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Segmented information (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Operating Segments [Abstract]  
Segmented information
 
Segmented information
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017
NOTE
BELL WIRELESS

BELL
WIRELINE

BELL
MEDIA

INTER-
SEGMENT
ELIMINA-
TIONS

BCE

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
    External customers
 
7,838

12,205

2,676

—

22,719

    Inter-segment
 
45

210

428

(683
)
—

Total operating revenues
 
7,883

12,415

3,104

(683
)
22,719

Operating costs
5
(4,607
)
(7,229
)
(2,388
)
683

(13,541
)
Segment profit (1)
 
3,276

5,186

716

—

9,178

Severance, acquisition and other costs
6
(18
)
(150
)
(22
)
—

(190
)
Depreciation and amortization
13, 14
(603
)
(3,102
)
(145
)
—

(3,850
)
Finance costs
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Interest expense
7
 
 
 
 
(955
)
    Interest on post-employment benefit
    obligations
22
 
 
 
 
(72
)
Other expense
8
 
 
 
 
(102
)
Income taxes
9
 
 
 
 
(1,039
)
Net earnings
 
 
 
 
 
2,970

Goodwill
17
3,032

4,497

2,899

—

10,428

Indefinite-life intangible assets
14
3,891

1,692

2,645

—

8,228

Capital expenditures
 
731

3,174

129

—

4,034

(1)
The chief operating decision maker uses primarily one measure of profit to make decisions and assess performance, being operating revenues less operating costs.
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016
NOTE
BELL WIRELESS

BELL
WIRELINE

BELL
MEDIA

INTER-
SEGMENT
ELIMINA-
TIONS

BCE

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
External customers
 
7,117

11,917

2,685

—

21,719

 
Inter-segment
 
42

187

396

(625
)
—

Total operating revenues
 
7,159

12,104

3,081

(625
)
21,719

Operating costs
5
(4,156
)
(7,062
)
(2,338
)
625

(12,931
)
Segment profit (1)
 
3,003

5,042

743

—

8,788

Severance, acquisition and other costs
6
(6
)
(130
)
1

—

(135
)
Depreciation and amortization
13, 14
(555
)
(2,816
)
(137
)
—

(3,508
)
Finance costs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
7
 
 
 
 
(888
)
 
Interest on post-employment benefit obligations
22
 
 
 
 
(81
)
Other income
8
 
 
 
 
21

Income taxes
9
 
 
 
 
(1,110
)
Net earnings
 
 
 
 
 
3,087

Goodwill
17
2,304

3,831

2,823

—

8,958

Indefinite-life intangible assets
14
3,663

1,640

2,640

—

7,943

Capital expenditures
 
733

2,936

102

—

3,771

(1)
The chief operating decision maker uses primarily one measure of profit to make decisions and assess performance, being operating revenues less operating costs.
Revenues by services and products
 
Revenues by services and products
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
2017

2016

Services
 
 
    Wireless
7,308

6,602

    Data
7,146

6,791

    Local and access
3,161

3,089

    Long distance
639

741

    Media
2,676

2,685

    Other services
213

182

    Total services
21,143

20,090

Products
 
 
    Wireless
530

515

    Data
519

559

    Equipment and other
527

555

   Total products
1,576

1,629

Total operating revenues
22,719

21,719