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Segmented information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Operating Segments [Abstract] |
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FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 | NOTE | BELL WIRELESS |  | BELL WIRELINE |  | BELL MEDIA |  | INTER- SEGMENT ELIMINA- TIONS |  | BCE |
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External customers |  |  | 8,372 |  | 12,419 |  | 2,677 |  | — |  | 23,468 |
Inter-segment |  |  | 50 |  | 243 |  | 444 |  | (737 | ) | — |
Total operating revenues |  |  | 8,422 |  | 12,662 |  | 3,121 |  | (737 | ) | 23,468 |
Operating costs |  | 5 | (4,856 | ) | (7,386 | ) | (2,428 | ) | 737 |  | (13,933 | )
Segment profit (1) |  |  | 3,566 |  | 5,276 |  | 693 |  | — |  | 9,535 |
Severance, acquisition and other costs |  | 6 |  |  |  |  | (136 | )
Depreciation and amortization | 15, | 16 |  |  |  |  | (4,014 | )
Finance costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense |  | 7 |  |  |  |  | (1,000 | )
Interest on post-employment benefit obligations |  | 24 |  |  |  |  | (69 | )
Other expense |  | 8 |  |  |  |  | (348 | )
Income taxes |  | 9 |  |  |  |  | (995 | )
Net earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,973 |
Goodwill |  | 19 | 3,048 |  | 4,679 |  | 2,931 |  | — |  | 10,658 |
Indefinite-life intangible assets |  | 16 | 3,948 |  | 1,692 |  | 2,467 |  | — |  | 8,107 |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 656 |  | 3,201 |  | 114 |  | — |  | 3,971 |
(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, 2017 | NOTE |  | BELL WIRELESS |  | BELL WIRELINE |  | BELL MEDIA |  | INTER- SEGMENT ELIMINA- TIONS |  | BCE |
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| External customers |  |  | 7,881 |  | 12,200 |  | 2,676 |  | — |  | 22,757 |
| Inter-segment |  |  | 45 |  | 200 |  | 428 |  | (673 | ) | — |
Total operating revenues |  |  | 7,926 |  | 12,400 |  | 3,104 |  | (673 | ) | 22,757 |
Operating costs |  | 5 |  | (4,550 | ) | (7,210 | ) | (2,388 | ) | 673 |  | (13,475 | )
Segment profit (1) |  |  | 3,376 |  | 5,190 |  | 716 |  | — |  | 9,282 |
Severance, acquisition and other costs |  | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (190 | )
Depreciation and amortization | 15, | 16 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3,844 | )
Finance costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest expense |  | 7 |  |  |  |  |  | (955 | )
| Interest on post-employment benefit obligations |  | 24 |  |  |  |  |  | (72 | )
Other expense |  | 8 |  |  |  |  |  | (102 | )
Income taxes |  | 9 |  |  |  |  |  | (1,069 | )
Net earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,050 |
Goodwill |  | 19 |  | 3,032 |  | 4,497 |  | 2,899 |  | — |  | 10,428 |
Indefinite-life intangible assets |  | 16 |  | 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.
Revenues by services and products | The following table presents our revenues disaggregated by type of services and products.
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 | 2018 |  | 2017 |
Services(1) |  |
Wireless | 6,258 |  | 6,048 |
Data | 7,466 |  | 7,192 |
Voice | 3,793 |  | 3,968 |
Media | 2,677 |  | 2,676 |
Other services | 247 |  | 211 |
Total services | 20,441 |  | 20,095 |
Products(2) |  |
Wireless | 2,114 |  | 1,833 |
Data | 466 |  | 410 |
Equipment and other | 447 |  | 419 |
Total products | 3,027 |  | 2,662 |
Total operating revenues | 23,468 |  | 22,757 |
(1) Our service revenues are generally recognized over time. (2) Our product revenues are generally recognized at a point in time.

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