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INFORMATION INCLUDED IN CONSOLIDATED EARNINGS
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Analysis of income and expense [abstract]  
INFORMATION INCLUDED IN CONSOLIDATED EARNINGS
INFORMATION INCLUDED IN CONSOLIDATED EARNINGS
The following table describes the charges incurred by the Company which are included in the Company’s consolidated earnings for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2017:
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
$
 
$
 
$
Employee benefit expense
 
 
 
 
 
Wages, salaries and other short-term benefits
170,657

 
161,661

 
149,472

Termination benefits (Note 14)
204

 
1,733

 
987

Share-based-based compensation expense (Note 15)
3,291

 
8,201

 
3,249

Pension, post-retirement and other long-term employee benefit plans (Note 17):
 
 
 
 
 
Defined benefit plans
2,811

 
3,002

 
2,750

Defined contributions plans
4,699

 
4,631

 
4,016

 
181,662

 
179,228

 
160,474

Finance costs - Interest
 
 
 
 
 
Interest on borrowings
7,973

 
4,770

 
3,737

Amortization of debt issue costs on borrowings
651

 
445

 
473

Interest capitalized to property, plant and equipment
(1,378
)
 
(817
)
 
(657
)
 
7,246

 
4,398

 
3,553

Finance costs - Other expense (income), net
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange gain
(2,663
)
 
(518
)
 
(1,287
)
Other costs, net
(735
)
 
1,123

 
894

 
(3,398
)
 
605

 
(393
)
Additional information
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment (Note 9)
32,409

 
29,402

 
29,857

Amortization of intangible assets (Note 11)
3,729

 
1,890

 
1,023

Impairment (reversal of impairment) of assets (Note 12)
1,433

 
7,062

 
(380
)