other long-term assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

other long-term assets

Schedule of other long-term assets

As at December 31 (millions)	Note	2021		2020
Pension assets	15	$	453	$	13
Unbilled customer finance receivables	4(b)		545		361
Derivative assets	4(h)		76		40
Deferred income taxes			35		11
Costs incurred to obtain or fulfill contracts with customers			109		103
Real estate joint venture advances	21(b)		114		114
Investment in real estate joint venture	21(b)		1		1
Investment in associates	21		100		69
Portfolio investments 1
At fair value through net income			26		13
At fair value through other comprehensive income			370		223
Prepaid maintenance			62		50
Refundable security deposits and other			113		108
		$	2,004	$	1,106

1Fair value measured at reporting date using significant other observable inputs (Level 2).

Schedule of costs incurred to obtain and fulfill contracts with customers

Years ended December 31 (millions)	2021						2020
	Costs incurred to						Costs incurred to
	Obtain						Obtain
	contracts with		Fulfill contracts				contracts with		Fulfill contracts
	customers		with customers		Total		customers		with customers		Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	323	$	11	$	334	$	344	$	14	$	358
Additions		282		2		284		261		4		265
Amortization		(269)		(7)		(276)		(282)		(7)		(289)
Balance, end of period	$	336	$	6	$	342	$	323	$	11	$	334
Current 1	$	230	$	3	$	233	$	225	$	6	$	231
Non-current		106		3		109		98		5		103
	$	336	$	6	$	342	$	323	$	11	$	334

1 Presented in the Consolidated statements of financial position in prepaid expenses.