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employee benefits expense (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2018
Employee benefits expense - gross |  |  |  |
Wages and salaries | $ 762 | $ 694 | $ 1,465 | $ 1,377
Share-based compensation | 30 | 41 | 64 | 68
Pensions - defined benefit | 19 | 24 | 39 | 49
Pensions - defined contribution | 20 | 20 | 43 | 44
Restructuring costs | 19 | 23 | 34 | 51
Other | 47 | 39 | 89 | 79
Total | 897 | 841 | 1,734 | 1,668
Capitalized internal labour costs, net |  |  |  |
Capitalized contract acquisition costs | (12) | (9) | (24) | (23)
Amortized contract acquisition costs | 11 | 11 | 23 | 23
Capitalized contract fulfilment costs |  | (1) | (1) | (2)
Amortized contract fulfilment costs |  | 1 | 1 | 2
Property, plant and equipment | (90) | (87) | (175) | (171)
Intangible assets subject to amortization | (48) | (45) | (94) | (86)
Total | (139) | (130) | (270) | (257)
Net | $ 758 | $ 711 | $ 1,464 | $ 1,411

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- Definition The expense of all forms of consideration given by an entity in exchange for a service rendered by employees or for the termination of employment. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2018-01-01 -Paragraph 102 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=1&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_102&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2018-03-16 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2018-01-01 -Paragraph 99 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=1&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_99&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2018-03-16 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2018-01-01 -Paragraph 104 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=1&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_104&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2018-03-16 + Details
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- Definition The amount of expense from share-based payment transactions with employees. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2018-01-01 -Paragraph 112 -Subparagraph c -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=1&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_112_c&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2018-03-16 + Details
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- Definition The amount of post-employment benefit expense relating to defined benefit plans. [Refer: Defined benefit plans [member]] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 19 -IssueDate 2018-01-01 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=19&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_5&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2018-03-16 + Details
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- Definition The amount of post-employment benefit expense relating to defined contribution plans. Defined contribution plans are post-employment benefit plans under which an entity pays fixed contributions into a separate entity (a fund) and will have no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employee benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 19 -IssueDate 2018-01-01 -Paragraph 53 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=19&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_53&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2018-03-16 + Details
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- Definition A class of employee benefits expense that represents wages and salaries. [Refer: Employee benefits expense] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 19 -IssueDate 2018-01-01 -Paragraph 9 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=19&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_9&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2018-03-16 + Details
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- Definition The amount of contract acquisition costs amortized during the period. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Total expense of all wages, share-based compensation, pension, restructuring costs and other costs in other employee benefits expense. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The amount of expense relating to restructuring included in employee benefits expense. + References No definition available. + Details
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