employee benefits expense (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

employee benefits expense

Schedule of employee benefit expenses

		Three months				Six months
Periods ended June 30 (millions)	Note	2020		2019		2020		2019
Employee benefits expense – gross
Wages and salaries		$	901	$	762	$	1,781	$	1,465
Share-based compensation	14		46		30		78		64
Pensions – defined benefit	15(a)		25		19		52		39
Pensions – defined contribution	15(b)		25		20		46		43
Restructuring costs	16(a)		10		19		20		34
Other			43		47		89		89
			1,050		897		2,066		1,734
Capitalized internal labour costs, net
Contract acquisition costs	20
Capitalized			(16)		(12)		(33)		(24)
Amortized			13		11		26		23
Contract fulfilment costs	20
Capitalized			(1)		—		(2)		(1)
Amortized			1		—		2		1
Property, plant and equipment			(83)		(90)		(170)		(175)
Intangible assets subject to amortization			(53)		(48)		(105)		(94)
			(139)		(139)		(282)		(270)
		$	911	$	758	$	1,784	$	1,464