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Property, plant and equipment
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Property, plant and equipment [abstract]  
Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment:
 
 
December 31,

 
December 31,

Net carrying amounts
 
2018

 
2017

Building under finance lease
 
$
5,007

 
$
5,819

Computer equipment
 
1,639

 
1,020

Furniture and fixtures
 
67

 
155

Leasehold improvements
 
1,019

 
1,624

Production and test equipment
 
13,888

 
6,696

 
 
$
21,620

 
$
15,314

Cost
December 31, 2017

 
Additions

 
Disposals

 
Effect of movements in exchange rates

 
December 31, 2018

Building under finance lease
$
12,180

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
12,180

Computer equipment
4,787

 
1,016

 
(215
)
 
(4
)
 
5,584

Furniture and fixtures
1,190

 
6

 
(87
)
 
(6
)
 
1,103

Leasehold improvements
8,246

 
71

 
(363
)
 
(18
)
 
7,936

Production and test equipment
36,431

 
8,932

 
(2,047
)
 
(6
)
 
43,310

 
$
62,834

 
$
10,025

 
$
(2,712
)
 
$
(34
)
 
$
70,113

Accumulated depreciation and impairment loss
December 31, 2017

 
Depreciation

 
Disposals

 
Effect of movements in exchange rates

 
December 31, 2018

Building under finance lease
$
6,361

 
$
812

 
$

 
$

 
$
7,173

Computer equipment
3,767

 
383

 
(200
)
 
(5
)
 
3,945

Furniture and fixtures
1,035

 
60

 
(54
)
 
(5
)
 
1,036

Leasehold improvements
6,622

 
524

 
(211
)
 
(18
)
 
6,917

Production and test equipment
29,735

 
1,299

 
(1,607
)
 
(5
)
 
29,422

 
$
47,520

 
$
3,078

 
$
(2,072
)
 
$
(33
)
 
$
48,493

During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Corporation had cash additions of $9,854,000 and non-cash additions of $171,000 related to an adjustment for asset retirement obligations (note 16).
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Property, plant and equipment (cont'd):
Cost
 
December 31, 2016

 
Additions

 
Disposals

 
Transfers

 
Effect of movements in exchange rates

 
December 31, 2017

Building under finance lease
 
$
12,180

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
12,180

Computer equipment
 
4,607

 
390

 
(169
)
 
(54
)
 
13

 
4,787

Furniture and fixtures
 
1,163

 
32

 
(17
)
 

 
12

 
1,190

Leasehold improvements
 
8,794

 
7

 
(594
)
 

 
39

 
8,246

Production and test equipment
 
33,053

 
2,639

 
(809
)
 
1,532

 
16

 
36,431

Production and test equipment
 
2,078

 

 

 
(2,078
)
 

 

under finance lease
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
61,875

 
$
3,068

 
$
(1,589
)
 
$
(600
)
 
$
80

 
$
62,834

Accumulated depreciation and impairment loss
December 31, 2016

 
Depreciation

 
Impairment loss

 
Disposals  

 
Transfers

 
Effect of movements in exchange rates

 
December 31, 2017

Building under finance lease
$
5,549

 
$
812

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
6,361

Computer equipment
3,558

 
365

 

 
(169
)
 

 
13

 
3,767

Furniture and fixtures
978

 
62

 

 
(17
)
 

 
12

 
1,035

Leasehold improvements
6,606

 
566

 

 
(594
)
 

 
44

 
6,622

Production and test equipment
28,040

 
1,366

 
284

 
(809
)
 
843

 
11

 
29,735

Production and test equipment
1,443

 

 

 

 
(1,443
)
 

 

under finance lease
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
46,174

 
$
3,171

 
$
284

 
$
(1,589
)
 
$
(600
)
 
$
80

 
$
47,520


During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Corporation disposed of certain property, plant and equipment totaling $495,000 primarily related to Protonex' Power Manager business (note 27).
Leased assets
The Corporation leases certain assets under finance lease agreements including the Corporation’s head office building in Burnaby, British Columbia (note 17).
Impairment loss
The Corporation recorded an impairment loss on property, plant and equipment of $284,000 in 2017 related to the write-off of certain Protonex Solid Oxide Fuel Cell assets to their estimated net realizable value of $50,000 (note 28).