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ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND OTHER (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Subclassifications of assets, liabilities and equities [abstract] |
Disclosure of accounts payable and other |
US$ MILLIONS |  | Note |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable |  |  |  | $ | 1,461 |  |  | $ | 973 |
Accrued liabilities |  |  |  | 751 |  |  | 653 |
Deferred revenue |  | (i) |  | 256 |  |  | 307 |
Lease liabilities |  |  |  | 206 |  |  | 197 |
Provisions(1) |  |  |  | 176 |  |  | 214 |
Loans and notes payable |  |  |  | 134 |  |  | — |
Other liabilities |  |  |  | 293 |  |  | 66 |
Total current |  |  |  | $ | 3,277 |  |  | $ | 2,410 |
Non-current: |  |  |  |  |  |
Lease liabilities |  |  |  | $ | 3,597 |  |  | $ | 1,606 |
Deferred revenue |  | (i) |  | 467 |  |  | 246 |
Provisions(1) |  |  |  | 423 |  |  | 327 |
Pension liabilities(2) |  |  |  | 315 |  |  | 148 |
Loans and notes payable |  |  |  | 84 |  |  | 99 |
Other liabilities |  |  |  | 311 |  |  | 144 |
Total non-current |  |  |  | $ | 5,197 |  |  | $ | 2,570 |
(1)Provisions primarily relate to decommissioning and site restoration liabilities at our Western Canadian natural gas gathering and processing operation and our Indian telecom tower operation. (2)See Note 31, Retirement Benefit Plans, for further details.

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