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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Foreign exchange forward contracts representing commitments to buy and sell various foreign currencies | At December 31, 2012, the Company had outstanding foreign exchange forward contracts representing commitments to buy and sell various foreign currencies. Significant commitments are as follows:
|  | For Canadian dollars |  |  | For U.S. dollars |
Buy (Sell) |  | U.S. dollar amount |  |  | Weighted average rate |  |  | Euro amount |  |  | Weighted average rate |  |  | Peso amount |  |  | Weighted average rate |
2013 |  |  | 229 |  |  |  | 1.01252 |  |  |  | 48 |  |  |  | 1.31881 |  |  |  | 3,179 |  |  |  | 0.07313 |
2013 |  |  | (600 | ) |  |  | 1.02054 |  |  |  | (8 | ) |  |  | 1.28626 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
2014 |  |  | 31 |  |  |  | 1.04151 |  |  |  | 34 |  |  |  | 1.31939 |  |  |  | 2,071 |  |  |  | 0.06844 |
2014 |  |  | (271 | ) |  |  | 1.01573 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
2015 |  |  | 23 |  |  |  | 1.03073 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 799 |  |  |  | 0.06894 |
2015 |  |  | (104 | ) |  |  | 1.01754 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
2016 |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | 1.03697 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
2016 |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | 1.04751 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
|  |  | (684 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 74 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,049 |  |  |  |  |
|  | For euros |
Buy (Sell) |  | U.S. dollar amount |  |  | Weighted average rate |  |  | GBP amount |  |  | Weighted average rate |  |  | Czech Koruna amount |  |  | Weighted average rate |  |  | Polish Zlotys amount |  |  | Weighted average rate |
2013 |  |  | 53 |  |  |  | 0.75541 |  |  |  | 41 |  |  |  | 1.17565 |  |  |  | 2,488 |  |  |  | 0.03988 |  |  |  | 86 |  |  |  | 0.23344 |
2013 |  |  | (93 | ) |  |  | 0.76441 |  |  |  | (14 | ) |  |  | 1.24572 |  |  |  | (11 | ) |  |  | 0.04014 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
2014 |  |  | 17 |  |  |  | 0.74515 |  |  |  | 31 |  |  |  | 1.14482 |  |  |  | 1,572 |  |  |  | 0.03980 |  |  |  | 41 |  |  |  | 0.22452 |
2014 |  |  | (52 | ) |  |  | 0.77097 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
2015 |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | 1.19170 |  |  |  | 784 |  |  |  | 0.03971 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
2015 |  |  | (35 | ) |  |  | 0.77597 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
2016 |  |  | (13 | ) |  |  | 0.77162 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
|  |  | (123 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 71 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,833 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 127 |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Company's financial assets and liabilities | The Company’s financial assets and liabilities consist of the following:
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Held-for-trading |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 1,522 |  |  | $ | 1,325 |
Investment in ABCP [note 8] |  |  | 90 |  |  |  | 82 |
|  | $ | 1,612 |  |  | $ | 1,407 |
Held-to-maturity investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Severance investments |  | $ | 8 |  |  | $ | 5 |
Available-for-sale investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity investments |  | $ | 9 |  |  | $ | 12 |
Loans and receivables |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable |  | $ | 4,774 |  |  | $ | 4,398 |
Long-term receivables included in other assets [note 12] |  |  | 95 |  |  |  | 176 |
|  | $ | 4,869 |  |  | $ | 4,574 |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Other financial liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank indebtedness |  | $ | 71 |  |  | $ | 36 |
Long-term debt (including portion due within one year) |  |  | 361 |  |  |  | 197 |
Accounts payable |  |  | 4,450 |  |  |  | 3,961 |
|  | $ | 4,882 |  |  | $ | 4,194 |
Derivatives designated as effective hedges, measured at fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepaid expenses |  | $ | 37 |  |  | $ | 21 |
Other assets |  |  | 32 |  |  |  | 15 |
Other accrued liabilities |  |  | (11 | ) |  |  | (31 | )
Other long-term liabilities |  |  | (9 | ) |  |  | (38 | )
|  |  | 49 |  |  |  | (33 | )
Natural gas contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepaid expenses |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | — |
Other accrued liabilities |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | (6 | )
Other long-term liabilities |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (3 | )
|  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (9 | )
|  | $ | 47 |  |  | $ | (42 | )

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