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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Equity [Abstract]  
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Other comprehensive income or loss results from items deferred from recognition in the consolidated statement of earnings. The change in accumulated other comprehensive income by category is provided as follows.
 
2016
(in millions)
Opening balance January 1

Net Change

Ending balance December 31

Net unrealized foreign currency translation gains (losses):
 
 
 
Unrealized foreign currency translation gains (losses) on net investments in foreign operations
$
1,281

$
(54
)
$
1,227

(Losses) gains on hedges of net investments in foreign operations
(476
)
4

(472
)
Income tax recovery
1

—

1

 
806

(50
)
756

Available-for-sale investment: (Notes 9, 28 and 30)
 
 
 
Realized gain on available-for-sale investment
(2
)
2

—

 
 
 
 
Cash flow hedges: (Note 30)
 
 
 
Net change in fair value of cash flow hedges
3

5

8

Income tax expense
(1
)
(2
)
(3
)
 
2

3

5

Unrealized employee future benefits (losses) gains: (Note 26)
 
 
 
Unamortized net actuarial (losses) gains
(20
)
1

(19
)
Unamortized past service costs
(1
)
(2
)
(3
)
Income tax recovery
6

—

6

 
(15
)
(1
)
(16
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income
$
791

$
(46
)
$
745

 
 
 
 
 
2015
(in millions)
Opening balance January 1

Net Change

Ending
balance
December 31

Net unrealized foreign currency translation gains (losses):
 
 
 
Unrealized foreign currency translation gains on net investments in foreign operations
$
273

$
1,008

$
1,281

Losses on hedges of net investments in foreign operations
(131
)
(345
)
(476
)
Income tax recovery
2

(1
)
1

 
144

662

806

Available-for-sale investment: (Notes 9, 28 and 30)
 
 
 
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale investment
—

(2
)
(2
)
 
 
 
 
Cash flow hedges: (Note 30)
 
 
 
Net change in fair value of cash flow hedges
1

2

3

Income tax expense
—

(1
)
(1
)
 
1

1

2

Unrealized employee future benefits (losses) gains: (Note 26)
 
 
 
Unamortized net actuarial losses
(20
)
—

(20
)
Unamortized past service costs
(2
)
1

(1
)
Income tax recovery
6

—

6

 
(16
)
1

(15
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income
$
129

$
662

$
791