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Cash Flow Information (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
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Schedule of Cash Flows from Operating Activities Determined by Indirect Method

Cash flows from operating activities determined by the indirect method are as follows:

 

     For the year ended  
     December 31  
     2017     2016  
       $       $  

CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES

     

Net income for the year

      97.0       130.5  

Add (deduct) items not affecting cash:

     

Depreciation of property and equipment

      54.6       51.2  

Amortization of intangible assets

      80.2       75.7  

Deferred income taxes

      (26.4 )      12.6  

Loss (gain) on sale of property and equipment

      0.2       1.5  

Realized gain on available-for-sale equity securities

      (9.6 )      -  

Gain on sale of a subsidiary

      (54.6 )      -  

Share-based compensation

      9.5       8.9  

Provision for self-insured liabilities and claims

      26.2       12.8  

Share of income from joint ventures and associates

      (2.6 )      (2.4 ) 

Other non-cash items

      5.0       (2.6 ) 
      179.5     288.2  

Trade and other receivables

      70.7       32.8  

Unbilled revenue

      58.9       1.9  

Prepaid expenses

      15.9       (1.5 ) 

Income taxes recoverable

      143.7       (4.8 ) 

Trade and other payables

      (172.8 )      1.7  

Deferred revenue

      (32.2 )      (32.6 ) 
       84.2       (2.5 ) 

Cash flows from operating activities

      263.7       285.7  
Reconciliation of Liabilities Arising from Financing Activities

A reconciliation of liabilities arising from financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2017 is as follows:

 

            Statement of Cash Flows            Non-cash Changes         
     January 1             Repayments            Foreign            December 31  
     2017      Proceeds      or Payments            Exchange     Other      2017  
      $      $      $             $     $      $  

Revolving credit facilities

      416.1        259.4        (462.4 )         (3.2 )      -        209.9  

Term loan

      454.1        -        -          3.3       1.1        458.5  

Finance lease obligations

      23.1        -        (12.7 )         (0.1 )      0.1        10.4  

Dividends to shareholders

      12.8        -        (55.5 )               -       57.0        14.3  

Total liabilities from financing activities

      906.1        259.4        (530.6 )               -       58.2        693.1