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Property, plant and equipment (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Property, plant and equipment [abstract] |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment |
| ESTIMATED USEFUL LIFE
Property, plant and equipment |
Network infrastructure and equipment | 2 to 40 years
Buildings | 5 to 50 years
Finite-life intangible assets |
Software | 2 to 12 years
Customer relationships | 3 to 26 years
Program and feature film rights | Up to 5 years
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 |  | NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENT |  | LAND AND BUILDINGS |  | ASSETS UNDER CONSTRUCTION |  | TOTAL(1) |
COST |  |  |  |  |
January 1, 2017 |  | 58,680 |  | 5,572 |  | 1,374 |  | 65,626 |
Additions |  | 2,492 |  | 70 |  | 1,587 |  | 4,149 |
Acquisition through business combinations |  | 653 |  | 264 |  | 76 |  | 993 |
Transfers |  | 775 |  | 77 |  | (1,263 | ) | (411 | )
Retirements and disposals |  | (1,105 | ) | (22 | ) | — |  | (1,127 | )
December 31, 2017 |  | 61,495 |  | 5,961 |  | 1,774 |  | 69,230 |
ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION |  |  |  |  |
January 1, 2017 |  | 40,233 |  | 3,047 |  | — |  | 43,280 |
Depreciation |  | 2,816 |  | 221 |  | — |  | 3,037 |
Retirements and disposals |  | (1,054 | ) | (19 | ) | — |  | (1,073 | )
Other |  | (39 | ) | (8 | ) | — |  | (47 | )
December 31, 2017 |  | 41,956 |  | 3,241 |  | — |  | 45,197 |
NET CARRYING AMOUNT |  |  |  |  |
January 1, 2017 |  | 18,447 |  | 2,525 |  | 1,374 |  | 22,346 |
December 31, 2017 |  | 19,539 |  | 2,720 |  | 1,774 |  | 24,033 |
(1) | Includes assets under finance leases.
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 | NOTE | NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENT |  | LAND AND BUILDINGS |  | ASSETS UNDER CONSTRUCTION |  | TOTAL(1) |
COST |  |  |  |  |
January 1, 2016 |  | 57,233 |  | 5,174 |  | 1,287 |  | 63,694 |
Additions |  | 2,361 |  | 120 |  | 1,415 |  | 3,896 |
Acquisition through business combinations |  | 32 |  | 282 |  | 1 |  | 315 |
Transfers |  | 692 |  | 35 |  | (1,325 | ) | (598 | )
Retirements and disposals |  | (1,637 | ) | (39 | ) | (4 | ) | (1,680 | )
Impairment losses recognized in earnings | 8 | (1 | ) | — |  | — |  | (1 | )
December 31, 2016 |  | 58,680 |  | 5,572 |  | 1,374 |  | 65,626 |
ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION |  |  |  |  |
January 1, 2016 |  | 39,183 |  | 2,881 |  | — |  | 42,064 |
Depreciation |  | 2,672 |  | 205 |  | — |  | 2,877 |
Retirements and disposals |  | (1,591 | ) | (35 | ) | — |  | (1,626 | )
Other |  | (31 | ) | (4 | ) | — |  | (35 | )
December 31, 2016 |  | 40,233 |  | 3,047 |  | — |  | 43,280 |
NET CARRYING AMOUNT |  |  |  |  |
January 1, 2016 |  | 18,050 |  | 2,293 |  | 1,287 |  | 21,630 |
December 31, 2016 |  | 18,447 |  | 2,525 |  | 1,374 |  | 22,346 |
(1) | Includes assets under finance leases.
Finance leases
Disclosure of recognised finance lease as assets by lessee | The following table shows additions to and the net carrying amount of assets under finance leases.
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 | ADDITIONS | NET CARRYING AMOUNT
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |
Network infrastructure and equipment | 334 |  | 375 |  | 1,435 |  | 1,580 |
Land and buildings | 2 |  | 72 |  | 467 |  | 506 |
Total | 336 |  | 447 |  | 1,902 |  | 2,086 |
Disclosure of reconciliation of minimum future lease payments | The following table provides a reconciliation of our minimum future lease payments to the present value of our finance lease obligations.
AT DECEMBER 31, 2017 | NOTE | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2022 |  | THERE- AFTER | TOTAL
Minimum future lease payments | 24 | 572 |  | 501 |  | 326 |  | 278 |  | 248 |  | 883 |  | 2,808 |
Less: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Future finance costs |  | (127 | ) | (111 | ) | (96 | ) | (80 | ) | (65 | ) | (157 | ) | (636 | )
Present value of future lease obligations |  | 445 |  | 390 |  | 230 |  | 198 |  | 183 |  | 726 |  | 2,172 |

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