securities are held by foreign subsidiaries. 

Tradeaccountsreceivable—netdecreased$407million,or8percent,primarilyduetothewrite-downofconcentratesalesreceivablesfromourbottlingpartnerin V enezuela. 

Assetsheldforsaleincreased$679millionandliabilitiesheldforsaleincreased$58milliondueprimarilytocertainNorthAmericanterritories,ourSouthAfricanbottlingoperationsand related investments, and the assets held by the Company's global energy drink business being classified as held for sale. Refer to Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on these transactions. 

Otherinvestmentsincreased$2,559million,or229percent,primarilyduetotheCompany'sinvestmentinKeurig,whichisaccountedforasanavailable-for-salesecurity.RefertoNote2of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on this investment. 

Loansandnotespayableincreased$2,229million,or13percent,andcurrentmaturitiesoflong-termdebtincreased$2,528million,or247percent,primarilyduetothenetissuancesof commercial paper during 2014, and the reclassification of long-term debt that is scheduled to mature within a year from the line item long-term debt. 

Long-termdebtdecreased$91millionduetothereclassificationofcertainportionsoftheCompany'slong-termdebtintothelineitemcurrentmaturitiesoflong-termdebtsinceitis scheduled to mature within a year, offset by the issuances of debt during the year ended December 31, 2014. 

Otherliabilitiesincreased$891million,or25percent,primarilyduetotheincreaseinpensionplanliabilitiesasaresultofadecreaseintheweighted-averagediscountrateandunfavorable pension asset performance compared to our expected return during 2014, partially offset by current year contributions. Refer to Note 13 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the Company's pension plans. 

Deferredincometaxesdecreased$516million,or8percent,primarilyduetotheimpactrelatedtothenetchangesintheCompany'sU.S.pensionplanassumptionsaswellastheimpactof the refranchising of certain North American territories. Refer to Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the North America refranchising and Note 13 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the Company's deferred income taxes.