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INVESTMENTS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Interests in Other Entities [Abstract] |
Disclosure of investments |
|  | As at December 31 |
(In millions of dollars) |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |
Investments in: |  |  |
Publicly-traded companies |  | 1,465 |  | 1,047 |
Private companies |  | 167 |  | 169 |
Investments, available-for-sale |  | 1,632 |  | 1,216 |
Investments, associates and joint ventures |  | 929 |  | 958 |
Total investments |  | 2,561 |  | 2,174 |
Disclosure of interests in joint ventures | Below is a summary of financial information pertaining to our significant associates and joint ventures and our portions thereof.
|  | As at or years ended December 31 |
(In millions of dollars) |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |
Current assets |  | 515 |  | 518 |
Long-term assets |  | 3,269 |  | 3,391 |
Current liabilities |  | (1,184 | ) | (1,186 | )
Long-term liabilities |  | (825 | ) | (1,082 | )
Total net assets |  | 1,775 |  | 1,641 |
Our share of net assets |  | 927 |  | 834 |
Revenue |  | 1,706 |  | 1,596 |
Expenses |  | (1,686 | ) | (2,027 | )
Net income (loss) |  | 20 |  | (431 | )
Our share of net income (loss) |  | 14 |  | (216 | )
Disclosure of interests in associates | Below is a summary of financial information pertaining to our significant associates and joint ventures and our portions thereof.
|  | As at or years ended December 31 |
(In millions of dollars) |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |
Current assets |  | 515 |  | 518 |
Long-term assets |  | 3,269 |  | 3,391 |
Current liabilities |  | (1,184 | ) | (1,186 | )
Long-term liabilities |  | (825 | ) | (1,082 | )
Total net assets |  | 1,775 |  | 1,641 |
Our share of net assets |  | 927 |  | 834 |
Revenue |  | 1,706 |  | 1,596 |
Expenses |  | (1,686 | ) | (2,027 | )
Net income (loss) |  | 20 |  | (431 | )
Our share of net income (loss) |  | 14 |  | (216 | )

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