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financing costs
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
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financing costs

9     financing costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years ended December 31 (millions)

    

Note

    

2019

    

2018

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest on long-term debt, excluding lease liabilities - gross

 

 

 

$

634

 

$

598

Interest on long-term debt, excluding lease liabilities - capitalized 1

 

18(a)

 

 

(23)

 

 

 —

Interest on long-term debt, excluding lease liabilities

 

 

 

 

611

 

 

598

Interest on lease liabilities

 

19

 

 

67

 

 

 —

Interest on short-term borrowings and other

 

 

 

 

 8

 

 

 6

Interest accretion on provisions

 

25

 

 

22

 

 

21

Long-term debt prepayment premium

 

26(a)

 

 

28

 

 

34

 

 

 

 

 

736

 

 

659

Employee defined benefit plans net interest

 

15

 

 

 1

 

 

17

Foreign exchange

 

 

 

 

 3

 

 

(6)

 

 

 

 

 

740

 

 

670

Interest income

 

 

 

 

(7)

 

 

(9)

 

 

 

 

$

733

 

$

661

(1)

Interest on long-term debt, excluding lease liabilities, at a composite rate of 4.33% was capitalized to intangible assets with indefinite lives in the period.