Intangible assets and goodwill (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [abstract]

Schedule of Intangible assets and goodwill

		Intangible assets subject to amortization
(millions)	Note	Customer relationships		Crowdsource assets		Software		Brand and other		Total intangible assets		Goodwill		Total intangible assets and goodwill
At cost
As at January 1, 2020		$	108	$	—	$	37	$	—	$	145	$	418	$	563
Additions		—		—		11		—		11		—		11
Additions from acquisition	(c)	1,086		120		1		35		1,242		943		2,185
Foreign exchange		58		—		8		4		70		67		137
As at December 31, 2020		$	1,252	$	120	$	57	$	39	$	1,468	$	1,428	$	2,896
Additions		—		—		8		—		8		—		8
Additions from acquisition(1)		4		—		6		—		10		5		15
Dispositions		(29)		—		(10)		—		(39)		—		(39)
Foreign exchange		(45)		—		(4)		(2)		(51)		(53)		(104)
As at December 31, 2021		$	1,182	$	120	$	57	$	37	$	1,396	$	1,380	$	2,776
Accumulated amortization
As at January 1, 2020		$	32	$	—	$	24	$	—	$	56	$	—	$	56
Amortization		66		—		8		9		83		—		83
Foreign exchange		5		—		—		1		6		—		6
As at December 31, 2020		$	103	$	—	$	32	$	10	$	145	$	—	$	145
Amortization		106		15		11		10		142		—		142
Dispositions		(29)		—		(10)		—		(39)		—		(39)
Foreign exchange		(7)		—		(2)		(1)		(10)		—		(10)
As at December 31, 2021		$	173	$	15	$	31	$	19	$	238	$	—	$	238
Net book value
As at December 31, 2020		$	1,149	$	120	$	25	$	29	$	1,323	$	1,428	$	2,751
As at December 31, 2021		$	1,009	$	105	$	26	$	18	$	1,158	$	1,380	$	2,538

(1)Intangible assets and goodwill acquired were in connection with our acquisition of Playment on July 2, 2021.