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Financial Instruments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Investments, All Other Investments [Abstract] |
Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts Representing Commitments to Buy and Sell Various Foreign Currencies | At December 31, 2015, 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 |
2016 |  |  | 276 |  |  |  | 1.30051 |  |  |  | 44 |  |  |  | 1.45543 |  |  |  | 4,248 |  |  |  | 0.06751 |
2016 |  |  | (932 | ) |  |  | 0.82317 |  |  |  | (11 | ) |  |  | 0.67901 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
2017 |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | 1.23553 |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 1.44220 |  |  |  | 2,689 |  |  |  | 0.06269 |
2017 |  |  | (577 | ) |  |  | 0.81685 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
2018 |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 780 |  |  |  | 0.05619 |
2018 |  |  | (416 | ) |  |  | 0.79299 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
2019 |  |  | (278 | ) |  |  | 0.78519 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
2020 |  |  | (117 | ) |  |  | 0.76577 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
|  |  | (2,037 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 47 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,717 |  |  |  |  |
|  | For euros |
Buy (Sell) |  | U.S. dollar amount |  |  | Weighted average rate |  |  | GBP amount |  |  | Weighted average rate |  |  | Czech koruna amount |  |  | Weighted average rate |
2016 |  |  | 101 |  |  |  | 0.87463 |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 1.40949 |  |  |  | 3,377 |  |  |  | 0.03709 |
2016 |  |  | (153 | ) |  |  | 1.20933 |  |  |  | (13 | ) |  |  | 0.80758 |  |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | 26.84500 |
2017 |  |  | 38 |  |  |  | 0.88127 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,168 |  |  |  | 0.03720 |
2017 |  |  | (84 | ) |  |  | 1.23216 |  |  |  | (9 | ) |  |  | 0.81324 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
2018 |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | 0.87239 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,031 |  |  |  | 0.03774 |
2018 |  |  | (45 | ) |  |  | 1.18114 |  |  |  | (7 | ) |  |  | 0.73974 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
2019 |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 0.85873 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
2019 |  |  | (17 | ) |  |  | 1.16813 |  |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | 0.74603 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
2020 |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | 1.17400 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
|  |  | (142 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (22 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,574 |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Company's Financial Assets and Liabilities | The Company’s financial assets and liabilities consist of the following:
|  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
Trading |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 2,863 |  |  | $ | 1,249 |
Investment in ABCP |  |  | 73 |  |  |  | 88 |
Equity investments |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | — |
|  | $ | 2,940 |  |  | $ | 1,337 |
Available-for-sale investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity investments |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5 |
Held-to-maturity investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Severance investments |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 4 |
Loans and receivables |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable |  | $ | 5,439 |  |  | $ | 5,316 |
Long-term receivables included in other assets [note 14] |  |  | 87 |  |  |  | 85 |
|  | $ | 5,526 |  |  | $ | 5,401 |
Other financial liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank indebtedness |  | $ | 25 |  |  | $ | 30 |
Long-term debt (including portion due within one year) |  |  | 2,557 |  |  |  | 995 |
Accounts payable |  |  | 4,746 |  |  |  | 4,765 |
|  | $ | 7,328 |  |  | $ | 5,790 |
Derivatives designated as effective hedges, measured at fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepaid expenses and other |  | $ | 27 |  |  | $ | 21 |
Other assets |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 8 |
Other accrued liabilities |  |  | (191 | ) |  |  | (90 | )
Other long-term liabilities |  |  | (152 | ) |  |  | (80 | )
|  |  | (312 | ) |  |  | (141 | )
Commodity contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other accrued liabilities |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1 | )
|  | $ | (312 | ) |  | $ | (142 | )
Derivative Foreign Currency Contracts at Gross Fair Value and Unrecognized Impacts of Master Netting Arrangements | The following table shows the Company’s derivative foreign currency contracts at gross fair value as reflected in the consolidated balance sheets and the unrecognized impact of master netting arrangements:
|  | Gross |  |  | Gross |  |  |  |
|  | amounts |  |  | amounts |  |  |  |
|  | presented |  |  | not offset |  |  |  |
|  | in consolidated |  |  | in consolidated |  |  | Net |
|  | balance sheets |  |  | balance sheets |  |  | amounts |
December 31, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  | $ | 31 |  |  | $ | 30 |  |  | $ | 1 |
Liabilities |  | $ | (343 | ) |  | $ | (30 | ) |  | $ | (313 | )
December 31, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  | $ | 29 |  |  | $ | 28 |  |  | $ | 1 |
Liabilities |  | $ | (170 | ) |  | $ | (28 | ) |  | $ | (142 | )

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