15. OTHER CHARGES (INCOME), NET

        During fiscal year 2015, an amendment to a customer contract to reimburse a customer for certain performance provisions was executed which included the removal of a $55.0 million contractual obligation recognized during fiscal year 2014. Accordingly, the Company reversed this charge with a corresponding credit to other charges (income), net in the consolidated statement of operations. Additionally, during fiscal year 2015, the Company recognized a loss of $11.0 million in connection with the disposition of a manufacturing facility in Western Europe. The Company received $11.5 million in cash for the sale of $27.2 million in net assets of the facility. The loss also includes $4.6 million of estimated transaction costs, partially offset by a gain of $9.3 million for the release of cumulative foreign currency translation gains triggered by the disposition.

        During fiscal year 2014, the Company recognized $55.0 million of other charges for the contractual obligation to reimburse a customer for certain performance provisions as described above. Additionally, the Company exercised warrants to purchase common shares of a certain supplier and sold the underlying shares for total proceeds of $67.3 million resulting in a loss of $7.1 million. Further, the Company recognized a gain of $4.6 million on the sale of certain investments.

        During fiscal year 2013, the Company recognized a net gain of $74.4 million for the fair value adjustment of the warrants referred to above.