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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands | Total | Capital stock | Retained earnings (deficit) | Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | Other | Total equity attributable to shareholders | Non-controlling interests
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Beginning balance (shares) at Dec. 31, 2016 |  |  | 1,165,574 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2016 |  | $ 10,313,000 | $ 20,877,000 | $ (13,074,000) | $ (189,000) | [1] | $ 321,000 | [2] | $ 7,935,000 | $ 2,378,000
Net (loss) income |  | 1,516,000 |  | 1,438,000 |  |  |  |  | 1,438,000 | 78,000
Total other comprehensive income |  | 38,000 |  | 18,000 | 20,000 | [1] |  |  | 38,000 |
Total comprehensive (loss) income |  | 1,554,000 |  | 1,456,000 | 20,000 | [1] |  |  | 1,476,000 | 78,000
Transactions with owners |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends |  | (125,000) |  | (125,000) |  |  |  |  | (125,000) |
Dividend reinvestment plan (shares) |  |  | 1,003 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend reinvestment plan |  |  | $ 16,000 | (16,000) |  |  |  |  |  |
Decrease in non-controlling interest (note 4b) |  | (493,000) | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 | (493,000)
Funding from non-controlling interests |  | 13,000 | $ 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 | 13,000
Other decrease in non-controlling interests |  | (195,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (195,000)
Total transactions with owners (shares) |  |  | 1,003 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total transactions with owners |  | (800,000) | $ 16,000 | (141,000) |  |  |  |  | (125,000) | (675,000)
Ending balance (shares) (Restatement [Domain]) at Dec. 31, 2017 |  |  | 1,166,577 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance (shares) at Dec. 31, 2017 |  |  | 1,166,577 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance (Previously stated [member]) at Dec. 31, 2017 |  | 11,067,000 |  | (11,759,000) |  |  |  |  | 9,286,000 |
Ending balance (Impact of adopting IFRS 15 on January 1, 2018 (note 2y)) at Dec. 31, 2017 |  | 64,000 |  | 64,000 |  |  |  |  | 64,000 |
Ending balance (Restatement [Domain]) at Dec. 31, 2017 |  | 11,131,000 | $ 20,893,000 | (11,695,000) | (169,000) | [1] | 321,000 | [2] | 9,350,000 | 1,781,000
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2017 |  | 11,067,000 | $ 20,893,000 |  | (169,000) | [1] | 321,000 | [2] |  | 1,781,000
Net (loss) income |  | (1,435,000) |  | (1,545,000) |  |  |  |  | (1,545,000) | 110,000
Total other comprehensive income |  | 11,000 |  | 0 | 11,000 | [1] |  |  | 11,000 |
Total comprehensive (loss) income |  | (1,424,000) |  | (1,545,000) | 11,000 | [1] |  |  | (1,534,000) | 110,000
Transactions with owners |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends |  | (199,000) |  | (199,000) |  |  |  |  | (199,000) |
Issued on exercise of stock options |  |  | 20 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend reinvestment plan (shares) |  |  | 1,250 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend reinvestment plan |  |  | $ 14,000 | (14,000) |  |  |  |  |  |
Funding from non-controlling interests |  | 24,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24,000
Other decrease in non-controlling interests |  | (123,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (123,000)
Increase (decrease) through other changes, equity | [3] | (24,000) | $ (24,000) |  |  |  |  |  | (24,000) |
Total transactions with owners (shares) |  |  | 1,270 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total transactions with owners |  | (322,000) | $ (10,000) | (213,000) |  |  |  |  | (223,000) | (99,000)
Ending balance (shares) at Dec. 31, 2018 |  |  | 1,167,847 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2018 |  | $ 9,385,000 | $ 20,883,000 | $ (13,453,000) | $ (158,000) | [1] | $ 321,000 | [2] | $ 7,593,000 | $ 1,792,000
[1] | Includes cumulative translation adjustments as at December 31, 2018: $82 million loss (2017: $73 million loss).
[2] | Includes additional paid-in capital as at December 31, 2018: $283 million (December 31, 2017: $283 million) and convertible borrowings - equity component as at December 31, 2018: $38 million (December 31, 2017: $38 million).
[3] | Represents a reversal of a previously recognized deferred tax asset, which was originally recognized in capital stock.

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