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Other comprehensive income (loss) information
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Other comprehensive income (loss) information
 
Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):
                         
millions of Canadian dollars
  
2019
 
 
        2018
 
 
        2017
 
Balance at January 1
 
 
(1,517
 
 
(1,815
)
 
 
 
(1,897
)
Postretirement benefits liability adjustment:
 
 
 
   
     
 
Current period change excluding amounts reclassified from accumulated other
 
comprehensive income
 
 
(505
   
158
     
(54
)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income
 
 
111
 
   
140
     
136
 
Balance at December 31
 
 
(1,911
   
(1,517
)
 
   
(1,815
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) -
before-tax
income (expense):
millions of Canadian dollars
  
2019
          2018             2017  
Amortization of postretirement benefits liability adjustment included in net periodic benefit cost
(a)
 
 
(148
)
 
 
(185
)
 
 
(194
)
 
(a)
This accumulated other comprehensive income component is included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost (note 5)
.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income tax expense (credit) for components of other comprehensive income (loss):
 
 
millions of Canadian dollars
  
2019
        
 
  2018
            2017  
Postretirement benefits liability adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Postretirement benefits liability adjustment (excluding amortization)
 
 
(165
)
 
 
59
 
 
 
(20
)
Amortization of postretirement benefits liability adjustment included in net periodic benefit cost
 
 
37
 
 
 
45
 
 
 
58
 
Total
 
 
(128
)
 
 
104
 
 
 
38