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Defined Benefit Obligation and Other Long-Term Liabilities | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Subclassifications of assets, liabilities and equities [abstract] |
Defined Benefit Obligation and Other Long-Term Liabilities | Defined Benefit Obligation and Other Long-Term Liabilities The components of defined benefit obligation and other long-term liabilities are as follows:
As at Dec. 31 | 2017 |  | 2016 |
Defined benefit obligation (Note 27) | 235 |  | 208 |
Deferred coal revenues | 60 |  | 62 |
Long-term incentive accruals (Note 26) | 16 |  | 14 |
Other | 48 |  | 46 |
Total | 359 |  | 330 |
Deferred coal revenues consist of amounts received from the Corporation’s Keephills Unit 3 joint operation partner for future coal deliveries. These amounts are being amortized into revenue over the life of the coal supply agreement, since commercial operations of Keephills Unit 3 began on Sept. 1, 2011. Other includes $9 million (2016 - $10 million) relating to a reimbursement received for costs of the New Richmond terminal station, which is being amortized to revenue over the term of the related PPA.

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