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other long-term assets | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2026
other long-term assets |
other long-term assets |
20 | other long-term assets
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​ | ​ ​ ​ | ​ | ​ ​ ​ | June 30, | ​ ​ ​ | December 31,
As at (millions) | ​ ​ ​ | Note | ​ ​ ​ | 2026 | ​ ​ ​ | 2025
Pension assets |  | 15 | ​ | $ | 234 | ​ | $ | 235
Unbilled customer finance receivables | ​ | 4(a) | ​ | ​ | 552 | ​ | ​ | 586
Derivative assets | ​ | 4(d) | ​ | ​ | 87 | ​ | ​ | 40
Deferred income taxes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 77 | ​ | ​ | 74
Costs incurred to obtain or fulfill contracts with customers |  | ​ | ​ |  | 372 | ​ |  | 370
Investments in real estate joint ventures | ​ | 21(a) | ​ | ​ | 254 | ​ | ​ | 240
Investments in associates | ​ | 21(b) | ​ | ​ | 207 | ​ | ​ | 198
Portfolio investments 1 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
At fair value through net income | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 88 | ​ | ​ | 78
At fair value through other comprehensive income | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 702 | ​ | ​ | 648
Prepaid maintenance |  | ​ | ​ |  | 57 | ​ |  | 38
Refundable security deposits and other | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 170 | ​ | ​ | 169
​ |  | ​ | ​ | $ | 2,800 | ​ | $ | 2,676
​ 1Fair value measured at reporting date using significant other observable inputs (Level 2). The costs incurred to obtain and fulfill contracts with customers are as follows: ​
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​ | ​ | Costs incurred to | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ ​ ​ | Obtain | ​ ​ ​ | Fulfill contracts | ​ ​ ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | contracts with | ​ | with | ​ | ​ | ​
(millions) | ​ | customers | ​ | customers | ​ | Total
Balance as at April 1, 2026 | ​ | $ | 595 | ​ | $ | 87 | ​ | $ | 682
Additions | ​ | ​ | 125 | ​ | ​ | 8 | ​ | ​ | 133
Amortization | ​ |  | (106) | ​ |  | (2) | ​ |  | (108)
Balance as at June 30, 2026 | ​ | $ | 614 | ​ | $ | 93 | ​ | $ | 707
Balance as at January 1, 2026 | ​ | $ | 701 | ​ | $ | 82 | ​ | $ | 783
Additions | ​ |  | 261 | ​ |  | 16 | ​ |  | 277
Amortization 1 | ​ | ​ | (348) | ​ | ​ | (5) | ​ | ​ | (353)
Balance as at June 30, 2026 | ​ | $ | 614 | ​ | $ | 93 | ​ | $ | 707
Current | ​ | $ | 301 | ​ | $ | 34 | ​ | $ | 335
Non-current | ​ | ​ | 313 | ​ | ​ | 59 | ​ | ​ | 372
​ | ​ | $ | 614 | ​ | $ | 93 | ​ | $ | 707
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1 | For the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2026, $NIL (2025 – $NIL) and $130 (2025 – $NIL), respectively of amortization of costs incurred to obtain contracts with customers was included in restructuring and other costs.
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