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Purchases of Investments and Proceeds from Disposals of Investments
In 2014, purchases of investments were $17,800 million and proceeds from disposals of investments were $12,986 million. This activity
resulted in a net cash outflow of $4,814 million during 2014. In 2013, purchases of investments were $14,782 million and proceeds
from disposals of investments were $12,791 million, resulting in a net cash outflow of $1,991 million. In 2012, purchases of investments
were $14,824 million and proceeds from disposals of investments were $7,791 million, resulting in a net cash outflow of $7,033 million.
These investments include time deposits that have maturities greater than three months but less than one year and are classified in the
line item short-term investments in our consolidated balance sheets. The purchases during the year ended December 31, 2014 include
our investment in Keurig, partially offset by the net purchases and proceeds of our short-term investments, that were made as part
of the Company’s overall cash management strategy. Refer to Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional
information on our investment in Keurig.
Acquisitions of Businesses, Equity Method Investments and Nonmarketable Securities
In 2014, the Company’s acquisitions of businesses, equity method investments and nonmarketable securities totaled $389 million,
which primarily included a joint investment with one of our bottling partners in a dairy company in Ecuador. None of the Company’s
other acquisitions or investments was individually significant.
In 2013, the Company’s acquisitions of businesses, equity method investments and nonmarketable securities totaled $353 million.
These activities primarily included our acquisition of the majority of the remaining outstanding shares of innocent and a majority
interest in bottling operations in Myanmar.
In 2012, our Company’s acquisitions of businesses, equity method investments and nonmarketable securities totaled $1,486 million.
These activities were primarily related to the following: our investments in the existing beverage business of Aujan, one of the largest
independent beverage companies in the Middle East; our investment in Mikuni, a bottling partner located in Japan; our acquisition
of Sacramento Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Inc. (“Sacramento bottler”); and our acquisition of bottling operations in Vietnam, Cambodia
and Guatemala. None of the Company’s other acquisitions or investments was individually significant.
Refer to the heading “Operations Review — Structural Changes, Acquired Brands and Newly Licensed Brands” and Note 2 of Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information related to our acquisitions during the years ended December 31,
2014, 2013 and 2012.
Proceeds from Disposals of Businesses, Equity Method Investments and Nonmarketable Securities
In 2014, proceeds from disposals of businesses, equity method investments and nonmarketable securities were $148 million, which
represented the proceeds from the sale of the Company’s distribution assets, certain working capital items, and the grant of exclusive
rights to distribute certain beverage brands not owned by the Company, but distributed by CCR, to certain unconsolidated bottling
partners as part of the North America refranchising. Refer to Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional
information.
In 2013, proceeds from disposals of businesses, equity method investments and nonmarketable securities were $872 million. These
proceeds primarily related to the sale of a majority ownership interest in our previously consolidated Philippine bottling operations,
and separately, the deconsolidation of our Brazilian bottling operations. Refer to Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements for additional information.