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Segmented information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Operating Segments [Abstract] |
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Segmented information
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 | NOTE | BELL WIRELESS |  | BELL WIRELINE |  | BELL MEDIA |  | INTER- SEGMENT ELIMINA- TIONS |  | BCE |
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |
External customers |  | 7,838 |  | 12,205 |  | 2,676 |  | — |  | 22,719 |
Inter-segment |  | 45 |  | 210 |  | 428 |  | (683 | ) | — |
Total operating revenues |  | 7,883 |  | 12,415 |  | 3,104 |  | (683 | ) | 22,719 |
Operating costs | 5 | (4,607 | ) | (7,229 | ) | (2,388 | ) | 683 |  | (13,541 | )
Segment profit (1) |  | 3,276 |  | 5,186 |  | 716 |  | — |  | 9,178 |
Severance, acquisition and other costs | 6 | (18 | ) | (150 | ) | (22 | ) | — |  | (190 | )
Depreciation and amortization | 13, 14 | (603 | ) | (3,102 | ) | (145 | ) | — |  | (3,850 | )
Finance costs |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense | 7 |  |  |  |  | (955 | )
Interest on post-employment benefit obligations | 22 |  |  |  |  | (72 | )
Other expense | 8 |  |  |  |  | (102 | )
Income taxes | 9 |  |  |  |  | (1,039 | )
Net earnings |  |  |  |  |  | 2,970 |
Goodwill | 17 | 3,032 |  | 4,497 |  | 2,899 |  | — |  | 10,428 |
Indefinite-life intangible assets | 14 | 3,891 |  | 1,692 |  | 2,645 |  | — |  | 8,228 |
Capital expenditures |  | 731 |  | 3,174 |  | 129 |  | — |  | 4,034 |
(1) | The chief operating decision maker uses primarily one measure of profit to make decisions and assess performance, being operating revenues less operating costs.
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 | NOTE | BELL WIRELESS |  | BELL WIRELINE |  | BELL MEDIA |  | INTER- SEGMENT ELIMINA- TIONS |  | BCE |
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |
| External customers |  | 7,117 |  | 11,917 |  | 2,685 |  | — |  | 21,719 |
| Inter-segment |  | 42 |  | 187 |  | 396 |  | (625 | ) | — |
Total operating revenues |  | 7,159 |  | 12,104 |  | 3,081 |  | (625 | ) | 21,719 |
Operating costs | 5 | (4,156 | ) | (7,062 | ) | (2,338 | ) | 625 |  | (12,931 | )
Segment profit (1) |  | 3,003 |  | 5,042 |  | 743 |  | — |  | 8,788 |
Severance, acquisition and other costs | 6 | (6 | ) | (130 | ) | 1 |  | — |  | (135 | )
Depreciation and amortization | 13, 14 | (555 | ) | (2,816 | ) | (137 | ) | — |  | (3,508 | )
Finance costs |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest expense | 7 |  |  |  |  | (888 | )
| Interest on post-employment benefit obligations | 22 |  |  |  |  | (81 | )
Other income | 8 |  |  |  |  | 21 |
Income taxes | 9 |  |  |  |  | (1,110 | )
Net earnings |  |  |  |  |  | 3,087 |
Goodwill | 17 | 2,304 |  | 3,831 |  | 2,823 |  | — |  | 8,958 |
Indefinite-life intangible assets | 14 | 3,663 |  | 1,640 |  | 2,640 |  | — |  | 7,943 |
Capital expenditures |  | 733 |  | 2,936 |  | 102 |  | — |  | 3,771 |
(1) | The chief operating decision maker uses primarily one measure of profit to make decisions and assess performance, being operating revenues less operating costs.
Revenues by services and products |
Revenues by services and products
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 | 2017 |  | 2016 |
Services |  |
Wireless | 7,308 |  | 6,602 |
Data | 7,146 |  | 6,791 |
Local and access | 3,161 |  | 3,089 |
Long distance | 639 |  | 741 |
Media | 2,676 |  | 2,685 |
Other services | 213 |  | 182 |
Total services | 21,143 |  | 20,090 |
Products |  |
Wireless | 530 |  | 515 |
Data | 519 |  | 559 |
Equipment and other | 527 |  | 555 |
Total products | 1,576 |  | 1,629 |
Total operating revenues | 22,719 |  | 21,719 |

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