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SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION  
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

13. Supplemental Cash Flow Information

The (increase) decrease in non-cash working capital is comprised of:

                                                                                                                                                                                    

($ millions)

 

2020

 

2019

 

 


Accounts receivable

 

954

 

(1 099

)

 


Inventories

 

121

 

(628

)

 


Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

(1 472

)

1 317

 

 


Current portion of provisions

 

(11

)

(14

)

 


Income taxes payable (net)

 

(1 350

)

436

 

 


 

 

(1 758

)

12

 

 


Relating to:

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Operating activities

 

(1 201

)

(397

)

 


 

Investing activities

 

(557

)

409

 

 


 

 

(1 758

)

12

 

 


Reconciliation of movements of liabilities to cash flows arising from financing activities:

                                                                                                                                                                                    

($ millions)

 

Short-Term
Debt

 

Current
Portion of
Long-Term
Lease
Liabilities

 

Long-Term
Lease
Liabilities

 

Current
Portion of
Long-Term
Debt

 

Long-Term
Debt

 

Partnership
Liability

 

Dividends
Payable

 

 


At December 31, 2018

 

3 231

 

 

 

229

 

13 890

 

477

 

 

 


Changes from financing cash flows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Net repayment of commercial paper

 

(982

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Gross proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

 

 

 

 

 

750

 

 

 

 


 

Debt issuance costs

 

 

 

 

 

(5

)

 

 

 


 

Repayment of long-term debt

 

 

 

 

(188

)

 

 

 

 


 

Realized foreign exchange losses

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 


 

Dividends paid on common shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2 614

)

 


 

Payments of lease liabilities

 

 

(307

)

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Distributions to non-controlling interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7

)

 

 


Non-cash changes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Dividends declared on common shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 614

 

 


 

Unrealized foreign exchange gains

 

(94

)

 

 

(10

)

(520

)

 

 

 


 

Reclassification of debt to lease obligations

 

 

 

1 260

 

(38

)

(1 222

)

 

 

 


 

Reclassification of lease obligations

 

 

617

 

(617

)

 

 

 

 

 


 

Deferred financing costs

 

 

 

 

 

(9

)

 

 

 


 

Reassessment of partnership liability

 

 

 

 

 

 

(15

)

 

 


 

New leases

 

 

 

1 978

 

 

 

 

 

 


At December 31, 2019

 

2 155

 

310

 

2 621

 

 

12 884

 

455

 

 

 


Changes from financing cash flows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Net issuance of commercial paper

 

1 445

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Gross proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

 

 

 

 

 

2 651

 

 

 

 


 

Debt issuance costs

 

 

 

 

 

(17

)

 

 

 


 

Dividends paid on common shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1 670

)

 


 

Lease liability payments

 

 

(335

)

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Distributions to non-controlling interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

(10

)

 

 


Non-cash changes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Dividends declared on common shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 670

 

 


 

Unrealized foreign exchange gains

 

(34

)

 

 

(20

)

(258

)

 

 

 


 

Reclassification of debt

 

 

 

 

1 433

 

(1 433

)

 

 

 


 

Reclassification of lease obligations

 

 

297

 

(297

)

 

 

 

 

 


 

Deferred financing costs

 

 

 

 

 

(15

)

 

 

 


 

Reassessment of partnership liability

 

 

 

 

 

 

(9

)

 

 


 

New leases

 

 

 

312

 

 

 

 

 

 


At December 31, 2020

 

3 566

 

272

 

2 636

 

1 413

 

13 812

 

436