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Property, plant and equipment (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Property, plant and equipment [abstract] |
Schedule of 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, 2018 | NOTE | NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENT |  | LAND AND BUILDINGS |  | ASSETS UNDER CONSTRUCTION |  | TOTAL(1) |
COST |  |  |  |  |
January 1, 2018 |  | 61,484 |  | 5,961 |  | 1,774 |  | 69,219 |
Additions |  | 2,699 |  | 72 |  | 1,437 |  | 4,208 |
Acquisition through business combinations |  | 144 |  | 49 |  | — |  | 193 |
Transfers |  | 898 |  | 43 |  | (1,447 | ) | (506 | )
Retirements and disposals |  | (969 | ) | (54 | ) | — |  | (1,023 | )
Impairment losses recognized in earnings | 8 | (8 | ) | — |  | — |  | (8 | )
December 31, 2018 |  | 64,248 |  | 6,071 |  | 1,764 |  | 72,083 |
ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION |  |  |  |  |
January 1, 2018 |  | 41,949 |  | 3,241 |  | — |  | 45,190 |
Depreciation |  | 2,923 |  | 222 |  | — |  | 3,145 |
Retirements and disposals |  | (931 | ) | (52 | ) | — |  | (983 | )
Other |  | (107 | ) | (6 | ) | — |  | (113 | )
December 31, 2018 |  | 43,834 |  | 3,405 |  | — |  | 47,239 |
NET CARRYING AMOUNT |  |  |  |  |
January 1, 2018 |  | 19,535 |  | 2,720 |  | 1,774 |  | 24,029 |
December 31, 2018 |  | 20,414 |  | 2,666 |  | 1,764 |  | 24,844 |
(1) | Includes assets under finance leases.
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 |  | NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENT |  | LAND AND BUILDINGS |  | ASSETS UNDER CONSTRUCTION |  | TOTAL(1) |
COST |  |  |  |  |
January 1, 2017 |  | 58,670 |  | 5,572 |  | 1,374 |  | 65,616 |
Additions |  | 2,491 |  | 70 |  | 1,587 |  | 4,148 |
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 |  | 61,484 |  | 5,961 |  | 1,774 |  | 69,219 |
ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION |  |  |  |  |
January 1, 2017 |  | 40,228 |  | 3,047 |  | — |  | 43,275 |
Depreciation |  | 2,813 |  | 221 |  | — |  | 3,034 |
Retirements and disposals |  | (1,054 | ) | (19 | ) | — |  | (1,073 | )
Other |  | (38 | ) | (8 | ) | — |  | (46 | )
December 31, 2017 |  | 41,949 |  | 3,241 |  | — |  | 45,190 |
NET CARRYING AMOUNT |  |  |  |  |
January 1, 2017 |  | 18,442 |  | 2,525 |  | 1,374 |  | 22,341 |
December 31, 2017 |  | 19,535 |  | 2,720 |  | 1,774 |  | 24,029 |
(1) | Includes assets under finance leases.
Finance leases
Additions to and net carrying amount of assets under finance leases | 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
| 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |
Network infrastructure and equipment | 405 |  | 334 |  | 1,487 |  | 1,435 |
Land and buildings | 1 |  | 2 |  | 460 |  | 467 |
Total | 406 |  | 336 |  | 1,947 |  | 1,902 |
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, 2018 | NOTE | 2019 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2022 |  | 2023 |  | THERE- AFTER | TOTAL
Minimum future lease payments | 26 | 586 |  | 513 |  | 344 |  | 276 |  | 238 |  | 667 |  | 2,624 |
Less: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Future finance costs |  | (120 | ) | (101 | ) | (83 | ) | (66 | ) | (49 | ) | (108 | ) | (527 | )
Present value of future lease obligations |  | 466 |  | 412 |  | 261 |  | 210 |  | 189 |  | 559 |  | 2,097 |

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