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Inventory | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Inventories [Abstract] |
Inventory |
Note 12 | Inventory
AS AT | December 31, 2018 |  | December 31, 2017 |  | January 1, 2017 |
Wireless devices and accessories | 202 |  | 179 |  | 179 |
Merchandise and other | 230 |  | 201 |  | 224 |
Total inventory | 432 |  | 380 |  | 403 |
The total amount of inventory subsequently recognized as an expense in cost of revenues was $2,980 million and $2,689 million for 2018 and 2017, respectively.

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