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Capital Disclosures (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Corporate Information And Statement Of IFRS Compliance [Abstract]

Disclosure of detailed information about capital

						2020						2019
Long-term debt, net (1)						$	21,269					$	20,843
Total shareholders’ equity						$	32,380					$	34,991
Debt to book capitalization						40%						37%

(1)Includes the current portion of long-term debt, net of cash and cash equivalents.

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