2017, at a variable interest rate equal to the three-month EURIBOR plus 0.15 percent. The Company also extinguished a portion of the long-term debt that was assumed in connection with our acquisition of Old CCE. The extinguished notes had a carrying value of $417 million, which included fair value adjustments recorded as part of purchase accounting. The general terms of the notes extinguished were as follows:


•	$95.6 million total principal amount of notes due August 15, 2019, at a fixed interest rate of 4.50 percent;


•	$38.6 million total principal amount of notes due February 1, 2022, at a fixed interest rate of 8.50 percent;


•	$11.7 million total principal amount of notes due September 15, 2022, at a fixed interest rate of 8.00 percent;


•	$36.5 million total principal amount of notes due September 15, 2023, at a fixed interest rate of 6.75 percent;


•	$9.9 million total principal amount of notes due October 1, 2026, at a fixed interest rate of 7.00 percent;


•	$53.8 million total principal amount of notes due November 15, 2026, at a fixed interest rate of 6.95 percent;


•	$41.3 million total principal amount of notes due September 15, 2028, at a fixed interest rate of 6.75 percent;


•	$32.0 million total principal amount of notes due October 15, 2036, at a fixed interest rate of 6.70 percent;


•	$3.4 million total principal amount of notes due March 18, 2037, at a fixed interest rate of 5.71 percent;


•	$24.3 million total principal amount of notes due January 15, 2038, at a fixed interest rate of 6.75 percent; and


•	$4.7 million total principal amount of notes due May 15, 2098, at a fixed interest rate of 7.00 percent.

As of September 29, 2017, the carrying value of the Company's long-term debt included $269 million of fair value adjustments related to the remaining debt assumed in connection with our acquisition of Old CCE. These fair value adjustments will be amortized over a weighted-average period of approximately 24 years, which is equal to the weighted-average maturity of the assumed debt to which these fair value adjustments relate. The amortization of these fair value adjustments will be a reduction of interest expense in future periods, which will typically result in our interest expense being less than the actual interest paid to service the debt.

Issuances of Stock

During the nine months ended September 29, 2017, the Company received cash proceeds from issuances of stock of $1,320 million, an increase of $25 million when compared to cash proceeds of $1,295 million from issuances of stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2016. This increase is primarily due to an increase in the exercise of stock options by Company employees.

Share Repurchases

During the nine months ended September 29, 2017, the Company repurchased 68.8 million shares of common stock under the share repurchase plan authorized by our Board of Directors. These shares were repurchased at an average cost of $43.76 per share, for a total cost of $3,012 million. However, due to the timing of settlements, the total cash outflow for treasury stock purchases was $3,087 million during the nine months ended September 29, 2017. The total cash outflow for treasury stock during the first nine months of 2017 includes treasury stock that was purchased and settled during the nine months ended September 29, 2017, as well as stock purchased in December 2016 that settled in early 2017; however, it does not include treasury stock that was purchased but did not settle during the nine months ended September 29, 2017. In addition to shares repurchased, the Company's treasury stock activity also includes shares surrendered to the Company to pay the exercise price and/or to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with so-called stock swap exercises of employee stock options and/or the vesting of restricted stock issued to employees. The net impact of the Company's issuances of stock and share repurchases during the nine months ended September 29, 2017, resulted in a net cash outflow of $1,767 million. We expect to repurchase approximately $2.0 billion of our stock during 2017, net of proceeds from the issuance of treasury stock due to the exercise of employee stock options.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company repurchased 55.4 million shares of common stock under the share repurchase plan authorized by our Board of Directors. These shares were repurchased at an average cost of $44.71 per share, for a total cost of $2,475 million. However, due to the timing of settlements, the total cash outflow for treasury stock purchases was $2,509 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The total cash outflow for treasury stock during the first nine months of 2016 includes treasury stock that was purchased and settled during the nine months ended September 30, 2016, as well as stock purchased in December 2015 that settled in early 2016; however, it does not include treasury stock that was purchased but did not settle during the nine months ended September 30, 2016. In addition, the cash flow impact of the Company's treasury stock activity also includes shares surrendered to the Company to satisfy minimum tax withholding obligations in connection with so-called stock swap exercises of employee stock options and/or the vesting of restricted stock issued to employees. The impact of the Company's issuances of stock and share repurchases during the nine months ended September 30, 2016, resulted in a net cash outflow of $1,214 million.

Dividends

During the nine months ended September 29, 2017, the Company paid dividends of $3,165 million. The Company paid the third quarter dividend during the first week of October 2017. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company paid dividends of $3,028 million.

Our Board of Directors approved the Company's regular quarterly dividend of $0.37 per share at its October 2017 meeting. This dividend is payable on December 15, 2017, to shareowners of record as of December 1, 2017.

Foreign Exchange

Our international operations are subject to certain opportunities and risks, including currency fluctuations and governmental actions. We closely monitor our operations in each country and seek to adopt appropriate strategies that are responsive to changing economic and political environments, and to fluctuations in foreign currencies.

Our Company conducts business in more than 200 countries. Due to the geographic diversity of our operations, weakness in some foreign currencies may be offset by strength in others. Our foreign currency management program is designed to mitigate,

over time, a portion of the potentially unfavorable impact of exchange rate changes on net income and earnings per share. Taking into account the effects of our hedging activities, the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates decreased our operating income for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2017 by 2 percent and 3 percent, respectively. Based on current spot rates and our hedging coverage in place, we expect currencies will have a favorable impact on our results in the fourth quarter of 2017.

Hyperinflationary Economies

Overview of Financial Position

The following table illustrates the change in the individual line items of the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheet (in millions):



	September 29, 2017		December 31, 2016		Increase (Decrease)				Percent Change
Cash and cash equivalents	$	12,528	$	8,555	$	3,973			46	%
Short-term investments	9,691		9,595		96				1
Marketable securities	5,138		4,051		1,087				27
Trade accounts receivable — net	3,664		3,856		(192		)		(5	)
Inventories	2,608		2,675		(67		)		(3	)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	2,993		2,481		512				21
Assets held for sale	1,782		2,797		(1,015		)		(36	)
Equity method investments	21,644		16,260		5,384				33
Other investments	1,117		989		128				13
Other assets	4,480		4,248		232				5
Property, plant and equipment — net	8,306		10,635		(2,329		)		(22	)
Trademarks with indefinite lives	6,575		6,097		478				8
Bottlers' franchise rights with indefinite lives	138		3,676		(3,538		)		(96	)
Goodwill	9,473		10,629		(1,156		)		(11	)
Other intangible assets	378		726		(348		)		(48	)
Total assets	$	90,515	$	87,270	$	3,245			4	%
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	10,212	$	9,490	$	722			8	%
Loans and notes payable	13,398		12,498		900				7
Current maturities of long-term debt	3,231		3,527		(296		)		(8	)
Accrued income taxes	355		307		48				16
Liabilities held for sale	437		710		(273		)		(38	)
Long-term debt	32,471		29,684		2,787				9
Other liabilities	3,946		4,081		(135		)		(3	)
Deferred income taxes	4,313		3,753		560				15
Total liabilities	$	68,363	$	64,050	$	4,313			7	%
Net assets	$	22,152	$	23,220	$	(1,068	)	¹	(5	)%

¹Includes an increase in net assets of $1,511 million resulting from foreign currency translation adjustments in various balance sheet line items.

The increases (decreases) in the table above include the impact of the following transactions and events:


•	Marketable securities increased primarily due to the purchase of debt securities as part of our overall cash management strategy.


•	Assets held for sale and liabilities held for sale decreased primarily due to North America and China bottling refranchising activities. Refer to Note 2 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.


•	Equity method investments increased primarily due to our new investments in AC Bebidas and CCBJI. Refer to Note 2 and Note 10 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.


•	Property, plant and equipment, bottlers' franchise rights with indefinite lives and goodwill decreased primarily as a result of additional North America bottling territories being refranchised or reclassified as held for sale as well as impairment charges recorded. Refer to Note 2 and Note 14 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We have no material changes to the disclosures on this matter made in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company, under the supervision and with the participation of its management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's "disclosure controls and procedures" (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 29, 2017.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 29, 2017, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

Part II. Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

Information regarding reportable legal proceedings is contained in Part I, "Item 3. Legal Proceedings" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. The following updates and restates the description of the previously reported U.S. Federal Income Tax Dispute matter.

U.S. Federal Income Tax Dispute

The Company intends to vigorously defend its position and is confident in its ability to prevail on the merits.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. The risks described in this report and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks facing our Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or future results.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The following table presents information with respect to purchases of common stock of the Company made during the three months ended September 29, 2017, by The Coca-Cola Company or any "affiliated purchaser" of The Coca-Cola Company as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Exchange Act:



Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased¹	Average Price Paid Per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of the Publicly Announced Plan²	Maximum Number of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Publicly Announced Plan
July 1, 2017 through July 28, 2017	5,090,332	$	44.87	5,085,523	96,517,216
July 29, 2017 through August 25, 2017	6,229,283	$	45.76	5,626,668	90,890,548
August 26, 2017 through September 29, 2017	7,378,095	$	45.78	7,378,095	83,512,453
Total	18,697,710	$	45.53	18,090,286

¹The total number of shares purchased includes: (1) shares purchased pursuant to the 2012 Plan described in footnote 2 below; and (2) shares surrendered to the Company to pay the exercise price and/or to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with so-called stock swap exercises of employee stock options and/or the vesting of restricted stock issued to employees, totaling 4,809 shares and 602,615 shares for the fiscal months of July and August, respectively.

²On October 18, 2012, we publicly announced that our Board of Directors had authorized a plan (the "2012 Plan") for the Company to purchase up to 500 million shares of our Company's common stock. This column discloses the number of shares purchased pursuant to the 2012 Plan during the indicated time periods (including shares purchased pursuant to the terms of preset trading plans meeting the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act).

Item 6. Exhibits

In reviewing the agreements included as exhibits to this report, please remember they are included to provide you with information regarding their terms and are not intended to provide any other factual or disclosure information about the Company or the other parties to the agreements. The agreements contain representations, warranties, covenants and conditions by or of each of the parties to the applicable agreement. These representations, warranties, covenants and conditions have been made solely for the benefit of the other parties to the applicable agreement and:


•	should not in all instances be treated as categorical statements of fact, but rather as a way of allocating the risk to one of the parties if those statements prove to be inaccurate;


•	may have been qualified by disclosures that were made to the other party in connection with the negotiation of the applicable agreement, which disclosures are not necessarily reflected in the agreement;


•	may apply standards of materiality in a way that is different from what may be viewed as material to you or other investors; and


•	were made only as of the date of the applicable agreement or such other date or dates as may be specified in the agreement and are subject to more recent developments.

Accordingly, these representations, warranties, covenants and conditions may not describe the actual state of affairs as of the date they were made or at any other time. Additional information about the Company may be found elsewhere in this report and the Company's other public filings, which are available without charge through the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at http://www.sec.gov.



	EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
(With regard to applicable cross-references in the list of exhibits below, the Company's Current, Quarterly and Annual Reports are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") under File No. 001-02217; and Coca-Cola Refreshments USA, Inc.'s (formerly known as Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.) Current, Quarterly and Annual Reports are filed with the SEC under File No. 001-09300).
3.1	Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, including Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, dated July 27, 2012 — incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 28, 2012.
3.2	By-Laws of the Company, as amended and restated through September 2, 2015 — incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 3, 2015.
4.1	As permitted by the rules of the SEC, the Company has not filed certain instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt of the Company or consolidated subsidiaries under which the total amount of securities authorized does not exceed 10 percent of the total assets of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries. The Company agrees to furnish to the SEC, upon request, a copy of any omitted instrument.
4.2	Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of April 26, 1988, between the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as successor to Bankers Trust Company, as trustee — incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 25, 2017.
4.3	First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 24, 1992, to Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of April 26, 1988, between the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as successor to Bankers Trust Company, as trustee — incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 25, 2017.
4.4	Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 1, 2007, to Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of April 26, 1988, as amended, between the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as successor to Bankers Trust Company, as trustee — incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 25, 2017.
4.5	Form of Note for 3.150% Notes due November 15, 2020 — incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 18, 2010.
4.6	Form of Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement among the Company, the representatives of the initial purchasers of the Notes and the other parties named therein — incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 8, 2011.
4.7	Form of Note for 3.30% Notes due September 1, 2021 — incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.14 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2011.
4.8	Form of Note for 1.650% Notes due March 14, 2018 — incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 14, 2012.
4.9	Form of Note for 1.150% Notes due 2018 — incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 5, 2013.
4.10	Form of Note for 2.500% Notes due 2023 — incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 5, 2013.
4.11	Form of Note for 1.650% Notes due 2018 — incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 1, 2013.
4.12	Form of Note for 2.450% Notes due 2020 — incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 1, 2013.
4.13	Form of Note for 3.200% Notes due 2023 — incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 1, 2013.
4.14	Form of Note for 1.875% Notes due 2026 — incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on September 19, 2014.
4.15	Form of Note for 1.125% Notes due 2022 — incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on September 19, 2014.
4.16	Form of Note for Floating Rate Notes due 2019 — incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on March 6, 2015.
4.17	Form of Note for 0.750% Notes due 2023 — incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on March 6, 2015.
4.18	Form of Note for 1.125% Notes due 2027 — incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on March 6, 2015.
4.19	Form of Note for 1.625% Notes due 2035 — incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on March 6, 2015.



4.20	Form of Note for 0.875% Notes due 2017 — incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 27, 2015.
4.21	Form of Note for 1.875% Notes due 2020 — incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 27, 2015.
4.22	Form of Note for 2.875% Notes due 2025 — incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 27, 2015.
4.23	Form of Note for Floating Rate Notes due 2017 — incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 31, 2016.
4.24	Form of Note for 1.375% Notes due 2019 — incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 31, 2016.
4.25	Form of Note for 2.550% Notes due 2026 — incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 31, 2016.
4.26	Form of Note for 1.550% Notes due 2021 — incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 1, 2016.
4.27	Form of Note for 2.250% Notes due 2026 — incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 1, 2016.
4.28	Form of Note for 1.100% Notes due 2036 — incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on September 2, 2016.
4.29	Form of Note for Floating Rate Notes due 2019 — incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on March 9, 2017.
4.30	Form of Note for 0.000% Notes due 2021 — incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on March 9, 2017.
4.31	Form of Note for 0.500% Notes due 2024 — incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on March 9, 2017.
4.32	Form of Note for 2.200% Notes due 2022 — incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 25, 2017.
4.33	Form of Note for 2.900% Notes due 2027 — incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 25, 2017.
4.34	Indenture, dated as of July 30, 1991, between Coca-Cola Refreshments USA, Inc. and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee — incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Coca-Cola Refreshments USA, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 30, 1991.
4.35	First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 29, 1992, to the Indenture, dated as of July 30, 1991, between the Coca-Cola Refreshments USA, Inc. and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee — incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.01 to Coca-Cola Refreshments USA, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 29, 1992.
4.36	Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 22, 2017, to Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of July 30, 1991, as amended, between the among Coca-Cola Refreshments USA, Inc., The Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee — incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Coca-Cola Refreshments USA, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 23, 2017.
4.37	Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 5, 2017, to the Indenture, dated as of July 30, 1991, as amended, among Coca-Cola Refreshments USA, Inc., the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee — incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 6, 2017.
12.1	Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
31.1	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification, executed by James Quincey, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Coca-Cola Company.
31.2	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification, executed by Kathy N. Waller, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and President of Enabling Services of The Coca-Cola Company.
32.1	Certifications required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. Section 1350), executed by James Quincey, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Coca-Cola Company, and by Kathy N. Waller, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and President of Enabling Services of The Coca-Cola Company.



101	The following financial information from The Coca-Cola Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 29, 2017, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2017 and September 30, 2016, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2017 and September 30, 2016, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 29, 2017 and December 31, 2016, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 29, 2017 and September 30, 2016, and (v) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



		THE COCA-COLA COMPANY (REGISTRANT)

		/s/ LARRY M. MARK
Date:	October 26, 2017	Larry M. Mark Vice President and Controller (On behalf of the Registrant)

		/s/ MARK RANDAZZA
Date:	October 26, 2017	Mark Randazza Vice President, Assistant Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (As Principal Accounting Officer)