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CAPITAL DISCLOSURES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Corporate Information And Statement Of IFRS Compliance [Abstract] |
Disclosure of detailed information about capital |
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Long-term debt, net (1) |  | $ | 22,321 |  |  | $ | 16,788 |
Total shareholders’ equity |  | $ | 31,653 |  |  | $ | 26,267 |
Debt to book capitalization |  | 41% |  |  | 39% |
(1) | Includes the current portion of long-term debt, net of cash and cash equivalents.

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