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Other Liabilities
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Subclassifications of assets, liabilities and equities [abstract]  
Other Liabilities
12.A Composition of Other Liabilities
Other liabilities consist of the following:
As at December 31,
2018
 
2017
 
Accounts payable
 
$
2,045

 
$
1,972

Bank overdrafts and cash pooling
 
104

 
140

Repurchase agreements (Note 5)
 
1,824

 
1,976

Accrued expenses and taxes
 
3,137

 
2,927

Borrowed funds(1)
 
188

 
227

Senior financing(2)
 
2,066


1,905

Accrued post-retirement benefit liability (Note 25)
 
651


710

Secured borrowings from mortgage securitization (Note 5)
 
1,453

 
1,355

Other
 
685

 
775

Total other liabilities
 
$
12,153

 
$
11,987


(1) The change in Borrowed funds relates to net cash flow changes of $(40) in 2018 ($(45) in 2017) and foreign exchange rate movements of $1 in 2018 ($(2) in 2017).  
(2) The change in Senior financing relates to net cash flow changes of $nil in 2018 ($nil in 2017) and foreign exchange rate movements of $161 in 2018 ($(129) in 2017).  
12.B Borrowed Funds
Borrowed funds include the following:
As at December 31,
Currency of borrowing

Maturity
2018
 
2017
 
Encumbrances on real estate
Cdn. dollars
Current – 2033

$
177


$
206

Encumbrances on real estate
U.S. dollars
Current – 2020

11


21

Total borrowed funds




$
188


$
227


Interest expense for the borrowed funds was $10 and $13 for 2018 and 2017. The aggregate maturities of borrowed funds are included in Note 6.
12.C Senior Financing
On November 8, 2007, a structured entity consolidated by us issued a US$1,000 variable principal floating rate certificate (the
“Certificate”) to a financial institution (the “Lender”). At the same time, Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada-U.S. Operations
Holdings, Inc. (“U.S. Holdings”), a subsidiary of SLF Inc., entered into an agreement with the Lender, pursuant to which U.S. Holdings
will bear the ultimate obligation to repay the outstanding principal amount of the Certificate and be obligated to make quarterly interest
payments at three-month LIBOR plus a fixed spread. SLF Inc. has fully guaranteed the obligation of U.S. Holdings. The structured entity issued additional certificates after the initial issuance, totaling to US$515, none of which were issued during 2018 and 2017. Total collateral posted per the financing agreement was US$nil as at December 31, 2018 (US$nil as at December 31, 2017).

The maximum capacity of this agreement is US$2,500. The agreement expires on November 8, 2037 and the maturity date may be extended annually for additional one-year periods upon the mutual agreement of the parties, provided such date is not beyond November 8, 2067. The agreement can be cancelled or unwound at the option of U.S. Holdings in whole or in part from time to time, or in whole under certain events.

For the year ended December 31, 2018, we recorded $57 of interest expense relating to this obligation ($36 in 2017). The fair value of the obligation is $1,879 ($1,776 in 2017). The fair value is determined by discounting the expected future cash flows using a current market interest rate adjusted by SLF Inc.'s credit spread and is categorized in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.