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HELD FOR SALE
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Non-current Assets Held For Sale And Discontinued Operations [Abstract]  
HELD FOR SALE
HELD FOR SALE
The following is a summary of the assets and liabilities classified as held for sale as at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016:
 
 
 
 
 
2017

 
2016

AS AT DEC. 31
(MILLIONS)
Real Estate

 
Other 

 
Total 

 
Total

Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
20

 
$

 
$
20

 
$
8

Accounts receivables and other
44

 

 
44

 
134

Investment properties
1,007

 

 
1,007

 
165

Property, plant and equipment
475

 
15

 
490

 
58

Other long-term assets
44

 

 
44

 
67

Assets classified as held for sale
$
1,590

 
$
15

 
$
1,605

 
$
432

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable and other
$
212

 
$

 
$
212

 
$
67

Property-specific borrowings
1,212

 

 
1,212

 
60

Liabilities associated with assets classified as held for sale
$
1,424

 
$

 
$
1,424

 
$
127


As at December 31, 2017, assets held for sale within the company’s Real Estate segment include interests in two office properties located in Toronto, a hotel and casino located in Las Vegas and thirteen other real estate assets. The company intends to sell controlling interests in these properties to third parties in the next 12 months.
During the year, the company sold certain assets and subsidiaries. Within our real estate business, a New York office property was sold for net proceeds of approximately $680 million in the second quarter of 2017, a U.K. office property was sold for approximately $152 million in the third quarter of 2017 and our European logistics business was sold for net proceeds of approximately $1.9 billion in the fourth quarter of 2017. Additionally, within our private equity business, our bath and shower products manufacturing business was sold for proceeds of approximately $357 million in the first quarter of 2017.