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Intangible assets and goodwill

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Intangible assets and goodwill

Intangible assets and goodwill

Intangible assets consist of the following:

2020			Cost						Accumulated amortization						Net book value
Power sales contracts			$	57,943					$	41,184					$	16,759
Customer relationships (note 3)			83,342						10,967						72,375
Interconnection agreements			15,028						1,458						13,570
Other (a)			12,209						—						12,209
			$	168,522					$	53,609					$	114,913

(a) Other includes brand names, water rights and miscellaneous intangibles (note 3)

2019			Cost						Accumulated amortization						Net book value
Power sales contracts			$	56,206					$	38,931					$	17,275
Customer relationships			26,797						10,104						16,693
Interconnection agreements			14,827						1,179						13,648
			$	97,830					$	50,214					$	47,616

Estimated amortization expense for intangible assets for the next year is $4,353, $4,194 in year two, $4,194 in year three, $4,194 in year four and $4,194 in year five.

All goodwill pertains to the Regulated Services Group.

			2020						2019
Opening balance			$	1,031,696					$	954,282
Business acquisitions (note 3)			167,209						76,313
Foreign exchange			9,485						1,101
Closing balance			$	1,208,390					$	1,031,696

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The entire disclosure for goodwill and intangible assets.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2144416

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