Revenues (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Disaggregation of Revenue

The following table disaggregates the Company’s revenues from contracts with customers by major source:

	For the three months ended March 31
(in millions of Canadian dollars)	2020		2019
Freight
Grain	$	418	$	380
Coal	150		158
Potash	112		114
Fertilizers and sulphur	70		57
Forest products	78		73
Energy, chemicals and plastics	491		315
Metals, minerals and consumer products	189		173
Automotive	87		76
Intermodal	405		380
Total freight revenues	2,000		1,726
Non-freight excluding leasing revenues	29		26
Revenues from contracts with customers	2,029		1,752
Leasing revenues	14		15
Total revenues	$	2,043	$	1,767

Changes in Contract Liabilities

The following table summarizes the changes in contract liabilities:

	For the three months ended March 31
(in millions of Canadian dollars)	2020			2019
Opening balance	$	146		$	2
Revenue recognized that was included in the contract liability balance at the beginning of the period	(37		)	(2		)
Increase due to consideration received, net of revenue recognized during the period	3			73
Closing balance	$	112		$	73