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ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS

Reconciliation of movements in the Company's ARO

December 31,		2016		2015
(millions of Canadian dollars)
Obligations at beginning of year		198		185
Liabilities incurred		2		2
Liabilities settled		(33	)	(45	)
Change in estimate		63		30
Foreign currency translation adjustment		(5	)	21
Accretion expense		7		5
Obligations at end of year		232		198
Presented as follows:
Accounts payable and other (Note 16)		2		9
Other long-term liabilities (Note 18)		230		189
		232		198

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Tabular disclosure of the changes in carrying amount of a liability for asset retirement obligations, for changes such as new obligations, changes in estimates of existing obligations, spending on existing obligations, property dispositions, and foreign currency translation.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 410
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
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