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Other (Income) Expense - Net
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]  
Other (Income) Expense - Net
Other (Income) Expense - Net

The following table sets forth the items in other (income) expense:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
 
(In millions)
Gains on sales of assets
$
(68
)
 
$
(7
)
 
$
(132
)
 
$
(37
)
Early debt retirement charges
396

 
—

 
410

 
—

Other – net
(50
)
 
(11
)
 
(99
)
 
(2
)
Other (Income) Expense - Net
$
278

 
$
(18
)
 
$
179

 
$
(39
)





Gains on sales of assets in the three months ended September 30, 2020 included gains related to the sale of a portion of the Company's shares in Wilmar, which decreased the Company’s ownership interest from 24.8% as of December 31, 2019 to 22.1% as of September 30, 2020, and net gains on the sale of certain other assets, and disposals of individually insignificant assets in the ordinary course of business. Gains on sales of assets in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 included gains on the sale of a portion of the Company's shares in Wilmar shares, an investment revaluation gain, net gains on the sale of certain assets, and disposals of individually insignificant assets in the ordinary course of business. Gains on sales of assets in the three months ended September 30, 2019 included gains on disposals of individually insignificant assets in the ordinary course of business. Gains on sales of assets in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 included gains on the sale of certain assets, step-up gains on equity investments, and gains on disposals of individually insignificant assets in the ordinary course of business.

Early debt retirement charges in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 related to multiple early debt redemptions and the $0.7 billion debt tender in September 2020 (see Note 9 for more information).

Other - net in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 included the non-service components of net pension benefit income of $7 million and $28 million, respectively, and other income. Other - net in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 also included loss provisions related to the Company’s futures commission and brokerage business and foreign exchange gains. Other - net in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 included the non-service components of net pension benefit income of $2 million and $10 million, respectively, and other income, partially offset by foreign exchange losses.