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ORGANIZATION AND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Management Commentary Explanatory [Abstract] |
Summary of the Corporation's Capital [Table] | As at December 31, 2021, the Corporation’s Capital totaled $57.5 billion (2020 – $45.1 billion), and is computed as follows:
AS AT DEC. 31 (MILLIONS) |  |  |  |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,197 |  |  | $ | 1,283 |
Other financial assets |  |  |  |  | 3,430 |  |  | 3,809 |
Common equity in managed investments |  |  |  |  | 46,248 |  |  | 33,732 |
Other assets and liabilities of the Corporation |  |  |  |  | 6,585 |  |  | 6,321 |
Corporation’s Capital |  |  |  |  | $ | 57,460 |  |  | $ | 45,145 |
Corporation’s Capital is comprised of the following: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common equity |  |  |  |  | $ | 42,210 |  |  | $ | 31,693 |
Preferred shares |  |  |  |  | 4,145 |  |  | 4,145 |
Non-controlling interest |  |  |  |  | 230 |  |  | 230 |
Corporate borrowings |  |  |  |  | 10,875 |  |  | 9,077 |
|  |  |  |  | $ | 57,460 |  |  | $ | 45,145 |
Reconciliation of the Corporation's Capital [Table] | A reconciliation of the Corporation’s Capital to the company’s consolidated balance sheet as at December 31, 2021 is as follows:
AS AT DEC. 31, 2021 (MILLIONS) |  |  | The Corporation |  | Managed Investments |  | Elimination 1 |  | Total Consolidated |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  | $ | 1,197 |  |  | $ | 11,497 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 12,694 |  |
Other financial assets |  |  | 3,430 |  |  | 13,116 |  |  | — |  |  | 16,546 |  |
Accounts receivable and other 1 |  |  | 2,697 |  |  | 19,694 |  |  | (631) |  |  | 21,760 |  |
Inventory |  |  | 2 |  |  | 11,413 |  |  | — |  |  | 11,415 |  |
Assets classified as held for sale |  |  | — |  |  | 11,958 |  |  | — |  |  | 11,958 |  |
Equity accounted investments |  |  | 6,553 |  |  | 39,547 |  |  | — |  |  | 46,100 |  |
Investment properties |  |  | 16 |  |  | 100,849 |  |  | — |  |  | 100,865 |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  | 215 |  |  | 115,274 |  |  | — |  |  | 115,489 |  |
Intangible assets |  |  | 215 |  |  | 30,394 |  |  | — |  |  | 30,609 |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 361 |  |  | 19,866 |  |  | — |  |  | 20,227 |  |
Deferred income tax assets |  |  | 2,064 |  |  | 1,276 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,340 |  |
Accounts payable and other 1 |  |  | (5,104) |  |  | (48,073) |  |  | 631 |  |  | (52,546) |  |
Liabilities associated with assets classified as held for sale |  |  | — |  |  | (3,148) |  |  | — |  |  | (3,148) |  |
Deferred income tax liabilities |  |  | (299) |  |  | (20,029) |  |  | — |  |  | (20,328) |  |
Subsidiary equity obligations |  |  | (135) |  |  | (4,173) |  |  | — |  |  | (4,308) |  |
Total |  |  | 11,212 |  |  | 299,461 |  |  | — |  |  | 310,673 |  |
Common equity in managed investments 2 |  |  | 46,248 |  | — |  | (46,248) |  |  | — |  |
Corporation’s Capital |  |  | 57,460 |  |  | 299,461 |  |  | (46,248) |  |  | 310,673 |  |
Less: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate borrowings |  |  | 10,875 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 10,875 |  |
Non-recourse borrowings of managed entities |  |  | — |  |  | 165,057 |  |  | — |  |  | 165,057 |  |
Amounts attributable to preferred equity |  |  | 4,145 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,145 |  |
Amounts attributable to non-controlling interests |  |  | 230 |  |  | 88,156 |  |  | — |  |  | 88,386 |  |
Common equity |  |  | $ | 42,210 |  |  | $ | 46,248 |  |  | $ | (46,248) |  |  | $ | 42,210 |  |
1. Contains the gross up of intercompany balances, including accounts receivable and other, and accounts payable and other of $631 million and $631 million, respectively, between entities within the Corporation and its managed investments. 2. Represents the value of the Corporation’s managed investments. A reconciliation of the Corporation’s Capital to the company’s consolidated balance sheet as at December 31, 2020 is as follows:
AS AT DEC. 31, 2020 (MILLIONS) |  |  | The Corporation |  | Managed Investments |  | Elimination 1 |  | Total Consolidated |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  | $ | 1,283 |  |  | $ | 8,650 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 9,933 |  |
Other financial assets |  |  | 3,809 |  | 13,921 |  | — |  |  | 17,730 |  |
Accounts receivable and other 1 |  |  | 3,632 |  | 17,401 |  | (2,105) |  |  | 18,928 |  |
Inventory |  |  | 2 |  | 10,358 |  | — |  |  | 10,360 |  |
Assets classified as held for sale |  |  | — |  | 5,917 |  | — |  |  | 5,917 |  |
Equity accounted investments |  |  | 5,361 |  | 35,966 |  | — |  |  | 41,327 |  |
Investment properties |  |  | 17 |  | 96,765 |  | — |  |  | 96,782 |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  | 122 |  | 99,887 |  | — |  |  | 100,009 |  |
Intangible assets |  |  | 285 |  | 24,373 |  | — |  |  | 24,658 |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 368 |  | 14,346 |  | — |  |  | 14,714 |  |
Deferred income tax assets |  |  | 2,159 |  | 1,179 |  | — |  |  | 3,338 |  |
Accounts payable and other 1 |  |  | (5,134) |  |  | (47,653) |  |  | 2,105 |  |  | (50,682) |  |
Liabilities associated with assets classified as held for sale |  |  | — |  |  | (2,359) |  |  | — |  |  | (2,359) |  |
Deferred income tax liabilities |  |  | (414) |  |  | (15,499) |  |  | — |  |  | (15,913) |  |
Subsidiary equity obligations |  |  | (77) |  |  | (3,622) |  |  | — |  |  | (3,699) |  |
Total |  |  | 11,413 |  |  | 259,630 |  |  | — |  |  | 271,043 |  |
Common equity in managed investments 2 |  |  | 33,732 |  | — |  | (33,732) |  |  | — |  |
Corporation’s Capital |  |  | 45,145 |  |  | 259,630 |  |  | (33,732) |  |  | 271,043 |  |
Less: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate borrowings |  |  | 9,077 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 9,077 |  |
Non-recourse borrowings of managed entities |  |  | — |  | 139,324 |  | — |  |  | 139,324 |  |
Amounts attributable to preferred equity |  |  | 4,145 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,145 |  |
Amounts attributable to non-controlling interests |  |  | 230 |  |  | 86,574 |  |  | — |  |  | 86,804 |  |
Common equity |  |  | $ | 31,693 |  |  | $ | 33,732 |  |  | $ | (33,732) |  |  | $ | 31,693 |  |
1. Contains the gross up of intercompany balances, including accounts receivable and other, and accounts payable and other of $2.1 billion and $2.1 billion, respectively, between entities within the Corporation and its managed investments. 2.Represents the value of the Corporation’s managed investments

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