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Segment Disclosures (Notes)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Disclosure of entity's operating segments [Abstract]  
Segments Disclosures
Segment Disclosures
A. Description of Reportable Segments 
The Corporation has eight reportable segments as described in Note 1.
B. Reported Segment Earnings (Loss) and Segment Assets
I. Earnings Information
Year ended Dec. 31, 2017
Canadian
Coal

US
Coal

Canadian
Gas

Australian
Gas

Wind and
Solar

Hydro

Energy
Marketing

Corporate

Total

Revenues
999

435

261

135

287

121

69


2,307

Fuel and purchased power
585

293

101

14

17

6



1,016

Gross margin
414

142

160

121

270

115

69


1,291

Operations, maintenance, and
  administration
192

51

50

31

48

37

24

84

517

Depreciation and amortization
317

73

38

37

111

31

2

26

635

Asset impairment charge
20








20

Taxes, other than income taxes
13

4

1


8

3


1

30

Net other operating income
(40
)

(9
)





(49
)
Operating income (loss)
(88
)
14

80

53

103

44

43

(111
)
138

Finance lease income


11

43





54

Net interest expense
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(247
)
Foreign exchange loss
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1
)
Gain on sale of assets and other
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2

Losses before income taxes
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(54
)
Year ended Dec 31, 2016
Canadian
Coal

US
Coal

Canadian
Gas

Australian
Gas

Wind and
Solar

Hydro

Energy
Marketing

Corporate

Total

Revenues
1,048

354

402

119

272

126

76


2,397

Fuel and purchased power
451

281

185

20

18

8



963

Gross margin
597

73

217

99

254

118

76


1,434

Operations, maintenance, and
  administration
178

54

54

25

52

33

24

69

489

Depreciation and amortization
242

61

100

17

119

33

3

26

601

Asset impairment charge




28




28

Restructuring provision







1

1

Taxes, other than income taxes
13

4

1

1

8

3


1

31

Net other operating (income) loss
(2
)

(191
)

(1
)



(194
)
Operating income (loss)
166

(46
)
253

56

48

49

49

(97
)
478

Finance lease income


14

52





66

Net interest expense
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(229
)
Foreign exchange loss
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5
)
Gain on sale of assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4

Earnings before income taxes
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

314

Year ended Dec 31, 2015
Canadian
Coal

US
Coal

Canadian
Gas

Australian
Gas

Wind

Hydro

Energy
Marketing

Corporate

Total

Revenues
912

372

454

114

250

116

49


2,267

Fuel and purchased power
441

316

204

20

19

8



1,008

Gross margin
471

56

250

94

231

108

49


1,259

Operations, maintenance, and
  administration
194

50

67

21

48

29

12

71

492

Depreciation and amortization
237

63

75

20

99

25

1

25

545

Asset impairment reversals

(2
)






(2
)
Restructuring provision
11

1

1




3

6

22

Taxes, other than income taxes
12

3

3


7

3


1

29

Net other operating (income)
  losses
(7
)




(24
)
56


25

Operating income (loss)
24

(59
)
104

53

77

75

(23
)
(103
)
148

Finance lease income


9

49





58

Gain on sale of assets


262






262

Net interest expense
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(251
)
Foreign exchange gain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4

Earnings before income taxes
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

221


Included in revenues of the Wind and Solar Segment for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017 is $18 million (2016 -$19 million, 2015 - $20 million) of incentives received under a Government of Canada program in respect of power generation from qualifying wind projects.
Total rental income, including contingent rent related to certain PPAs and other long-term contracts that meet the criteria of operating leases, is included in revenues, and was $247 million for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017 (2016 - $221 million, 2015 - $230 million).
II. Selected Consolidated Statements of Financial Position Information
As at Dec. 31, 2017
Canadian
Coal

US
Coal

Canadian
Gas

Australian
Gas

Wind and
Solar

Hydro

Energy
Marketing

Corporate

Total

Goodwill




174

259

30


463

PP&E
2,902

370

416

606

1,764

497

1

22

6,578

Intangible assets
91

7

3

42

149

3

13

56

364

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As at Dec. 31, 2016
Canadian
Coal

US
Coal

Canadian
Gas

Australian
Gas

Wind and
Solar

Hydro

Energy
Marketing

Corporate

Total

Goodwill




175

259

30


464

PP&E
3,069

428

414

527

1,856

503

2

25

6,824

 Intangibles
93

7

4

12

163

3

15

58

355


III. Selected Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Information
Additions to non-current assets are as follows:
Year ended Dec. 31, 2017
Canadian
Coal

US
Coal

Canadian
Gas

Australian
Gas

Wind and
Solar

Hydro

Energy
Marketing

Corporate

Total

Additions to non-current assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PP&E
116

35

31

114

20

16


6

338

Intangible assets
5

1


29




16

51

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year ended Dec. 31, 2016
Canadian
Coal

US
Coal

Canadian
Gas

Australian
Gas

Wind and
Solar

Hydro

Energy
Marketing

Corporate

Total

Additions to non-current assets:
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 PP&E
159

15

11

107

16

43


7

358

 Intangibles
3

1

1





16

21

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year ended Dec. 31, 2015
Canadian
Coal

US
Coal

Canadian
Gas

Australian
Gas

Wind and
Solar

Hydro

Energy
Marketing

Corporate

Total

Additions to non-current assets:
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 PP&E
179

13

19

204

13

43

1

4

476

 Intangibles
6






3

17

26


IV. Depreciation and Amortization on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 
The reconciliation between depreciation and amortization reported on the Consolidated Statements of Earnings (Loss) and the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows is presented below:
Year ended Dec. 31
2017

2016

2015

Depreciation and amortization expense on the Consolidated Statements of
  Earnings (Loss)
635

601

545

Depreciation included in fuel and purchased power (Note 5)
73

63

59

Loss on disposal of property, plant, and equipment


1

Depreciation and amortization on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
708

664

605


C. Geographic Information
I. Revenues
Year ended Dec. 31
2017

2016

2015

Canada
1,663

1,828

1,705

US
509

450

448

Australia
135

119

114

Total revenue
2,307

2,397

2,267

II. Non-Current Assets
 
Property, plant, and
equipment
 
Intangible assets
 
Other assets
 
Goodwill
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As at Dec. 31
2017

2016

2017

2016

2017

2016

2017

2016

Canada
5,353

5,583

297

315

105

184

417

417

US
619

714

25

28

43

42

46

47

Australia
606

527

42

12

89

16



Total
6,578

6,824

364

355

237

242

463

464


D. Significant Customer 
During the year ended Dec. 31, 2017, sales to one customer represented 28 per cent, of the Corporation’s total revenue (2016 - two customers representing 25 per cent and 16 per cent, respectively).