CCE during 2008, of which our Company's proportionate share was approximately $1.6 billion. Refer to the heading "Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates—Goodwill, Trademarks and Other Intangible Assets" and Note 3 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. In addition to our proportionate share of the charges discussed above, the Company recorded charges of approximately $60 million to equity income (loss)—net, primarily related to our proportionate share of restructuring charges and asset impairments recorded by certain equity method investees. Refer to Note 3 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. The impact of these charges was partially offset by our proportionate share of increased net income from certain of our equity method investees, which included the favorable impact of foreign exchange fluctuations. 

In 2007, equity income (loss)—net was an equity income of approximately $668 million compared to $102 million in 2006, an increase of $566 million. This increase was primarily attributable to an impairment charge recorded by CCE during 2006, of which our Company's proportionate share was approximately $602 million. Refer to heading "Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates—Goodwill, Trademarks and Other Intangible Assets," and Note 3 and Note 19 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Additionally, the increase in 2007 also reflected our proportionate share of increased net income from certain of our equity method investees as a result of the overall improving health of the Coca-Cola bottling system in most of the world, our proportionate share of tax benefits recorded by CCE and the favorable impact of foreign currency fluctuations. The favorable impact of these items was partially offset by our proportionate share of impairment charges recorded by Coca-Cola Amatil, restructuring charges recorded by CCE, the write-off of excess bottles and cases at CCBPI and the net impact of acquisitions and divestitures of equity method investments during 2007 and 2006. Refer to Note 3 and Note 20 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. 

Other Income (Loss)—Net 

Other income (loss)—net includes, among other things, the impact of foreign exchange gains and losses, dividend income, rental income, gains and losses related to the disposal of property, plant and equipment, realized and unrealized gains and losses on trading securities, realized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities, other-than- temporary impairments of available-for-sale securities, the accretion of expense related to certain acquisitions and minority shareowners' proportionate share of net income of certain consolidated subsidiaries. 

In 2008, other income (loss)—net was a loss of $28 million. The Company recognized other-than-temporary impairment charges of approximately $81 million on available-for-sale securities. Refer to the heading "Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates—Investments in Equity and Debt Securities" and Note 10 and Note 19 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Other income (loss)—net also included approximately $46 million of realized and unrealized losses on trading securities. These losses, along with