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OTHER OPERATING COSTS (INCOME), NET
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
OTHER OPERATING COSTS (INCOME), NET
OTHER OPERATING INCOME, NET
Other operating income, net:
•
includes both recurring and occasional income and expense items and
•
can fluctuate from year to year.
Various Income and Expense Items Included in Other Operating Income, Net
DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS
  
2011

2010

2009

Gain on the sale of non-strategic timberlands
$
(152
)
$
—

$
(163
)
Gain on the sale of five short line railroads
—

(46
)
—

Gain on disposition of assets
(17
)
(63
)
(22
)
Insurance settlement and casualty losses
—

—

(11
)
Foreign exchange (gains) losses, net
5

(10
)
(42
)
Land management income
(26
)
(26
)
(20
)
Litigation expense (recovery), net
5

18

(2
)
Other, net
(27
)
(36
)
(28
)
Total
$
(212
)
$
(163
)
$
(288
)

The $152 million pretax gain on sale of non-strategic timberlands in 2011 resulted from the sale of 82,000 acres in southwestern Washington.
The $163 million pretax gain on sale of non-strategic timberlands in 2009 resulted from the sale of 140,000 acres in northwestern Oregon.
Gain on disposition of assets in 2010 included pretax gains of $40 million from the sale of certain British Columbia forest licenses and associated rights.
Foreign exchange (gains) losses result from changes in exchange rates 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.