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Commitments | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Commitments [Abstract] |
Commitments | NOTE 22. COMMITMENTS Operating Lease Commitments The Corporation has commitments under various operating lease agreements, primarily for vehicles and office space. Terms of the office leases run for a period of one to 10 years while the vehicle leases are typically for terms of between three and four years. Expected non-cancellable operating lease payments are as follows:
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Less than one year |  | $ | 13,496 |  |  | $ | 12,248 |
Between one and five years |  |  | 36,639 |  |  |  | 27,445 |
Later than five years |  |  | 17,797 |  |  |  | 21,909 |
|  | $ | 67,932 |  |  | $ | 61,602 |
Certain leased properties were sublet by the Corporation. The following amounts were recognized as expenses in respect of operating leases in the consolidated statements of loss:
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Operating leases |  | $ | 17,187 |  |  | $ | 16,311 |
Sub-lease recoveries |  |  | (540 | ) |  |  | (441 | )
|  | $ | 16,647 |  |  | $ | 15,870 |
Capital Commitments At December 31, 2018, the Corporation had commitments to purchase property, plant and equipment totaling $179.8 million (2017 – $132.9 million). Payments of $88.0 million for these commitments are expected to be made in 2019, $73.6 million in 2020 and $18.2 million in 2021.

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