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OPERATING COSTS | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Operating Costs [Abstract] |
OPERATING COSTS | OPERATING COSTS
| Years ended December 31
(In millions of dollars) | 2020 | 2019
Cost of equipment sales | 1,946 |  | 2,254 |
Merchandise for resale | 261 |  | 242 |
Other external purchases | 4,005 |  | 4,360 |
Employee salaries, benefits, and stock-based compensation 1 | 1,847 |  | 2,005 |
Total operating costs | 8,059 |  | 8,861 |
1 Net of government grants received (see note 2).

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