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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Commitments And Contingencies [Abstract] |
Summary of Future Payments of Commitments | These items exclude amounts recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
As at December 31, 2020 | 1 Year |  |  | 2 Years |  |  | 3 Years |  |  | 4 Years |  |  | 5 Years |  |  | Thereafter |  |  | Total |
Transportation and Storage (1) |  | 1,014 |  |  |  | 954 |  |  |  | 1,341 |  |  |  | 1,444 |  |  |  | 1,107 |  |  |  | 15,537 |  |  |  | 21,397 |
Real Estate (2) |  | 34 |  |  |  | 36 |  |  |  | 38 |  |  |  | 41 |  |  |  | 44 |  |  |  | 604 |  |  |  | 797 |
Capital Commitments |  | 1 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 3 |
Other Long-Term Commitments |  | 104 |  |  |  | 45 |  |  |  | 32 |  |  |  | 32 |  |  |  | 24 |  |  |  | 85 |  |  |  | 322 |
Total Payments (3) |  | 1,153 |  |  |  | 1,037 |  |  |  | 1,411 |  |  |  | 1,517 |  |  |  | 1,175 |  |  |  | 16,226 |  |  |  | 22,519 |
As at December 31, 2019 | 1 Year |  |  | 2 Years |  |  | 3 Years |  |  | 4 Years |  |  | 5 Years |  |  | Thereafter |  |  | Total |
Transportation and Storage (1) |  | 1,005 |  |  |  | 959 |  |  |  | 1,026 |  |  |  | 1,456 |  |  |  | 1,381 |  |  |  | 15,672 |  |  |  | 21,499 |
Real Estate (2) |  | 35 |  |  |  | 36 |  |  |  | 38 |  |  |  | 39 |  |  |  | 42 |  |  |  | 662 |  |  |  | 852 |
Other Long-Term Commitments |  | 104 |  |  |  | 44 |  |  |  | 36 |  |  |  | 34 |  |  |  | 28 |  |  |  | 108 |  |  |  | 354 |
Total Payments (3) |  | 1,144 |  |  |  | 1,039 |  |  |  | 1,100 |  |  |  | 1,529 |  |  |  | 1,451 |  |  |  | 16,442 |  |  |  | 22,705 |
(1) | Includes transportation commitments of $14 billion (2019 – $13 billion) that are subject to regulatory approval or have been approved, but are not yet in service. Terms are up to 20 years subsequent to the date of commencement.
(2) | Relates to the non-lease components of lease liabilities consisting of operating costs and unreserved parking for office space. Excludes committed payments for which a provision has been provided.
(3) | Contracts undertaken on behalf of WRB are reflected at Cenovus’s 50 percent interest.

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