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Other liabilities	12 Months Ended
Other liabilities	Dec. 31, 2023
Other liabilities [Abstract]
Other liabilities	15. Other liabilities 2023 2022 Deferred sales [note 18] $ 45,372 $ 66,845 Derivatives [note 27] 22,344 58,342 Accrued pension and post-retirement benefit liability [note 26] 77,002 66,180 Lease obligation 10,816 9,287 Product loan (a) 166,052 78,094 Sales contracts [note 6] 6,314 9,000 Other 64,064 59,738 391,964 347,486 Less: current portion (48,544) (131,324) Net $ 343,420 $ 216,162 Expenses related to short-term leases and leases of low-value assets were insignificant during 2023 . (a) The Company has standby product loan facilities with various counterparties. The arrangements allow it to borrow up to 1,978,000 kgU of UF 6 conversion services and 3,506,000 pounds of U 3 O 8 by September 30, 2026 with repayment in kind up to December 31, 2026 . Under the facilities, standby fees of up to 1 % are payable based on the market value of the facilities and interest is payable on the market value of any amounts drawn at rates ranging from 0.5 % to 2.0 %. At December 31, 2023, we have 1,777,000 kgU of UF 6 conversion services (December 31, 2022 - 1,529,000 kgU) drawn on the loans with repayment in the following years: 2024 2025 2026 Total kgU of UF 6 - - 528,000 1,249,000 1,777,000 We also have 2,756,000 pounds of U 3 O 8 (December 31, 2022 - 1,393,000 pounds) drawn with repayment in the following years: 2024 2025 2026 Total lbs of U 3 O 8 - 630,000 2,126,000 2,756,000 The loans are recorded at Cameco’s weighted average cost of inventory.