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Supplemental Cash Flow Information
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Supplemental Cash Flow Information  
Supplemental Cash Flow Information Disclosure

16. SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

The decrease (increase) in non-cash working capital is comprised of:

                                                                                                                                                                                    

($ millions)

 
2017

 
2016

 

 

Accounts receivable

 
(79

)
(471

)

 

Inventories

 
(268

)
(218

)

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 
68

 
110

 

 

Current portion of provisions

 
(48

)
(98

)

 

Income taxes payable (net)

 
421

 
145

 

 

 

 
94

 
(532

)

 

Relating to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities

 
(173

)
(308

)

 

 

Investing activities

 
267

 
(224

)

 

 

 
94

 
(532

)

 

Reconciliation of movements of liabilities to cash flows arising from financing activities:

                                                                                                                                                                                    

($ millions)

 

Short-Term
Debt

 

Current
Portion of
Long-Term
Debt

 

Long-Term
Debt

 

Partnership
Liability

 

Dividends
Payable

 

Derivative
Liabilities
(Assets)(1)

 

 

At December 31, 2016

 

1 273

 
54

 

16 103

 

—

 

—

 
17

 

 

Changes from financing cash flows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net issuance of commercial paper

 

1 065

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

 

 

Gross proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

 

—

 

—

 
955

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

 

 

Debt issuance costs

 

—

 

—

 
(13

)

—

 

—

 

—

 

 

 

Repayment of long-term debt

 

—

 

—

 

(2 561

)

—

 

—

 

—

 

 

 

Realized foreign exchange gain

 
(84

)

—

 
(612

)

—

 

—

 

—

 

 

 

Dividends paid on common shares

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

(2 124

)

—

 

 

 

Payments of finance lease liabilities

 

—

 

—

 
(58

)

—

 

—

 

—

 

 

 

Net settlement of derivatives

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

 
25

 

 

 

Proceeds from sale of non-controlling interest

 

—

 

—

 

—

 
503

 

—

 

—

 

 

 

Distributions to non-controlling interest

 

—

 

—

 

—

 
(20

)

—

 

 

 

 

Non-cash changes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends declared on common shares

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

2 124

 

—

 

 

 

Unrealized foreign exchange gain

 
(118

)

—

 
(653

)

—

 

—

 

—

 

 

 

Deferred financing costs

 

—

 

—

 
(14

)

—

 

—

 

—

 

 

 

New finance lease liabilities

 

—

 

—

 
628

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

 

 

Unrealized fair value gain recognized in net earnings

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

 
(42

)

 

 

Reclassification from long-term debt to current portion of long-term debt

 

—

 
17

 
(17

)

—

 

—

 

—

 

 

 

Reclassification from a finance lease to a service arrangement(2)

 

—

 

—

 
(386

)

—

 

—

 

—

 

 

At December 31, 2017

 

2 136

 
71

 

13 372

 
483

 

—

 

—

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)          

Derivative liabilities (assets) relate to foreign exchange forward contracts and interest rate swaps the company may utilize for risk management purposes in relation to U.S. dollar denominated long-term debt.

(2)          

Service agreements are recorded in Operating, Selling and General expense as incurred.