The charges were primarily related to the Company's charitable donations in support of relief and rebuilding efforts in Japan as well as funds we provided to certain bottling partners in the affected regions. 

In2011,operatingincomewasreducedby$10millionforCorporateduetochargesassociatedwiththefloodsinThailandthatimpactedtheCompany'ssupplychain operations in the region. 

In2011,operatingincomewasreducedby$12millionforEurasiaandAfrica,$25millionforEurope,$4millionforLatinAmerica,$374millionforNorthAmerica,$4 million for Pacific, $89 million for Bottling Investments and $164 million for Corporate, primarily due to the Company’s productivity, integration and restructuring initiatives as well as costs associated with the merger of Arca and Contal. 

In2010,foreigncurrencyexchangeratesfavorablyimpactedconsolidatedoperatingincomeby3percent.Thefavorableimpactofchangesinforeigncurrencyexchange rates was primarily due to a weaker U.S. dollar compared to most foreign currencies, including the Japanese yen, Mexican peso, Brazilian real, South African rand and Australian dollar, which had a favorable impact on the Eurasia and Africa, Latin America, Pacific and Bottling Investments operating segments. The favorable impact of a weaker U.S. dollar compared to the aforementioned currencies was partially offset by the impact of a stronger U.S. dollar compared to certain other foreign currencies, including the euro and British pound, which had an unfavorable impact on the Europe and Bottling Investments operating segments. Refer to the heading "Liquidity, Capital Resources and Financial Position — Foreign Exchange" below. 

In2010,operatingincomewasfavorablyimpactedbyfluctuationsinforeigncurrencyexchangeratesby7percentforEurasiaandAfrica,3percentforLatinAmerica,

8 percent for Pacific and 9 percent for Bottling Investments. Operating income was unfavorably impacted by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates by 1 percent for Europe. Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates had a minimal impact on operating income for North America and Corporate. 

In2010,ourconsolidatedoperatingmarginwasfavorablyimpactedbygeographicmix.Thefavorablegeographicmixwasprimarilyduetomanyofouremerging markets recovering from the global recession at a quicker pace than our developed markets. Although this shift in geographic mix has a negative impact on net operating revenues, it generally has a favorable impact on our gross profit margin and operating margin due to the correlated impact it has on our product mix. The product mix in the majority of our emerging and developing markets is more heavily skewed toward products in our sparkling beverage portfolio, which generally yield a higher gross profit margin compared to our still beverages and finished products. 

In2010,ourconsolidatedoperatingmarginwasfavorablyimpactedbythedeconsolidationofcertainentitiesasaresultoftheCompany'sadoptionofnewaccounting guidance issued by the FASB. These entities are primarily bottling operations and have been accounted for under the equity method of accounting since they were deconsolidated on January 1, 2010. Generally, bottling and finished product operations produce higher net