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Share-based payments (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2020
Share-based Payment Arrangements [Abstract] |
Explanation of effect of share-based payments on entity's profit or loss | The following share-based payment amounts are included in the income statements as operating costs.
| THREE MONTHS |  | SIX MONTHS |
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019
ESP | (8) |  | (8) |  | (16) |  | (15) |
Restricted share units (RSUs) and performance share units (PSUs) | (13) |  | (11) |  | (29) |  | (31) |
Other (1) | (2) |  | (2) |  | (5) |  | (6) |
Total share-based payments | (23) |  | (21) |  | (50) |  | (52) |
(1) Includes deferred share plan (DSP), deferred share units (DSUs) and stock options.
Disclosure of number and weighted average exercise prices of other equity instruments | ESP
| NUMBER OF ESP SHARES
Unvested contributions, January 1, 2020 | 1,124,198 |
Contributions(1) | 316,202 |
Dividends credited | 29,520 |
Vested | (274,732) |
Forfeited | (50,017) |
Unvested contributions, June 30, 2020 | 1,145,171 |
(1)The weighted average fair value of the shares contributed during the six months ended June 30, 2020 was $58. RSUs/PSUs
| NUMBER OF RSUs/PSUs
Outstanding, January 1, 2020 | 2,915,118 |
Granted(1) | 861,582 |
Dividends credited | 79,152 |
Settled | (923,059) |
Forfeited | (21,307) |
Outstanding, June 30, 2020 | 2,911,486 |
(1)The weighted average fair value of the RSUs/PSUs granted during the six months ended June 30, 2020 was $63. DSUs
| NUMBER OF DSUs
Outstanding, January 1, 2020 | 4,623,099 |
Issued(1) | 62,996 |
Settlement of RSUs/PSUs | 90,435 |
Dividends credited | 128,403 |
Settled | (595,189) |
Outstanding, June 30, 2020 | 4,309,744 |
(1)The weighted average fair value of the DSUs issued during the six months ended June 30, 2020 was $62.
Disclosure of number and weighted average exercise prices of share options | STOCK OPTIONS
|  | NUMBER OF OPTIONS | WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXERCISE PRICE ($)
Outstanding, January 1, 2020 |  | 12,825,541 |  | 57 |
Granted |  | 3,410,150 |  | 65 |
Exercised(1) |  | (419,546) |  | 53 |
Forfeited |  | (41,845) |  | 60 |
Outstanding, June 30, 2020 |  | 15,774,300 |  | 59 |
Exercisable, June 30, 2020 |  | 5,299,256 |  | 58 |
(1)The weighted average market share price for options exercised during the six months ended June 30, 2020 was $64.
Disclosure of indirect measurement of fair value of goods or services received, share options granted during period | The following table shows the principal assumptions used in the valuation.
| 2020
Weighted average fair value per option granted | $1.55
Weighted average share price | $63
Weighted average exercise price | $65
Expected dividend growth | 5 | %
Expected volatility | 12 | %
Risk-free interest rate | 1 | %
Expected life (years) | 4

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- Definition The disclosure of information about indirect, by reference to the fair value of the equity instruments granted, measurement of the fair value of goods or services received as consideration for the entity's share options. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 2 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 47 -Subparagraph a -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=2&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_47_a&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2019-03-27 + Details
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- Definition The explanation that enables users of financial statements to understand the effect of share-based payment transactions on the entity's profit (loss). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 2 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 50 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=2&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_50&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2019-03-27 + Details
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