Business acquisitions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]

Business acquisitions

Business acquisitions

KCS

On March 21, 2021, the Company entered into the Original Merger Agreement with KCS, under which CP agreed to acquire KCS in a stock and cash transaction. KCS is a U.S. Class I railway with approximately 7,100 route miles extending from the midwest and southeast portions of the United States south into Mexico and connects with all Class I railways. KCS is connected to the CP network at Kansas City.

On May 21, 2021, KCS terminated the Original Merger Agreement in order to enter into a merger agreement with Canadian National Railway ("CN") (the "CN Merger Agreement"). As a result, and under the terms of the Original Merger Agreement, KCS concurrently paid a merger termination fee of $845 million (U.S. $700 million) to the Company, recorded as "Merger termination fee" in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income.

On August 10, 2021, CP submitted a proposal to acquire KCS in a stock and cash transaction representing an enterprise value of approximately U.S. $31 billion, based on the CP closing price on August 9, 2021, which includes the assumption of U.S. $3.8 billion of outstanding KCS debt. The terms of the proposal were very similar in nearly every respect to those in the Original Merger Agreement, except for an increase in the share exchange ratio from 2.445 to 2.884. Following the Surface Transportation Board's ("STB") decision on August 31, 2021 to refuse CN and KCS's joint motion for voting trust approval in respect of the CN Merger Agreement, and after renewed negotiations with CP, KCS's Board of Directors deemed CP's proposal a "Company Superior Proposal", as defined in the CN Merger Agreement, and terminated the CN Merger Agreement.

On September 15, 2021, upon KCS's termination of the CN Merger Agreement, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") with KCS. Pursuant to the terms of the CN Merger Agreement, KCS paid a merger termination fee of U.S. $700 million and refunded the CP merger termination fee of U.S. $700 million to CN (together, the "CN merger termination fees"). In connection with the Merger Agreement, the Company remitted $1,773 million (U.S. $1,400 million) to KCS on September 15, 2021 in connection with KCS's payment of the CN merger termination fees, included as part of the cost of the acquisition of KCS within "Investment in Kansas City Southern" in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets. This payment is included in "Investment in Kansas City Southern" on the Company's Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

On December 14, 2021, following approval of the transaction by the shareholders of both the Company and KCS, receipt of Mexican regulatory approvals, satisfaction or waiver of customary closing conditions and pursuant to the terms set forth in the Merger Agreement, the acquisition of KCS was consummated and all outstanding stock of KCS was deposited into a voting trust and held by a single trustee as trust stock. KCS's management and Board of Directors will continue to steward KCS while it is in trust, pursuing its independent business plan and growth strategies. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Company issued approximately 262.6 million Common Shares to existing KCS common stockholders at the exchange ratio of 2.884 Common Shares per share of KCS common stock (valued at $23.5 billion (U.S. $18.3 billion)) and paid cash consideration to existing KCS

stockholders of U.S. $90 per share of KCS common stock and U.S. $37.50 per share of KCS preferred stock for a total of approximately $10.5 billion (U.S. $8.2 billion). Share consideration, cash consideration, and the above described payments to KCS totalled approximately $36 billion (U.S. $28 billion). The cash consideration paid was financed by issuances of long-term debt of approximately $2.2 billion and $8.6 billion (U.S. $6.7 billion) on November 24, 2021 and December 2, 2021, respectively (see Note 18).

The Company accounts for its investment in KCS using the equity method of accounting while the STB considers the Company's application to control KCS. During this time the shares of KCS are held in the voting trust (See Notes 12 and 26). Subject to final approval by the STB, expected in the fourth quarter of 2022, at which time the Company would obtain control of KCS, CP expects to account for its acquisition of KCS as a business combination using the acquisition method of accounting. The investment in KCS of $42,309 million at December 31, 2021 includes $141 million of equity loss of KCS since the date the acquisition closed into the voting trust, after $8 million amortization (net of tax) of the approximately $30 billion basis difference (see Note 12).

During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company incurred $599 million in acquisition-related costs associated with the Original Merger Agreement and Merger Agreement, of which $183 million were recorded within "Purchased services and other" and $247 million were recorded within "Other expense (income)" in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income. Acquisition-related costs of $169 million, incurred by KCS during the 18 days from the date the acquisition closed into the voting trust, are included within "Equity loss of Kansas City Southern" in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income. The acquisition-related costs recorded within "Other expense (income)" include the changes in fair value and realized gain from settlement of the FX forward contracts, changes in fair value and realized loss of the bond locks and forward starting floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps associated with the debt issuances (see Note 18), amortization of financing fees associated with the credit facilities (see Note 18), and FX gains on U.S. dollar-denominated cash on hand from the issuances of long-term debt to fund the KCS acquisition. Total financing fees paid for a bridge facility associated with the KCS acquisition for the year ended December 31, 2021 were $51 million, presented under Cash provided by (used in) financing activities in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

DRTP

On December 22, 2020, CP completed its acquisition of the 83.5% ownership of the Detroit River Tunnel Partnership (“DRTP”) held by OMERS Infrastructure Management Inc. (“OMERS”) for cash, net of cash acquired, of $398 million. The purchase price was subject to customary closing adjustments, including any final adjustment for closing working capital and certain closing costs. With this acquisition CP obtained 100% ownership of DRTP. The acquisition of DRTP will reduce CP’s operating costs related to movements through the tunnel which amounted to approximately $34 million in 2020, and better integrate the eastern part of the network. DRTP owns a 1.6-mile rail tunnel linking Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, Michigan and additional, separate lands in both cities. The acquisition was funded with cash from operations and CP's commercial paper program.

The acquisition of DRTP was accounted for as a business combination under the acquisition method of accounting. The acquired assets and assumed liabilities were recorded at their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. The fair values were estimated by applying an income approach using the discounted cash flow method of future cash flows, appraised land values reflecting a corridor enhancement factor where appropriate, and depreciated replacement cost for depreciable assets including the tunnel, track, signaling systems, and other railway related infrastructure assets.

Prior to the close of the transaction, CP owned a 16.5% interest in DRTP, which was accounted for as an equity method investment. The previously held equity investment was remeasured to fair value which was determined from the negotiated purchase price that reflected a market value established in a competitive bid process. As a result of the acquisition, in 2020, the Company recognized a before-tax gain of $68 million on the remeasurement to fair value of its equity interest within "Purchased services and other", calculated as the difference between the fair value of CP's 16.5% interest in DRTP of $81 million and the book value of the interest of $13 million. The following summarizes the fair values of the acquired assets and liabilities of DRTP:

(in millions of Canadian dollars)	December 22, 2020
Fair value of net assets acquired:
Accounts receivable, net	$	5
Properties	436
Intangible assets (Note 15)	4
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(1)
Deferred taxes	(55)
Total identifiable assets and liabilities	$	389
Goodwill (Note 15)	90
	$	479
Consideration:
Cash, net of cash acquired	$	398
Fair value of previously held equity method investment	81
Total consideration	$	479

The goodwill of $90 million relates primarily to the contract that DRTP has for CP’s use of the tunnel and deferred taxes recognized as a result of the purchase price allocation. The goodwill recognized is not deductible for tax purposes.

Prior to the acquisition of DRTP, CP had pre-existing agreements to use the tunnel and to operate and manage the tunnel on behalf of DRTP. On acquisition, no gain or loss was recognized in respect of the effective settlement of these pre-existing relationships as they were determined to be at fair market value based on an assessment of current market conditions and market participants.

Acquired cash and cash equivalents of $6 million is presented as a reduction of cash used in investing activities in the Company's 2020 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

CP has not provided pro forma information relating to the pre-acquisition period as it is not material.

CMQ

On December 30, 2019, CP purchased 100% of Central Maine & Québec Railway Canada Inc. (“CMQ Canada”) and Central Maine & Quebec Railway U.S. Inc. (“CMQ U.S.”) (together “CMQ”) for cash consideration of $174 million. CMQ owns 237 miles of rail lines in Québec and 244 miles of rail lines in Maine and Vermont. The acquisition of CMQ Canada was completed on December 30, 2019.

CMQ U.S.

The acquisition of CMQ U.S. was subject to approval from the STB. From the December 30, 2019 date of purchase, all purchased shares of CMQ U.S. were held in an independent voting trust (the "Trust") pending the STB's approval of CP's application for control of CMQ U.S. Approval was granted with an effective date of June 3, 2020. Between December 30, 2019 and June 3, 2020, CP accounted for its acquisition of CMQ U.S. as an equity method investment. During this time, CP paid additional consideration for CMQ of $3 million, representing changes from the finalization of previously estimated closing date working capital.

On June 3, 2020 the Trust was dissolved and CP assumed control of CMQ U.S. At this time, CP accounted for its acquisition in CMQ U.S. as a business combination using the acquisition method of accounting. Accordingly, the acquired tangible and intangible assets and assumed liabilities were recorded at their estimated fair values as at June 3, 2020 and results from operations and cash flows were consolidated prospectively. There was no material change in the acquisition-date fair value of the equity interest held by the Company in CMQ U.S. immediately before the acquisition date. Fair values were determined primarily through the use of an income approach.

After a measurement period adjustment of $1 million to increase Other long-term liabilities and goodwill resulting from the finalization of acquisition date deferred tax, the final allocation of total consideration to the fair values of the acquired assets and liabilities of CMQ U.S. is summarized as follows:

(in millions of Canadian dollars)	June 3, 2020
Fair value of net assets acquired:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	22
Accounts receivable, net	2
Properties	54
Intangible assets (Note 15)	27
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(13)
Other long-term liabilities	(6)
Total identifiable assets and liabilities	$	86
Goodwill (Note 15)	52
	$	138
Consideration:
Fair value of previously held equity method investment	$	138

Goodwill of $52 million relates primarily to expected operating business synergies between the Company and CMQ U.S. The factors that contribute to the goodwill are revenue growth from customers which are currently not served by CP, access to new routes, and an assembled workforce. Goodwill recognized is not deductible for tax purposes.

Intangible assets of $27 million reflect customer lists acquired in the purchase of CMQ U.S., and have amortization periods of 20 years.

Acquired cash and cash equivalents of $22 million is presented as a reduction of cash used in investing activities on the Company's Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, and is presented net of finalized closing working capital adjustments for CMQ of $3 million as described above.

CP has not provided pro forma information relating to the pre-acquisition period as it is not material.