Segmented and Geographic Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segmented and Geographical Information

Segmented and geographic information

Operating segment

The Company operates in only one operating segment: rail transportation. Operating results by geographic areas, railway corridors, or other lower-level components or units of operation are not reviewed by the Company’s chief operating decision-maker to make decisions about the allocation of resources to, or the assessment of performance of, such geographic areas, corridors, components, or units of operation.

In the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, no one customer comprised more than 10% of total revenues and accounts receivable.

Geographic information

All of the company's revenue and long-lived assets excluding financial instruments are held within Canada and the United States.

(in millions of Canadian dollars)	Canada		United States		Total
2020
Revenues	$	5,829	$	1,881	$	7,710
Long-term assets excluding financial instruments and pension assets	14,258		7,165		21,423
2019
Revenues	5,675		2,117		7,792
Long-term assets excluding financial instruments and pension assets	13,131		7,020		20,151
2018
Revenues	5,232		2,084		7,316
Long-term assets excluding financial instruments and pension assets	12,133		6,759		18,892