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Risks and Uncertainties | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Risks And Uncertainties [Abstract] |
Risks and Uncertainties |
24. | Risks and Uncertainties
Approximately 93% of the Company’s total bottle/can sales volume to retail customers consists of products of The Coca‑Cola Company, which is the sole supplier of these products or of the concentrates or syrups required to manufacture these products. The remaining bottle/can sales volume to retail customers consists of products of other beverage companies or those owned by the Company. The Company has beverage agreements with The Coca‑Cola Company and other beverage companies under which it has various requirements. Failure to meet the requirements of these beverage agreements could result in the loss of distribution rights for the respective products. The Company’s products are sold and distributed through various channels, which include selling directly to retail stores and other outlets such as food markets, institutional accounts and vending machine outlets. During 2017, approximately 65% of the Company’s bottle/can sales volume to retail customers was sold for future consumption, while the remaining bottle/can sales volume to retail customers was sold for immediate consumption. The following table summarizes the percentage of the Company’s total bottle/can sales volume to its largest customers, as well as the percentage of the Company’s total net sales, which are included in the Nonalcoholic Beverages operating segment, that such volume represents. No other customer represented greater than 10% of the Company’s total net sales for any years presented.
|  | Fiscal Year |
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Approximate percent of the Company's total bottle/can sales volume |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |  |  | 19 | % |  |  | 20 | % |  |  | 22 | %
The Kroger Company |  |  | 10 | % |  |  | 6 | % |  |  | 6 | %
Food Lion, LLC |  |  | 6 | % |  |  | 8 | % |  |  | 7 | %
Total approximate percent of the Company's total bottle/can sales volume |  |  | 35 | % |  |  | 34 | % |  |  | 35 | %
Approximate percent of the Company's total net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |  |  | 13 | % |  |  | 14 | % |  |  | 15 | %
The Kroger Company |  |  | 7 | % |  |  | 5 | % |  |  | 5 | %
Food Lion, LLC |  |  | 4 | % |  |  | 5 | % |  |  | 5 | %
Total approximate percent of the Company's total net sales |  |  | 24 | % |  |  | 24 | % |  |  | 25 | %
The NPSG Governance Agreement was executed in October 2015 by The Coca‑Cola Company, the Company and other RPBs. The Coca‑Cola Company and each member RPB has a representative on the NPSG Board. As of December 31, 2017, the NPSG Board consisted of The Coca‑Cola‑Company, the Company and seven other RPBs. Pursuant to the NPSG Governance Agreement, the Company has agreed to abide by decisions made by the NPSG Board, which include decisions regarding strategic investment and divestment, optimal national product supply sourcing and new product or packaging infrastructure planning. Even though the Company has a representative on the NPSG Board, the Company will not exercise sole decision-making authority relating to the decisions of the NPSG Board, and the interests of other members of the NPSG Board may diverge from those of the Company. The Company purchases all its aluminum cans from two domestic suppliers and all of its plastic bottles from two manufacturing cooperatives. See Note 17 and Note 22 of the consolidated financial statements for additional information. The Company is exposed to price risk on commodities such as aluminum, corn and resin which affects the cost of raw materials used in the production of finished products. The Company both produces and procures these finished products. Examples of the raw materials affected are aluminum cans and plastic bottles used for packaging and high fructose corn syrup used as a product ingredient. Further, the Company is exposed to commodity price risk on crude oil which impacts the Company’s cost of fuel used in the movement and delivery of the Company’s products. The Company participates in commodity hedging and risk mitigation programs administered both by CCBSS and by the Company. In addition, there is no limit on the price The Coca‑Cola Company and other beverage companies can charge for concentrate. Certain liabilities of the Company, including floating rate debt, retirement benefit obligations and the Company’s pension liability, are subject to risk of changes in both long-term and short-term interest rates. The Company’s contingent consideration liability resulting from the acquisition of the Expansion Territories is subject to risk as a result of changes in the Company’s probability weighted discounted cash flow model, which is based on internal forecasts, and changes in the Company’s WACC, which is derived from market data. Approximately 14% of the Company’s labor force is covered by collective bargaining agreements. The Company’s collective bargaining agreements, which generally have 3- to 5-year terms, expire at various dates through 2022. Terms and conditions of the new labor union agreements could increase the Company’s exposure to work interruptions or stoppages, as an increased percentage of its workforce is covered by collective bargaining agreements.

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