Revenues (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

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 September 30				For the nine months ended September 30
(in millions of Canadian dollars)	2021		2020		2021		2020
Freight
Grain	$	352	$	457	$	1,244	$	1,321
Coal	158		130		491		411
Potash	113		132		348		390
Fertilizers and sulphur	72		65		227		212
Forest products	89		85		259		244
Energy, chemicals and plastics	392		321		1,149		1,153
Metals, minerals and consumer products	196		152		535		474
Automotive	83		94		289		215
Intermodal	441		385		1,280		1,153
Total freight revenues	1,896		1,821		5,822		5,573
Non-freight excluding leasing revenues	25		27		75		80
Revenues from contracts with customers	1,921		1,848		5,897		5,653
Leasing revenues	21		15		58		45
Total revenues	$	1,942	$	1,863	$	5,955	$	5,698

Changes in Contract Liabilities

The following table summarizes the changes in contract liabilities:

	For the three months ended September 30				For the nine months ended September 30
(in millions of Canadian dollars)	2021		2020		2021		2020
Opening balance	$	245	$	79	$	61	$	146
Revenue recognized that was included in the contract liability balance at the beginning of the period	(93)		(25)		(36)		(95)
Increase due to consideration received, net of revenue recognized during the period	4		5		131		8
Closing balance	$	156	$	59	$	156	$	59