Other Long-Term Liabilities

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Disclosure of other non-current liabilities [text block] [Abstract]

OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

23. OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

As at December 31,	2021		2020
Deferred revenue(b)	$	289,926	$	332,363
Accrued benefit liabilities (Note 32)		45,221		47,984
Uncertain tax positions		175		175
Decommissioning liabilities(a)		2,402		3,145
Lease liabilities(c)		33,729		26,920
Other long-term liabilities	$	371,453	$	410,587

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(a)      The current and long-term decommissioning liabilities on property and equipment were $3.4 million (December 31, 2020 — $3.9 million). The decommissioning liabilities are for the restoration of leased buildings and teleports. During the year ended December 31, 2021, $0.1 million was recorded as interest expense (December 31, 2020 — $0.1 million) with $0.6 million decommissioning liabilities derecognized (December 31, 2020 — $Nil). It is expected that the decommissioning liabilities will mature between 2022 and 2062.

(b)      Remaining performance obligations, which the Company also refers to as contract revenue backlog (“backlog”) represents the expected future revenue under existing customer contracts, includes both cancellable and non-cancellable contracts, and any deferred revenue that will be recognized in the future in respect to cash already received. The Company does not include revenue beyond the stated expiration of the contract regardless of potential for renewal.

The Company expects the backlog as at December 31, 2021 to be recognized as follows (in millions of Canadian dollars):

2022		2023		2024		2025		2026		Thereafter		Total
$	582	$	461	$	313	$	219	$	185	$	372	$	2,132

(c)      The expected undiscounted contractual cash flows of the lease liabilities as at December 31, 2021 were as follows:

2022		2023		2024		2025		2026		Thereafter		Total
$	3,504	$	3,580	$	3,446	$	3,180	$	2,960	$	34,990	$	51,660

The undiscounted contractual cash flows included $15.7 million of interest payments