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OPERATING COSTS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Operating Costs [Abstract] |
Disclosure of operating costs |
| Years ended December 31
(In millions of dollars) | 2021 | 2020
Cost of equipment sales | 2,161 |  | 1,946 |
Merchandise for resale | 271 |  | 261 |
Other external purchases | 4,155 |  | 4,005 |
Employee salaries, benefits, and stock-based compensation 1 | 2,181 |  | 1,847 |
Total operating costs | 8,768 |  | 8,059 |
1 Net of government grants received (see note 2).

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