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IMPAIRMENT REVERSALS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Impairment of assets [Abstract] |
Schedule of impairment (reversals) charges |
For the years ended December 31 | 2021 | 2020
Impairment reversals of long-lived assets 1 | ($63) |  | ($281) |
Impairment of intangibles 1 | — |  | 12 |
Total | ($63) |  | ($269) |
1 Refer to note 21 for further details.

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