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NATURE OF THE BUSINESS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Corporate Information And Statement Of IFRS Compliance [Abstract] |
Disclosure of operating segments | We report our results of operations in four reportable segments. Each segment and the nature of its business is as follows:
Segment | Principal activities
Wireless | Wireless telecommunications operations for Canadian consumers and businesses.
Cable | Cable telecommunications operations, including Internet, television, and telephony (phone) services for Canadian consumers and businesses.
Business Solutions | Network connectivity through our fibre network and data centre assets to support a range of voice, data, networking, hosting, and cloud-based services for the enterprise, public sector, and carrier wholesale markets.
Media | A diversified portfolio of media properties, including sports media and entertainment, television and radio broadcasting, specialty channels, multi-platform shopping, digital media, and publishing.
| Year ended December 31, 2017 | Note |  | Wireless |  | Cable |  | Business Solutions |  | Media |  | Corporate items and eliminations |  | Consolidated totals |
| (In millions of dollars)
| Revenue | 5 |  | 8,343 |  | 3,466 |  | 387 |  | 2,153 |  | (206 | ) | 14,143 |
| Operating costs 1 |  |  | 4,782 |  | 1,757 |  | 259 |  | 2,014 |  | (48 | ) | 8,764 |
| Adjusted operating profit |  | 3,561 |  | 1,709 |  | 128 |  | 139 |  | (158 | ) | 5,379 |
| Stock-based compensation 1 | 24 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 61 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 7, 8 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,142 |
| Gain on disposition of property, plant and equipment | 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  | (49 | )
| Restructuring, acquisition and other | 9 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 152 |
| Finance costs | 10 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 746 |
| Other income | 11 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (19 | )
| Income before income tax expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,346 |
| Capital expenditures before proceeds on disposition 2 |  |  | 806 |  | 1,172 |  | 131 |  | 83 |  | 318 |  | 2,510 |
| Goodwill |  |  | 1,160 |  | 1,379 |  | 429 |  | 937 |  | — |  | 3,905 |
| Total assets |  |  | 14,261 |  | 6,033 |  | 1,196 |  | 2,405 |  | 4,968 |  | 28,863 |
1 | Included in operating costs on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
2 | Excludes proceeds on disposition of $74 million (see note 28).
| Year ended December 31, 2016 | Note |  | Wireless |  | Cable |  | Business Solutions |  | Media |  | Corporate items and eliminations |  | Consolidated totals |
| (In millions of dollars)
| Revenue | 5 |  | 7,916 |  | 3,449 |  | 384 |  | 2,146 |  | (193 | ) | 13,702 |
| Operating costs 1 |  |  | 4,631 |  | 1,775 |  | 261 |  | 1,977 |  | (34 | ) | 8,610 |
| Adjusted operating profit |  | 3,285 |  | 1,674 |  | 123 |  | 169 |  | (159 | ) | 5,092 |
| Stock-based compensation 1 | 24 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 61 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 7, 8 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,276 |
| Restructuring, acquisition and other | 7, 9 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 644 |
| Finance costs | 10 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 761 |
| Other expense | 11 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 191 |
| Income before income tax expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,159 |
| Capital expenditures before proceeds on disposition |  |  | 702 |  | 1,085 |  | 146 |  | 62 |  | 357 |  | 2,352 |
| Goodwill |  |  | 1,160 |  | 1,379 |  | 429 |  | 937 |  | — |  | 3,905 |
| Total assets |  |  | 14,074 |  | 5,288 |  | 1,219 |  | 2,474 |  | 5,287 |  | 28,342 |
1 | Included in operating costs on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

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