14. FIXED ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, changes in the net carrying amount of fixed assets are as follows:
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Land and |
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Furniture |
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Receiving and |
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Customer |
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Projects |
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Total |
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Cost: |
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Balance as of December 31, 2015 |
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$ |
214,248 |
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$ |
570,266 |
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$ |
5,414,901 |
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$ |
694,360 |
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$ |
44,414 |
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$ |
6,938,189 |
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Additions |
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53,922 |
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42,197 |
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340,983 |
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117,177 |
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112,419 |
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666,698 |
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Business acquisition (note 10) |
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462 |
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266 |
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31,951 |
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— |
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— |
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32,679 |
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Net change in additions financed with accounts payable |
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— |
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10 |
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10,183 |
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(1,791 |
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(2,334 |
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6,068 |
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Retirement, disposals and other |
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(726 |
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(10,986 |
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(253,295 |
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(34,060 |
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— |
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(299,067 |
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Reclassification |
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— |
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7,699 |
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66,551 |
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— |
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(74,250 |
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— |
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Balance as of December 31, 2016 |
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267,906 |
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609,452 |
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5,611,274 |
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775,686 |
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80,249 |
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7,344,567 |
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Additions |
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17,885 |
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33,597 |
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365,544 |
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96,394 |
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60,919 |
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574,339 |
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Net change in additions financed with accounts payable |
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— |
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73 |
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(3,544 |
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(1,092 |
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914 |
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(3,649 |
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Retirement, disposals and other |
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— |
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(27,255 |
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(97,900 |
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(42,674 |
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— |
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(167,829 |
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Reclassification |
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— |
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15,848 |
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88,660 |
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— |
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(104,508 |
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Balance as of December 31, 2017 |
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$ |
285,791 |
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$ |
631,715 |
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$ |
5,964,034 |
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$ |
828,314 |
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$ |
37,574 |
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$ |
7,747,428 |
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Land and |
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Furniture and |
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Receiving and |
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Customer |
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Projects |
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Total |
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Accumulated depreciation: |
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Balance as of December 31, 2015 |
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$ |
(60,092 |
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$ |
(336,323 |
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$ |
(3,015,913 |
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$ |
(445,174 |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
(3,857,502 |
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Depreciation |
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(7,174 |
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(66,952 |
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(327,133 |
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(116,414 |
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(517,673 |
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Retirement and disposals |
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486 |
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9,448 |
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252,801 |
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29,756 |
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— |
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292,491 |
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Balance as of December 31, 2016 |
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(66,780 |
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(393,827 |
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(3,090,245 |
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(531,832 |
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(4,082,684 |
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Depreciation |
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(10,707 |
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(63,429 |
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(384,000 |
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(111,016 |
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— |
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(569,152 |
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Retirement and disposals |
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— |
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25,586 |
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97,627 |
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38,583 |
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— |
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161,796 |
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Balance as of December 31, 2017 |
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$ |
(77,487 |
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$ |
(431,670 |
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$ |
(3,376,618 |
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$ |
(604,265 |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
(4,490,040 |
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Net carrying amount: |
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As of December 31, 2016 |
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201,126 |
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215,625 |
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2,521,029 |
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243,854 |
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80,249 |
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3,261,883 |
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As of December 31, 2017 |
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$ |
208,304 |
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$ |
200,045 |
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$ |
2,587,416 |
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$ |
224,049 |
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$ |
37,574 |
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$ |
3,257,388 |
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1 In 2017, the calculation of the depreciation of a component of the Corporation’s telecommunications networks was changed in order to depreciate this component over its useful life of 5 years, from a period of 15 years previously. As a result, depreciation in 2017 was increased by $21.2 million.