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Segmented information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Operating Segments [Abstract] |
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FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 | NOTE | BELL WIRELESS | BELL WIRELINE | BELL MEDIA | INTER- SEGMENT ELIMINA- TIONS | BCE
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External customers |  |  | 8,630 |  | 11,884 |  | 2,369 |  | — |  | 22,883 |
Inter-segment |  |  | 53 |  | 322 |  | 381 |  | (756) |  | — |
Total operating revenues |  |  | 8,683 |  | 12,206 |  | 2,750 |  | (756) |  | 22,883 |
Operating costs |  | 5 | (5,017) |  | (6,960) |  | (2,055) |  | 756 |  | (13,276) |
Segment profit (1) |  |  | 3,666 |  | 5,246 |  | 695 |  | — |  | 9,607 |
Severance, acquisition and other costs |  | 6 |  |  |  |  | (116) |
Depreciation and amortization | 16, | 18 |  |  |  |  | (4,404) |
Finance costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense |  | 7 |  |  |  |  | (1,110) |
Interest on post-employment benefit obligations |  | 26 |  |  |  |  | (46) |
Impairment of assets |  | 8 |  |  |  |  | (472) |
Other expense |  | 9 |  |  |  |  | (194) |
Income taxes |  | 10 |  |  |  |  | (792) |
Net earnings from continuing operations |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,473 |
Net earnings from discontinued operations |  | 3 |  |  |  |  | 226 |
Net earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,699 |
Goodwill |  | 21 | 3,046 |  | 4,612 |  | 2,946 |  | — |  | 10,604 |
Indefinite-life intangible assets |  | 18 | 4,063 |  | 1,692 |  | 2,085 |  | — |  | 7,840 |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 916 |  | 3,161 |  | 125 |  | — |  | 4,202 |
(1)The chief operating decision maker uses primarily one measure of profit to make decisions and assess performance, being operating revenues less operating costs.
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 | NOTE | BELL WIRELESS | BELL WIRELINE | BELL MEDIA | INTER- SEGMENT ELIMINA- TIONS | BCE
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| External customers |  |  | 8,946 |  | 12,036 |  | 2,811 |  | — |  | 23,793 |
| Inter-segment |  |  | 55 |  | 281 |  | 406 |  | (742) |  | — |
Total operating revenues |  |  | 9,001 |  | 12,317 |  | 3,217 |  | (742) |  | 23,793 |
Operating costs |  | 5 |  | (5,210) |  | (6,952) |  | (2,367) |  | 742 |  | (13,787) |
Segment profit (1) |  |  | 3,791 |  | 5,365 |  | 850 |  | — |  | 10,006 |
Severance, acquisition and other costs |  | 6 |  |  |  |  | (114) |
Depreciation and amortization | 16, | 18 |  |  |  |  | (4,344) |
Finance costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest expense |  | 7 |  |  |  |  | (1,125) |
| Interest on post-employment benefit obligations |  | 26 |  |  |  |  | (63) |
Impairment of assets |  | 8 |  |  |  |  | (102) |
Other income |  | 9 |  |  |  |  | 95 |
Income taxes |  | 10 |  |  |  |  | (1,129) |
Net earnings from continuing operations |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,224 |
Net earnings from discontinued operations |  | 3 |  |  |  |  | 29 |
Net earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,253 |
Goodwill |  | 21 | 3,046 |  | 4,675 |  | 2,946 |  | — |  | 10,667 |
Indefinite-life intangible assets |  | 18 | 3,948 |  | 1,692 |  | 2,381 |  | — |  | 8,021 |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 671 |  | 3,195 |  | 108 |  | — |  | 3,974 |
(1)The chief operating decision maker uses primarily one measure of profit to make decisions and assess performance, being operating revenues less operating costs.
Revenues by services and products | The following table presents our revenues disaggregated by type of services and products.
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 | 2020 | 2019
Services(1) |  |
Wireless | 6,122 |  | 6,323 |
Wireline data | 7,691 |  | 7,617 |
Wireline voice | 3,402 |  | 3,564 |
Media | 2,369 |  | 2,811 |
Other wireline services | 248 |  | 251 |
Total services | 19,832 |  | 20,566 |
Products(2) |  |
Wireless | 2,508 |  | 2,623 |
Wireline data | 494 |  | 556 |
Wireline equipment and other | 49 |  | 48 |
Total products | 3,051 |  | 3,227 |
Total operating revenues | 22,883 |  | 23,793 |
(1) Our service revenues are generally recognized over time. (2) Our product revenues are generally recognized at a point in time.

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