offset by the favorable impact of interest rate swaps. Refer to Note 5 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information related to the Company's hedging program. Refer to the heading "Liquidity, Capital Resources and Financial Position — Cash Flows from Financing Activities — Debt Financing" below for additional information related to the Company's long-term debt. 

Equity Income (Loss) — Net 

Year Ended December 31, 2014 versus Year Ended December 31, 2013 

Equity income (loss) — net represents our Company's proportionate share of net income or loss from each of our equity method investees. In2014, equity income was $769 million, compared to equity income of $602 million in 2013, an increase of $167 million, or 28 percent. This increase was primarily due to more favorable operating results reported by several of our equity method investees, a decrease in the impact of unusual or infrequent charges recorded by certain of our equity method investees, and the deconsolidation of our Brazilian bottling operations during 2013, which is now an equity method investee. This increase was partially offset by the unfavorable impact of foreign currency fluctuations. 

Year Ended December 31, 2013 versus Year Ended December 31, 2012 

In 2013, equity income was $602 million, compared to equity income of $819 million in 2012, a decrease of $217 million, or 27 percent. This decrease reflects, among other items, the unfavorable impact of the challenging economic conditions around the world where many of our equity method investees operate, the impact of unusual or infrequent charges recorded by certain of our equity method investees and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates due to a stronger U.S. dollar against most major currencies. Equity income (loss) — net was also impacted by the consolidation of innocent, previously an equity method investee, and the deconsolidation of our Philippine and Brazilian bottling operations, which are now equity method investees. Refer to Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information about these transactions. 

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; other-than-temporary impairments of available-for-sale securities; and the accretion of expense related to certain acquisitions. 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 consolidated balance sheets. Refer to Note 5 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. 

In 2014, other income (loss) — net was a loss of $1,263