Our consolidated net income includes our Company's proportionate share of the net income or of our equity method investeesWhen we record our proportionate share of income, it increases equity $(-$net in our consolidated statements of income and our carrying value in that investmentConversely, when we record our proportionate share of a net loss, it decreases equity income $)-$net consolidated statements of income and our carrying value in that investmentThe Company's proportionate share of the net income or loss of our equity method investees includes significant operating and nonoperating items recorded by our equity method investeesThese items can have a significant impact on the amount of equity income $)-$net in our consolidated statements of income and our carrying in those investmentsThe carrying values of our equity method investments are also impacted by our proportionate share of items impacting the equity Investee's AOCI We from our financial results all significant intercompany transactionsincluding the intercompany portion of transactions with equity method investees The Company's equity method investments include our ownership interests in Carb Nation Mexico, Carb Nation Greece and Carb Nation Australia As of December $31,$ Year $4$we owned $28$ percent, $23$ percent and $29$ percent, respectively, of these companiesoutstanding sharesAs of December $31,$ Year $4$our investment in our equity method investees in the aggregate exceeded our proportionate share of the net assets of these equity method investees by $1,671$ millionThis difference is not amortized summary of financial information for our equity method investees in the aggregate is as follows in