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accounting policy developments (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
accounting policy developments |
Schedule of the impacts of application of IFRS 16 on the Consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive income |
|  | Three months |  | Six months
|  | Excluding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Excluding |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | effects of |  | IFRS 16 |  | As currently |  | effects of |  | IFRS 16 |  | As currently
Periods ended June 30, 2019 (millions except per share amounts) |  | IFRS 16 |  | effects |  | reported |  | IFRS 16 |  | effects |  | reported
Operating revenues |  | $ | 3,596 |  | $ | 1 |  | $ | 3,597 |  | $ | 7,102 |  | $ | 1 |  | $ | 7,103
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goods and services purchased |  |  | 1,532 |  |  | (66) |  |  | 1,466 |  |  | 3,036 |  |  | (149) |  |  | 2,887
Employee benefits expense |  |  | 758 |  |  | — |  |  | 758 |  |  | 1,464 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,464
Depreciation |  |  | 424 |  |  | 46 |  |  | 470 |  |  | 846 |  |  | 94 |  |  | 940
Amortization of intangible assets |  |  | 163 |  |  | — |  |  | 163 |  |  | 310 |  |  | — |  |  | 310
|  |  | 2,877 |  |  | (20) |  |  | 2,857 |  |  | 5,656 |  |  | (55) |  |  | 5,601
Operating income |  |  | 719 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 740 |  |  | 1,446 |  |  | 56 |  |  | 1,502
Financing costs |  |  | 173 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 189 |  |  | 326 |  |  | 31 |  |  | 357
Income before income taxes |  |  | 546 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 551 |  |  | 1,120 |  |  | 25 |  |  | 1,145
Income taxes |  |  | 29 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 31 |  |  | 181 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 188
Net income |  |  | 517 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 520 |  |  | 939 |  |  | 18 |  |  | 957
Other comprehensive income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment |  |  | 12 |  |  | (1) |  |  | 11 |  |  | 13 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 17
Other |  |  | 18 |  |  | — |  |  | 18 |  |  | (7) |  |  | — |  |  | (7)
|  |  | 30 |  |  | (1) |  |  | 29 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 10
Comprehensive income |  | $ | 547 |  | $ | 2 |  | $ | 549 |  | $ | 945 |  | $ | 22 |  | $ | 967
Net income attributable to: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Shares |  | $ | 513 |  | $ | 4 |  | $ | 517 |  | $ | 926 |  | $ | 19 |  | $ | 945
Non-controlling interests |  |  | 4 |  |  | (1) |  |  | 3 |  |  | 13 |  |  | (1) |  |  | 12
|  | $ | 517 |  | $ | 3 |  | $ | 520 |  | $ | 939 |  | $ | 18 |  | $ | 957
Comprehensive income attributable to: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Shares |  | $ | 540 |  | $ | 3 |  | $ | 543 |  | $ | 928 |  | $ | 21 |  | $ | 949
Non-controlling interests |  |  | 7 |  |  | (1) |  |  | 6 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 18
|  | $ | 547 |  | $ | 2 |  | $ | 549 |  | $ | 945 |  | $ | 22 |  | $ | 967
Net income per Common Share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic |  | $ | 0.85 |  | $ | 0.01 |  | $ | 0.86 |  | $ | 1.54 |  | $ | 0.03 |  | $ | 1.57
Diluted |  | $ | 0.85 |  | $ | 0.01 |  | $ | 0.86 |  | $ | 1.54 |  | $ | 0.03 |  | $ | 1.57
Schedule of the impact of the application of IFRS 16 on the Consolidated statements of financial position |
|  |  |  | Excluding |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  | effects of |  | IFRS 16 |  | As currently
As at January 1, 2019 (millions) |  | Note |  | IFRS 16 |  | effects |  | reported
Current assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepaid expense |  |  |  | $ | 539 |  | $ | 12 |  | $ | 551
Non-current assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, net |  | 17 |  | $ | 12,091 |  | $ | 1,041 |  | $ | 13,132
Current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |  |  |  | $ | 2,570 |  | $ | (6) |  | $ | 2,564
Provisions |  |  |  | $ | 129 |  | $ | (9) |  | $ | 120
Current maturities of long-term debt |  |  |  | $ | 836 |  | $ | 180 |  | $ | 1,016
Non-current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provisions |  | 25 |  | $ | 728 |  | $ | (48) |  | $ | 680
Long-term debt |  |  |  | $ | 13,265 |  | $ | 1,201 |  | $ | 14,466
Other long-term liabilities |  |  |  | $ | 731 |  | $ | (50) |  | $ | 681
Deferred income taxes |  |  |  | $ | 3,148 |  | $ | (53) |  | $ | 3,095
Owners’ equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Retained earnings |  |  |  | $ | 4,474 |  | $ | (153) |  | $ | 4,321
Accumulated other comprehensive income – cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment |  | 11 |  | $ | 12 |  | $ | (1) |  | $ | 11
Non-controlling interests |  |  |  | $ | 82 |  | $ | (8) |  | $ | 74
Schedule of the impact of application of IFRS 16 on Consolidated statements of cash flows |
|  | Three months |  | Six months
|  | Excluding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Excluding |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | effects of |  | IFRS 16 |  | As currently |  | effects of |  | IFRS 16 |  | As currently
Periods ended June 30, 2019 (millions) |  | IFRS 16 |  | effects |  | reported |  | IFRS 16 |  | effects |  | reported
OPERATING ACTIVITIES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  | $ | 517 |  | $ | 3 |  | $ | 520 |  | $ | 939 |  | $ | 18 |  | $ | 957
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | 587 |  |  | 46 |  |  | 633 |  |  | 1,156 |  |  | 94 |  |  | 1,250
Deferred income taxes |  |  | (41) |  |  | 2 |  |  | (39) |  |  | (15) |  |  | 7 |  |  | (8)
All other operating activity line items |  |  | 45 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 46 |  |  | (257) |  |  | 8 |  |  | (249)
Cash provided by operating activities |  |  | 1,108 |  |  | 52 |  |  | 1,160 |  |  | 1,823 |  |  | 127 |  |  | 1,950
INVESTING ACTIVITIES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash used by investing activities |  |  | (1,600) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,600) |  |  | (2,562) |  |  | — |  |  | (2,562)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemptions and repayment of long-term debt |  |  | (1,565) |  |  | (52) |  |  | (1,617) |  |  | (2,407) |  |  | (127) |  |  | (2,534)
All other financing activity line items |  |  | 1,686 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,686 |  |  | 2,949 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,949
Cash provided (used) by financing activities |  |  | 121 |  |  | (52) |  |  | 69 |  |  | 542 |  |  | (127) |  |  | 415
CASH POSITION |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Decrease in cash and temporary investments, net |  | $ | (371) |  | $ | — |  | $ | (371) |  | $ | (197) |  | $ | — |  | $ | (197)
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF OPERATING CASH FLOWS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest paid |  | $ | (131) |  | $ | (16) |  | $ | (147) |  | $ | (295) |  | $ | (31) |  | $ | (326)

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