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Material accounting policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
Accounting Policies, Changes In Accounting Estimates And Errors [Abstract] |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment |
| ESTIMATED USEFUL LIFE
Property, plant and equipment |
Network infrastructure and equipment | 2 to 50 years
Buildings | 5 to 50 years
Finite-life intangible assets |
Software | 2 to 12 years
Customer relationships | 2 to 26 years
Program and feature film rights | Up to 5 years
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 | NOTE | NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENT (1) | LAND AND BUILDINGS (1) | ASSETS UNDER CONSTRUCTION | TOTAL
COST |  |  |  |  |
January 1, 2023 |  | 71,875 |  | 9,139 |  | 2,598 |  | 83,612 |
Additions |  | 2,990 |  | 795 |  | 2,176 |  | 5,961 |
Business acquisitions/(business disposition) |  | 8 |  | (103) |  | (100) |  | (195) |
Transfers |  | 1,368 |  | 79 |  | (2,317) |  | (870) |
Retirements and disposals |  | (1,557) |  | (53) |  | (2) |  | (1,612) |
Impairment losses recognized in earnings | 8 | — |  | (42) |  | — |  | (42) |
Reclassified to assets held for sale | 16 | (8) |  | (10) |  | — |  | (18) |
December 31, 2023 |  | 74,676 |  | 9,805 |  | 2,355 |  | 86,836 |
ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION |  |  |  |  |
January 1, 2023 |  | 49,236 |  | 5,120 |  | — |  | 54,356 |
Depreciation |  | 3,254 |  | 491 |  | — |  | 3,745 |
Business disposition |  | (1) |  | (17) |  | — |  | (18) |
Retirements and disposals |  | (1,508) |  | (37) |  | — |  | (1,545) |
Transfers |  | 23 |  | 2 |  | — |  | 25 |
Reclassified to assets held for sale | 16 | (6) |  | — |  | — |  | (6) |
Other |  | (72) |  | (1) |  | — |  | (73) |
December 31, 2023 |  | 50,926 |  | 5,558 |  | — |  | 56,484 |
NET CARRYING AMOUNT |  |  |  |  |
January 1, 2023 |  | 22,639 |  | 4,019 |  | 2,598 |  | 29,256 |
December 31, 2023 |  | 23,750 |  | 4,247 |  | 2,355 |  | 30,352 |
(1)Includes right-of-use assets. See Note 18, Leases, for additional details.
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022 | NOTE | NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENT (1) | LAND AND BUILDINGS (1) | ASSETS UNDER CONSTRUCTION | TOTAL
COST |  |  |  |  |
January 1, 2022 |  | 70,923 |  | 8,889 |  | 2,241 |  | 82,053 |
Additions |  | 2,824 |  | 394 |  | 2,675 |  | 5,893 |
Business acquisitions/(business disposition) |  | 11 |  | (28) |  | 3 |  | (14) |
Transfers |  | 1,180 |  | 51 |  | (2,318) |  | (1,087) |
Retirements and disposals |  | (3,063) |  | (35) |  | (3) |  | (3,101) |
Impairment losses recognized in earnings | 8 | — |  | (132) |  | — |  | (132) |
December 31, 2022 |  | 71,875 |  | 9,139 |  | 2,598 |  | 83,612 |
ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION |  |  |  |  |
January 1, 2022 |  | 49,122 |  | 4,696 |  | — |  | 53,818 |
Depreciation |  | 3,195 |  | 465 |  | — |  | 3,660 |
Business disposition |  | (14) |  | (7) |  | — |  | (21) |
Retirements and disposals |  | (3,025) |  | (28) |  | — |  | (3,053) |
Transfers |  | 2 |  | (2) |  | — |  | — |
Other |  | (44) |  | (4) |  | — |  | (48) |
December 31, 2022 |  | 49,236 |  | 5,120 |  | — |  | 54,356 |
NET CARRYING AMOUNT |  |  |  |  |
January 1, 2022 |  | 21,801 |  | 4,193 |  | 2,241 |  | 28,235 |
December 31, 2022 |  | 22,639 |  | 4,019 |  | 2,598 |  | 29,256 |
(1)Includes right-of-use assets. See Note 18, Leases, for additional details.
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets |
| ESTIMATED USEFUL LIFE
Property, plant and equipment |
Network infrastructure and equipment | 2 to 50 years
Buildings | 5 to 50 years
Finite-life intangible assets |
Software | 2 to 12 years
Customer relationships | 2 to 26 years
Program and feature film rights | Up to 5 years
|  | FINITE-LIFE | INDEFINITE-LIFE |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 | NOTE | SOFTWARE | CUSTOMER RELATION- SHIPS | PROGRAM AND FEATURE FILM RIGHTS | OTHER | TOTAL | BRANDS | SPECTRUM AND OTHER LICENCES | BROADCAST LICENCES | TOTAL | TOTAL INTANGIBLE ASSETS
COST |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
January 1, 2023 |  | 10,543 |  | 1,802 |  | 603 |  | 407 |  | 13,355 |  | 2,435 |  | 5,905 |  | 1,486 |  | 9,826 |  | 23,181 |
Additions |  | 471 |  | — |  | 1,260 |  | 149 |  | 1,880 |  | — |  | 53 |  | — |  | 53 |  | 1,933 |
Business acquisitions/(business disposition) |  | 10 |  | 45 |  | — |  | (4) |  | 51 |  | 31 |  | (7) |  | — |  | 24 |  | 75 |
Transfers |  | 897 |  | — |  | — |  | (27) |  | 870 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 870 |
Retirements and disposals |  | (576) |  | (69) |  | (2) |  | (4) |  | (651) |  | — |  | (2) |  | (9) |  | (11) |  | (662) |
Impairment losses recognized in earnings | 8 | — |  | — |  | (45) |  | — |  | (45) |  | (34) |  | — |  | (17) |  | (51) |  | (96) |
Amortization included in operating costs |  | — |  | — |  | (1,165) |  | — |  | (1,165) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (1,165) |
Reclassified to assets held for sale | 16 | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (26) |  | (26) |  | (26) |
December 31, 2023 | 11,345 |  | 1,778 |  | 651 |  | 521 |  | 14,295 |  | 2,432 |  | 5,949 |  | 1,434 |  | 9,815 |  | 24,110 |
ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
January 1, 2023 |  | 5,734 |  | 1,060 |  | — |  | 204 |  | 6,998 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 6,998 |
Amortization |  | 1,033 |  | 98 |  | — |  | 42 |  | 1,173 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 1,173 |
Retirements and disposals |  | (574) |  | (69) |  | — |  | (2) |  | (645) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (645) |
Transfers |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (25) |  | (25) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (25) |
December 31, 2023 | 6,193 |  | 1,089 |  | — |  | 219 |  | 7,501 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 7,501 |
NET CARRYING AMOUNT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
January 1, 2023 |  | 4,809 |  | 742 |  | 603 |  | 203 |  | 6,357 |  | 2,435 |  | 5,905 |  | 1,486 |  | 9,826 |  | 16,183 |
December 31, 2023 |  | 5,152 |  | 689 |  | 651 |  | 302 |  | 6,794 |  | 2,432 |  | 5,949 |  | 1,434 |  | 9,815 |  | 16,609 |
|  | FINITE-LIFE | INDEFINITE-LIFE |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022 | NOTE | SOFTWARE | CUSTOMER RELATION- SHIPS | PROGRAM AND FEATURE FILM RIGHTS | OTHER | TOTAL | BRANDS | SPECTRUM AND OTHER LICENCES | BROADCAST LICENCES | TOTAL | TOTAL INTANGIBLE ASSETS
COST |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
January 1, 2022 |  | 9,565 |  | 1,736 |  | 631 |  | 404 |  | 12,336 |  | 2,409 |  | 5,786 |  | 1,580 |  | 9,775 |  | 22,111 |
Additions |  | 484 |  | 1 |  | 1,208 |  | 7 |  | 1,700 |  | — |  | 44 |  | — |  | 44 |  | 1,744 |
Business acquisitions |  | 6 |  | 65 |  | — |  | 3 |  | 74 |  | 26 |  | 75 |  | — |  | 101 |  | 175 |
Transfers |  | 1,087 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 1,087 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 1,087 |
Retirements and disposals |  | (599) |  | — |  | — |  | (7) |  | (606) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (606) |
Impairment losses recognized in earnings | 8 | — |  | — |  | (53) |  | — |  | (53) |  | — |  | — |  | (94) |  | (94) |  | (147) |
Amortization included in operating costs |  | — |  | — |  | (1,183) |  | — |  | (1,183) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (1,183) |
December 31, 2022 | 10,543 |  | 1,802 |  | 603 |  | 407 |  | 13,355 |  | 2,435 |  | 5,905 |  | 1,486 |  | 9,826 |  | 23,181 |
ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
January 1, 2022 |  | 5,407 |  | 969 |  | — |  | 165 |  | 6,541 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 6,541 |
Amortization |  | 926 |  | 91 |  | — |  | 46 |  | 1,063 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 1,063 |
Retirements and disposals |  | (599) |  | — |  | — |  | (7) |  | (606) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (606) |
December 31, 2022 | 5,734 |  | 1,060 |  | — |  | 204 |  | 6,998 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 6,998 |
NET CARRYING AMOUNT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
January 1, 2022 |  | 4,158 |  | 767 |  | 631 |  | 239 |  | 5,795 |  | 2,409 |  | 5,786 |  | 1,580 |  | 9,775 |  | 15,570 |
December 31, 2022 |  | 4,809 |  | 742 |  | 603 |  | 203 |  | 6,357 |  | 2,435 |  | 5,905 |  | 1,486 |  | 9,826 |  | 16,183 |

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