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OTHER OPERATING COSTS (INCOME), NET
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
OTHER OPERATING COSTS (INCOME), NET
OTHER OPERATING COSTS (INCOME), NET
Other operating costs (income), net:
•
includes both recurring and occasional income and expense items and
•
can fluctuate from year to year.

Items Included in Other Operating Costs (Income), Net
 
QUARTER ENDED
 
YEAR-TO-DATE ENDED
DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS
SEPTEMBER 2015
 
SEPTEMBER 2014
 
SEPTEMBER 2015
 
SEPTEMBER 2014
Gain on postretirement plan amendment (Note 6)
$
—

 
$
(23
)
 
$
—

 
$
(113
)
Gain on dispositions of nonstrategic assets
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
(7
)
 
(25
)
Foreign exchange losses, net
20

 
13

 
41

 
15

Land management income
(9
)
 
(9
)
 
(27
)
 
(25
)
Other, net
11

 
(3
)
 
14

 
(15
)
Total other operating costs (income), net
$
21

 
$
(23
)
 
$
21

 
$
(163
)

Gain on dispositions of nonstrategic assets in 2014 included a $22 million pretax gain recognized in first quarter 2014 on the sale of a landfill in Washington State.
Foreign exchange losses (gains) result from changes in exchange rates on transactions, primarily related to our Canadian operations.
Land management income includes income from recreational activities, land permits, grazing rights, firewood sales and other miscellaneous income related to land management activities.