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Trade and other receivables (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Subclassifications of assets, liabilities and equities [abstract] |
Schedule of trade and other receivables |
AS AT | NOTE | December 31, 2018 |  | December 31, 2017 |  | January 1, 2017 |
Trade receivables(1) |  | 3,026 |  | 3,135 |  | 2,973 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts | 26 | (51 | ) | (54 | ) | (60 | )
Allowance for revenue adjustments |  | (106 | ) | (84 | ) | (83 | )
Current tax receivable |  | 14 |  | 31 |  | 35 |
Other accounts receivable |  | 123 |  | 101 |  | 123 |
Total trade and other receivables |  | 3,006 |  | 3,129 |  | 2,988 |
(1) The details of securitized trade receivables are set out in Note 21, Debt due within one year.

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