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Operating Expenses (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Analysis of income and expense [abstract] |
Operating Expenses | Operating expenses for the years ended December 31 consist of the following:
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Employee expenses(1) |  | $ | 4,090 |  |  | $ | 3,707 |
Premises and equipment |  | 163 |  |  | 268 |
Capital asset depreciation |  | 241 |  |  | 107 |
Service fees |  | 919 |  |  | 870 |
Amortization of intangible assets (Note 9) |  | 137 |  |  | 119 |
Impairment of intangible assets (Note 9) |  | 15 |  |  | — |
Other expenses |  | 1,468 |  |  | 1,361 |
Total operating expenses |  | $ | 7,033 |  |  | $ | 6,432 |
(1) See table below for further details.
Employee Expenses | Employee expenses for the years ended December 31 consist of the following:
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Salaries, bonus, employee benefits |  | $ | 3,497 |  |  | $ | 3,322 |
Share-based payments (Note 19) |  | 549 |  |  | 346 |
Other personnel costs |  | 44 |  |  | 39 |
Total employee expenses |  | $ | 4,090 |  |  | $ | 3,707 |

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