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Other non-current assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Subclassifications of assets, liabilities and equities [abstract] |
Disclosure of other non-current assets |
AS AT | NOTE | December 31, 2018 |  | December 31, 2017 |  | January 1, 2017 |
Net assets of post-employment benefit plans | 24 | 331 |  | 262 |  | 403 |
Investments(1) |  | 114 |  | 106 |  | 88 |
Publicly-traded and privately-held investments | 26 | 110 |  | 103 |  | 103 |
Long-term notes and other receivables |  | 89 |  | 101 |  | 64 |
Derivative assets | 26 | 68 |  | 51 |  | 126 |
Other |  | 135 |  | 134 |  | 113 |
Total other non-current assets |  | 847 |  | 757 |  | 897 |
(1) | These amounts have been pledged as security related to obligations for certain employee benefits and are not available for general use.

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