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Operating Expenses (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Analysis of income and expense [abstract] |
Operating Expenses | Operating expenses for the years ended December 31 consist of the following:
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Employee expenses(1) |  | $ | 3,707 |  |  | $ | 3,672 |
Premises and equipment |  | 268 |  |  | 263 |
Capital asset depreciation |  | 107 |  |  | 97 |
Service fees |  | 870 |  |  | 799 |
Amortization of intangible assets (Note 9) |  | 119 |  |  | 112 |
Other expenses(2) |  | 1,361 |  |  | 1,467 |
Total operating expenses |  | $ | 6,432 |  |  | $ | 6,410 |
(1) See table below for further details. (2) Includes restructuring costs of $60 recorded in 2017 for the Company's plan to enhance business processes and organizational structures and capabilities.
Employee Expenses | Employee expenses for the years ended December 31 consist of the following:
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Salaries, bonus, employee benefits |  | $ | 3,322 |  |  | $ | 3,155 |
Share-based payments (Note 19) |  | 346 |  |  | 476 |
Other personnel costs |  | 39 |  |  | 41 |
Total employee expenses |  | $ | 3,707 |  |  | $ | 3,672 |

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