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PROVISIONS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Disclosure of other provisions [abstract]  
PROVISIONS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
PROVISIONS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
The Company’s current known provisions and contingent liabilities consist of environmental and restoration obligations, termination benefits and other, and litigation.
The reconciliation of the Company’s provisions is as follows:
 
Environmental
 
Restoration
 
Termination
benefits and other
 
Litigation
 
Total
 
$
 
$
 
$
 
$
 
$
Balance as of December 31, 2017
2,288

 
997

 
554

 
39

 
3,878

Provisions assumed through business acquisitions
50

 
602

 
30

 
942

 
1,624

Additional provisions
100

 
7

 
2,054

 
250

 
2,411

Amounts used
(88
)
 
(5
)
 
(769
)
 
(33
)
 
(895
)
Amounts reversed
(506
)
 

 

 

 
(506
)
Net foreign exchange differences
(15
)
 
(33
)
 
(8
)
 

 
(56
)
Balance as of December 31, 2018
1,829

 
1,568

 
1,861

 
1,198

 
6,456

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amount presented as current
184

 
50

 
1,772

 
256

 
2,262

Amount presented as non-current
1,645

 
1,518

 
89

 
942

 
4,194

Balance as of December 31, 2018
1,829

 
1,568

 
1,861

 
1,198

 
6,456

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Additional provisions

 

 
2,274

 
31

 
2,305

Amounts used
(311
)
 

 
(3,184
)
 
(273
)
 
(3,768
)
Amounts reversed

 

 

 
(192
)
 
(192
)
Net foreign exchange differences
6

 
18

 
10

 

 
34

Balance as of December 31, 2019
1,524

 
1,586

 
961

 
764

 
4,835

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amount presented as current
84

 
50

 
868

 
764

 
1,766

Amount presented as non-current
1,440

 
1,536

 
93

 

 
3,069

Balance as of December 31, 2019
1,524

 
1,586

 
961

 
764

 
4,835


The environmental provision activity pertains primarily to the post-closure activities of the Columbia, South Carolina, Johnson City, Tennessee and Montreal, Quebec manufacturing facilities.
The restoration provision pertains to leases at manufacturing facilities where the Company is obligated to restore the leased properties to the same condition that existed at the lease commencement date. Restoration obligations increased during the year ended December 31, 2018 due to the additional leased manufacturing facilities as a result of the Company's purchase of Polyair on August 3, 2018. Refer to Note 19 for additional information on business acquisitions.
Termination benefit activity during the year ended December 31, 2019 relates primarily to initiatives associated with acquisition integration efforts and the closures of the Montreal, Quebec and Johnson City, Tennessee manufacturing facilities. Termination benefits added during the year ended December 31, 2018 were primarily related to the closure of the Johnson City, Tennessee manufacturing facility. Refer to Note 4 for additional information on manufacturing facility closures, restructuring and other related charges.
The Company is engaged from time-to-time in various legal proceedings and claims that have arisen in the ordinary course of business. The outcome of all of the proceedings and claims against the Company is subject to future resolution, including the uncertainties of litigation. Based on information currently known to the Company and after consultation with outside legal counsel, management believes that the probable ultimate resolution of any such proceedings and claims, individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Company, taken as a whole, and accordingly, no material amounts have been recorded as of December 31, 2019.
As of December 31, 2019, and 2018, no reimbursements are expected to be received by the Company for any of the provided amounts and there were no contingent assets at any of the financial statement reporting dates covered by these consolidated financial statements.