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Other (expense) income (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2020
Analysis of income and expense [abstract] |
Schedule of other income |
Note 8 | Other (expense) income
|  |  | THREE MONTHS |  | SIX MONTHS |
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30 |  | NOTE | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019
Losses on retirements and disposals of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets |  |  | (54) |  | (1) |  | (70) |  | (6) |
Net mark-to-market (losses) gains on derivatives used to economically hedge equity settled share-based compensation plans |  |  | (9) |  | 12 |  | (37) |  | 112 |
Early debt redemption costs |  | 12 |  | — |  | (18) |  | (17) |  | (18) |
Equity gains (losses) from investments in associates and joint ventures |  |  |  |  |  |
| Gain (loss) on investment |  | 11 |  | (53) |  | 21 |  | (53) |
| Operations |  | (24) |  | (6) |  | (15) |  | 5 |
Losses on investments |  |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (4) |
Other |  |  | (4) |  | 12 |  | (9) |  | 15 |
Total other (expense) income |  |  | (80) |  | (54) |  | (127) |  | 51 |

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