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Supplemental Information | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Disclosure Of Supplemental Information [Abstract] |
Supplemental Information | NOTE 23. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION Components of changes in non-cash working capital balances are as follows:
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Accounts receivable |  | $ | (41,309 | ) |  | $ | 11,688 |
Inventory |  |  | (3,902 | ) |  |  | (429 | )
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |  |  | (30,158 | ) |  |  | (3,136 | )
|  | $ | (75,369 | ) |  | $ | 8,123 |
Pertaining to: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operations |  | $ | (67,380 | ) |  | $ | 17,133 |
Investments |  | $ | (7,989 | ) |  | $ | (9,010 | )
The components of accounts receivable are as follows:
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Trade |  | $ | 178,433 |  |  | $ | 150,142 |
Accrued trade |  |  | 91,708 |  |  |  | 87,685 |
Prepaids and other |  |  | 52,444 |  |  |  | 55,855 |
|  | $ | 322,585 |  |  | $ | 293,682 |
The components of accounts payable and accrued liabilities are as follows:
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Accounts payable |  | $ | 87,436 |  |  | $ | 73,239 |
Accrued liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payroll |  |  | 58,550 |  |  |  | 59,595 |
Other |  |  | 63,639 |  |  |  | 107,902 |
|  | $ | 209,625 |  |  | $ | 240,736 |
Precision presents expenses in the consolidated statements of earnings by function with the exception of depreciation and amortization, gain on re-measurement of property, plant and equipment, loss on asset decommissioning, and impairment of property, plant and equipment, which are presented by nature. Operating expense and general and administrative expense would include $364.2 million and $13.5 million (2016 – $369.7 million and $14.4 million), respectively, of depreciation and amortization, gain on re-measurement of property, plant and equipment, loss on asset decommissioning and impairment of property, plant and equipment if the statements of earnings were presented purely by function. The following table presents operating and general and administrative expenses by nature:
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Wages, salaries and benefits |  | $ | 580,482 |  |  | $ | 463,113 |
Purchased materials, supplies and services |  |  | 433,827 |  |  |  | 275,840 |
Share-based compensation |  |  | 1,934 |  |  |  | 36,205 |
|  | $ | 1,016,243 |  |  | $ | 775,158 |
Allocated to: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating expense |  | $ | 926,171 |  |  | $ | 661,715 |
General and administrative |  |  | 90,072 |  |  |  | 107,689 |
Restructuring |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5,754 |
|  | $ | 1,016,243 |  |  | $ | 775,158 |

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