BCE (BCE) 6-K 1 Aug 19 2019 Q2 BCE Inc. 2019 Second Quarter Shareholder Report Financial data

Document and Entity Information

Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	BCE INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000718940
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2019
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Type	6-K
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Amendment Flag	false

Consolidated income statements

Consolidated income statements - CAD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Profit or loss [abstract]
Operating revenues	$ 5,930	$ 5,786	$ 11,664	$ 11,376
Operating costs	(3,335)	(3,356)	(6,660)	(6,692)
Severance, acquisition and other costs	(39)	(24)	(63)	(24)
Depreciation	(888)	(787)	(1,770)	(1,567)
Amortization	(223)	(221)	(444)	(433)
Finance costs
Interest expense	(281)	(246)	(564)	(486)
Interest on post-employment benefit obligations	(15)	(17)	(31)	(34)
Other (expense) income	(56)	(88)	45	(149)
Income taxes	(276)	(292)	(569)	(527)
Net earnings	817	755	1,608	1,464
Net earnings attributable to:
Common shareholders	761	704	1,501	1,365
Preferred shareholders	38	35	76	71
Non-controlling interest	18	16	31	28
Net earnings	$ 817	$ 755	$ 1,608	$ 1,464
Net earnings per common share - basic and diluted (in cad per share)	$ 0.85	$ 0.79	$ 1.67	$ 1.52
Average number of common shares outstanding - basic (millions) (in shares)	899.5	898	898.9	899.1

Consolidated statements of comp

Consolidated statements of comprehensive income - CAD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Statement of comprehensive income [abstract]
Net earnings		$ 817	$ 755	$ 1,608	$ 1,464
Items that will be subsequently reclassified to net earnings
Net change in value of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges, net of income taxes of ($4) million and ($2) million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $16 million and ($5) million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively		10	7	(44)	14
Items that will not be reclassified to net earnings
Actuarial (losses) gains on post-employment benefit plans, net of income taxes of $84 million and ($136) million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $118 million and ($94) million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively (1)	[1]	(227)	366	(320)	254
Net change in value of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges, net of income taxes of $4 million and ($6) million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $8 million and ($13) million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively		(10)	16	(22)	35
Other comprehensive (loss) income		(227)	389	(386)	303
Total comprehensive (loss) income		590	1,144	1,222	1,767
Total comprehensive income attributable to:
Common shareholders		535	1,091	1,118	1,665
Preferred shareholders		38	35	76	71
Non-controlling interest		17	18	28	31
Total comprehensive (loss) income		$ 590	$ 1,144	$ 1,222	$ 1,767
[1]	The discount rate used to value our post-employment benefit obligations at June 30, 2019 was 3.0% compared to 3.3% at March 31, 2019 and 3.8% at December 31, 2018. The discount rate used to value our post-employment benefit obligations at June 30, 2018 was 3.7% compared to 3.6% at March 31, 2018 and at December 31, 2017.

Consolidated statements of co_2

Consolidated statements of comprehensive income (Parenthetical) - CAD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Statement of comprehensive income [abstract]
Income tax relating to cash flow hedges	$ (4)	$ (2)	$ 16	$ (5)
Income tax relating to actuarial (losses) gains of defined benefit plans	84	(136)	118	(94)
Income tax relating to changes in fair value of financial liability attributable to change in credit risk of liability included in other comprehensive income	$ 4	$ (6)	$ 8	$ (13)
Actuarial assumption of discount rates	3.00%	3.70%	3.00%	3.70%	3.30%	3.80%	3.60%	3.60%

Consolidated statements of fina

Consolidated statements of financial position - CAD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current assets
Cash	$ 719	$ 425
Cash equivalents	375	0
Trade and other receivables	2,978	3,006
Inventory	487	432
Contract assets	1,005	987
Contract costs	387	370
Prepaid expenses	349	244
Other current assets	189	329
Total current assets	6,489	5,793
Non-current assets
Contract assets	476	506
Contract costs	350	337
Property, plant and equipment	27,415	24,844
Intangible assets	13,232	13,205
Deferred tax assets	137	112
Investments in associates and joint ventures	740	798
Other non-current assets	700	847
Goodwill	10,674	10,658
Total non-current assets	53,724	51,307
Total assets	60,213	57,100
Current liabilities
Trade payables and other liabilities	3,720	3,941
Contract liabilities	708	703
Interest payable	215	196
Dividends payable	736	691
Current tax liabilities	287	253
Debt due within one year	5,676	4,645
Total current liabilities	11,342	10,429
Non-current liabilities
Contract liabilities	219	196
Long-term debt	21,949	19,760
Deferred tax liabilities	3,146	3,163
Post-employment benefit obligations	2,158	1,866
Other non-current liabilities	938	997
Total non-current liabilities	28,410	25,982
Total liabilities	39,752	36,411
Equity attributable to BCE shareholders
Contributed surplus	1,165	1,170
Accumulated other comprehensive income	14	90
Deficit	(5,195)	(4,937)
Total equity attributable to BCE shareholders	20,132	20,363
Non-controlling interest	329	326
Total equity	20,461	20,689
Equity and liabilities	60,213	57,100
Preferred shares
Equity attributable to BCE shareholders
Shares	4,004	4,004
Common shares
Equity attributable to BCE shareholders
Shares	$ 20,144	$ 20,036

Consolidated statements of chan

Consolidated statements of changes in equity - CAD ($) $ in Millions	Total	TOTAL	SHARESPREFERRED SHARES	SHARESCOMMON SHARES	CONTRI-BUTED SURPLUS	ACCUM-ULATED OTHER COMPRE-HENSIVE INCOME	DEFICIT	NON-CONTROL-LING INTEREST
Balance at beginning of period (As previously reported) at Dec. 31, 2017	$ 20,625	$ 20,302	$ 4,004	$ 20,091	$ 1,162	$ (17)	$ (4,938)	$ 323
Net earnings	1,464	1,436					1,436	28
Other comprehensive income (loss)	303	300				46	254	3
Total comprehensive (loss) income	1,767	1,736				46	1,690	31
Common shares issued under employee stock option plan	4	4		4
Other share-based compensation	(31)	(31)			(8)		(23)
Repurchase of common shares	(175)	(175)		(69)	(3)		(103)
Common shares issued for the acquisition of AlarmForce Industries Inc. (AlarmForce)	1	1		1
Dividends declared on BCE common and preferred shares	(1,427)	(1,427)					(1,427)
Dividends declared by subsidiaries to non-controlling interest	(3)							(3)
Settlement of cash flow hedges transferred to the cost basis of hedged items	5	5				5
Return of capital to non-controlling interest	(41)	(6)					(6)	(35)
Other	3							3
Balance at end of period at Jun. 30, 2018	20,724	20,405	4,004	20,027	1,151	34	(4,811)	319
Balance at beginning of period (As previously reported) at Dec. 31, 2018	20,689	20,363	4,004	20,036	1,170	90	(4,937)	326
Balance at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2018	20,689
Net earnings	1,608	1,577					1,577	31
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(386)	(383)				(64)	(319)	(3)
Total comprehensive (loss) income	1,222	1,194				(64)	1,258	28
Common shares issued under employee stock option plan	64	64		67	(3)
Common shares issued under employee savings plan (ESP)	40	40		40
Other share-based compensation	3	3		1	(2)		4
Dividends declared on BCE common and preferred shares	(1,501)	(1,501)					(1,501)
Dividends declared by subsidiaries to non-controlling interest	(39)							(39)
Settlement of cash flow hedges transferred to the cost basis of hedged items	(12)	(12)				(12)
Return of capital to non-controlling interest	15							15
Balance at end of period at Jun. 30, 2019	$ 20,461	$ 20,132	$ 4,004	$ 20,144	$ 1,165	$ 14	$ (5,195)	$ 329

Consolidated statements of cash

Consolidated statements of cash flows - CAD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Cash flows from operating activities
Net earnings	$ 817	$ 755	$ 1,608	$ 1,464
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash flows from operating activities
Severance, acquisition and other costs	39	24	63	24
Depreciation and amortization	1,111	1,008	2,214	2,000
Post-employment benefit plans cost	73	80	158	170
Net interest expense	273	243	551	481
Losses on investments	0	0	4	0
Income taxes	276	292	569	527
Contributions to post-employment benefit plans	(70)	(74)	(151)	(161)
Payments under other post-employment benefit plans	(19)	(19)	(37)	(38)
Severance and other costs paid	(33)	(33)	(99)	(68)
Interest paid	(270)	(252)	(537)	(488)
Income taxes paid (net of refunds)	(127)	(113)	(416)	(397)
Acquisition and other costs paid	(21)	(28)	(50)	(46)
Net change in operating assets and liabilities	44	174	(268)	85
Cash flows from operating activities	2,093	2,057	3,609	3,553
Cash flows used in investing activities
Capital expenditures	(972)	(1,056)	(1,822)	(1,987)
Business acquisitions	(50)	(21)	(50)	(244)
Disposition of intangibles and other assets	0	0	0	68
Acquisition of spectrum licences	0	0	0	(36)
Other investing activities	32	(20)	8	(55)
Cash flows used in investing activities	(990)	(1,097)	(1,864)	(2,254)
Cash flows used in financing activities
Increase in notes payable	277	97	844	40
(Decrease) increase in securitized trade receivables	0	(2)	31	(2)
Issue of long-term debt	1,405	0	1,405	1,466
Repayment of long-term debt	(1,599)	(1,068)	(1,803)	(1,241)
Issue of common shares	44	1	64	2
Purchase of shares for settlement of share-based payments	(10)	(49)	(86)	(137)
Repurchase of common shares	0	0	0	(175)
Cash dividends paid on common shares	(712)	(678)	(1,390)	(1,324)
Cash dividends paid on preferred shares	(37)	(35)	(63)	(68)
Cash dividends paid by subsidiaries to non-controlling interest	(12)	0	(39)	(13)
Return of capital to non-controlling interest	0	(12)	0	(41)
Other financing activities	(33)	(23)	(39)	(41)
Cash flows used in financing activities	(677)	(1,769)	(1,076)	(1,534)
Net increase (decrease) in cash	173	(421)	294	(188)
Cash at beginning of period	546	675	425	442
Cash at end of period	719	254	719	254
Net increase (decrease) in cash equivalents	253	(388)	375	(47)
Cash equivalents at beginning of period	122	524	0	183
Cash equivalents at end of period	$ 375	$ 136	$ 375	$ 136

Corporate information

Corporate information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Corporate Information And Statement Of IFRS Compliance [Abstract]
Corporate information	Note 1 Corporate information BCE is incorporated and domiciled in Canada. BCE’s head office is located at 1, Carrefour Alexander-Graham-Bell, Verdun, Québec, Canada. BCE is a telecommunications and media company providing wireless, wireline, Internet and television (TV) services to residential, business and wholesale customers nationally across Canada. Our Bell Media segment provides conventional TV, specialty TV, pay TV, streaming services, digital media services, radio broadcasting services and out-of-home (OOH) advertising services to customers nationally across Canada.

Basis of presentation and signi

Basis of presentation and significant accounting policies	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Accounting Policies, Changes In Accounting Estimates And Errors [Abstract]
Basis of presentation and significant accounting policies	Note 2 Basis of presentation and significant accounting policies These financial statements were prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), under International Accounting Standard (IAS) 34 - Interim Financial Reporting and were approved by BCE’s board of directors on July 31, 2019 . These financial statements were prepared using the same basis of presentation, accounting policies and methods of computation as outlined in Note 2, Significant accounting policies in our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018 , except as noted below and as described in Note 14, Adoption of IFRS 16 . These financial statements do not include all of the notes required in annual financial statements. All amounts are in millions of Canadian dollars, except where noted. Adoption of new accounting standards IFRS 16 As required, we adopted IFRS 16 - Leases effective January 1, 2019. We adopted IFRS 16 using a modified retrospective approach whereby the financial statements of prior periods presented were not restated and continue to be reported under IAS 17 - Leases, as permitted by the specific transition provisions of IFRS 16. The cumulative effect of the initial adoption of IFRS 16 was reflected as an adjustment to the deficit at January 1, 2019. Under IAS 17, leases of property, plant and equipment were recognized as finance leases when we obtained substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the underlying assets. All other leases were classified as operating leases. IFRS 16 eliminates the distinction between operating and finance leases for lessees, requiring instead that we recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability at lease commencement for all leases, with certain exceptions permitted through elections and practical expedients. Accounting for leases previously classified as finance leases and lessor accounting remains largely unchanged under IFRS 16. We recognized lease liabilities at January 1, 2019 for leases previously classified as operating leases, measured at the present value of lease payments using our incremental borrowing rate at that date. Property, plant and equipment includes the corresponding right-of-use assets also recognized at January 1, 2019. The right-of-use assets were generally measured at an amount equal to the lease liability, adjusted by the amount of any prepaid or accrued lease payments relating to that lease recognized in the balance sheet as at December 31, 2018. In certain cases, the right-of-use assets were measured as though IFRS 16 had been applied since the lease commencement date. A depreciation charge for right-of-use assets is recorded in Depreciation and an interest expense on lease liabilities is recorded in Finance costs in the income statement. As permitted by IFRS 16, we elected not to recognize lease liabilities and right-of-use assets for short-term leases and leases of low value assets, which will continue to be expensed on a straight-line basis over the lease term. We have also applied certain practical expedients to facilitate the initial adoption and ongoing application of IFRS 16: • We generally do not separate non-lease components from related lease components. Each lease component and any associated non-lease components are accounted for as a single lease component. • We apply a single incremental borrowing rate to a portfolio of leases with similar characteristics • As an alternative to performing an impairment review, we adjusted right-of-use assets for any onerous lease provisions recognized in the balance sheet at December 31, 2018 • We applied the exemption not to recognize right-of-use assets and liabilities for certain leases with a remaining term of 12 months or less as of January 1, 2019 • We used hindsight when determining the lease term when the lease contracts contain options to extend or terminate the lease For additional details, see note Note 14, Adoption of IFRS 16.

Business acquisitions and dispo

Business acquisitions and dispositions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Business Combinations1 [Abstract]
Business acquisitions and dispositions	Note 3 Business acquisitions and dispositions 2018 Acquisition of AlarmForce On January 5, 2018, BCE acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of AlarmForce for a total consideration of $182 million , of which $181 million was paid in cash and the remaining $1 million through the issuance of 22,531 BCE common shares. Subsequent to the acquisition of AlarmForce, on January 5, 2018, BCE sold AlarmForce's approximate 39,000 customer accounts in British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan to Telus Communications Inc. for total proceeds of approximately $68 million . AlarmForce provides security alarm monitoring, personal emergency response monitoring, video surveillance and related services to residential and commercial subscribers. The acquisition of AlarmForce supports our strategic expansion in the Smart Home marketplace. AlarmForce is included in our Bell Wireline segment in our consolidated financial statements. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, operating revenues of $26 million and net earnings of $2 million from AlarmForce are included in the consolidated income statements from the date of acquisition. These amounts reflect the amortization of certain elements of the purchase price allocation and related tax adjustments.

Segmented information

Segmented information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Operating Segments [Abstract]
Segmented information	Note 4 Segmented information Our results are reported in three segments: Bell Wireless, Bell Wireline and Bell Media. Our segments reflect how we manage our business and how we classify our operations for planning and measuring performance. To align with changes in how we manage our business and assess performance, the operating results of The Source (Bell) Electronics Inc. (The Source) are now entirely included within our Wireless segment effective January 1, 2019, with prior periods restated for comparative purposes. Previously, The Source’s results were included within our Wireless and Wireline segments. The following tables present financial information by segment for the three month periods ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 . FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2019 NOTE BELL WIRELESS BELL WIRELINE BELL MEDIA INTER- SEGMENT ELIMINA- TIONS BCE Operating revenues External customers 2,175 3,018 737 — 5,930 Inter-segment 14 70 105 (189 ) — Total operating revenues 2,189 3,088 842 (189 ) 5,930 Operating costs 5 (1,209 ) (1,727 ) (588 ) 189 (3,335 ) Segment profit (1) 980 1,361 254 — 2,595 Severance, acquisition and other costs 6 (39 ) Depreciation and amortization (1,111 ) Finance costs Interest expense (281 ) Interest on post-employment benefit obligations 10 (15 ) Other expense 7 (56 ) Income taxes (276 ) Net earnings 817 (1) The chief operating decision maker uses primarily one measure of profit to make decisions and assess performance, being operating revenues less operating costs. FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2018 NOTE BELL WIRELESS BELL WIRELINE BELL MEDIA INTER- SEGMENT ELIMINA- TIONS BCE Operating revenues External customers 2,107 3,002 677 — 5,786 Inter-segment 14 59 114 (187 ) — Total operating revenues 2,121 3,061 791 (187 ) 5,786 Operating costs 5 (1,229 ) (1,728 ) (586 ) 187 (3,356 ) Segment profit (1) 892 1,333 205 — 2,430 Severance, acquisition and other costs 6 (24 ) Depreciation and amortization (1,008 ) Finance costs Interest expense (246 ) Interest on post-employment benefit obligations 10 (17 ) Other expense 7 (88 ) Income taxes (292 ) Net earnings 755 (1) The chief operating decision maker uses primarily one measure of profit to make decisions and assess performance, being operating revenues less operating costs. The following tables present financial information by segment for the six month periods ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 . FOR THE SIX MONTH PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2019 NOTE BELL WIRELESS BELL WIRELINE BELL MEDIA INTER- SEGMENT ELIMINA- TIONS BCE Operating revenues External customers 4,274 6,013 1,377 — 11,664 Inter-segment 27 139 210 (376 ) — Total operating revenues 4,301 6,152 1,587 (376 ) 11,664 Operating costs 5 (2,416 ) (3,452 ) (1,168 ) 376 (6,660 ) Segment profit (1) 1,885 2,700 419 — 5,004 Severance, acquisition and other costs 6 (63 ) Depreciation and amortization (2,214 ) Finance costs Interest expense (564 ) Interest on post-employment benefit obligations 10 (31 ) Other income 7 45 Income taxes (569 ) Net earnings 1,608 (1) The chief operating decision maker uses primarily one measure of profit to make decisions and assess performance, being operating revenues less operating costs. FOR THE SIX MONTH PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2018 NOTE BELL WIRELESS BELL WIRELINE BELL MEDIA INTER- SEGMENT ELIMINA- TIONS BCE Operating revenues External customers 4,115 5,953 1,308 — 11,376 Inter-segment 27 117 232 (376 ) — Total operating revenues 4,142 6,070 1,540 (376 ) 11,376 Operating costs 5 (2,439 ) (3,424 ) (1,205 ) 376 (6,692 ) Segment profit (1) 1,703 2,646 335 — 4,684 Severance, acquisition and other costs 6 (24 ) Depreciation and amortization (2,000 ) Finance costs Interest expense (486 ) Interest on post-employment benefit obligations 10 (34 ) Other expense 7 (149 ) Income taxes (527 ) Net earnings 1,464 (1) The chief operating decision maker uses primarily one measure of profit to make decisions and assess performance, being operating revenues less operating costs. Revenues by services and products THREE MONTHS SIX MONTHS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30 2019 2018 2019 2018 Services (1) Wireless 1,606 1,566 3,160 3,068 Data 1,929 1,869 3,814 3,689 Voice 897 953 1,804 1,901 Media 737 677 1,377 1,308 Other services 62 64 121 127 Total services 5,231 5,129 10,276 10,093 Products (2) Wireless 569 541 1,114 1,047 Data 120 98 253 202 Equipment and other 10 18 21 34 Total products 699 657 1,388 1,283 Total operating revenues 5,930 5,786 11,664 11,376 (1) Our service revenues are generally recognized over time. (2) Our product revenues are generally recognized at a point in time.

Operating costs

Operating costs	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Analysis of income and expense [abstract]
Operating costs	Note 5 Operating costs THREE MONTHS SIX MONTHS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30 NOTE 2019 2018 2019 2018 Labour costs Wages, salaries and related taxes and benefits (1) (1,091 ) (1,093 ) (2,150 ) (2,153 ) Post-employment benefit plans service cost (net of capitalized amounts) 10 (58 ) (63 ) (127 ) (136 ) Other labour costs (2) (257 ) (262 ) (486 ) (510 ) Less: Capitalized labour (1) 271 278 515 522 Total labour costs (1,135 ) (1,140 ) (2,248 ) (2,277 ) Cost of revenues (1) (3) (1,713 ) (1,717 ) (3,458 ) (3,424 ) Other operating costs (1) (4) (487 ) (499 ) (954 ) (991 ) Total operating costs (3,335 ) (3,356 ) (6,660 ) (6,692 ) (1) We have reclassified amounts from the previous period to make them consistent with the presentation for the current period. (2) Other labour costs include contractor and outsourcing costs. (3) Cost of revenues includes costs of wireless devices and other equipment sold, network and content costs, and payments to other carriers. (4) Other operating costs include marketing, advertising and sales commission costs, bad debt expense, taxes other than income taxes, information technology costs, professional service fees and rent.

Severance, acquisition and othe

Severance, acquisition and other costs	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Analysis of income and expense [abstract]
Severance, acquisition and other costs	Note 6 Severance, acquisition and other costs THREE MONTHS SIX MONTHS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30 2019 2018 2019 2018 Severance (20 ) (15 ) (27 ) (24 ) Acquisition and other (19 ) (9 ) (36 ) — Total severance, acquisition and other costs (39 ) (24 ) (63 ) (24 ) Severance costs Severance costs consist of charges related to involuntary and voluntary employee terminations. Acquisition and other costs Acquisition and other costs consist of transaction costs, such as legal and financial advisory fees, related to completed or potential acquisitions, employee severance costs related to the purchase of a business, the costs to integrate acquired companies into our operations and litigation costs, when they are significant.

Other (expense) income

Other (expense) income	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Analysis of income and expense [abstract]
Other (expense) income	Note 7 Other (expense) income THREE MONTHS SIX MONTHS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30 NOTE 2019 2018 2019 2018 Net mark-to-market gains (losses) on derivatives used to economically hedge equity settled share-based compensation plans 12 (30 ) 112 (107 ) Equity (losses) income from investments in associates and joint ventures Losses on investments (1) (53 ) (20 ) (53 ) (20 ) Operations (6 ) (20 ) 5 (3 ) Early debt redemption costs 9 (18 ) (18 ) (18 ) (18 ) Impairment of assets (1 ) — (5 ) (4 ) Losses on retirements and disposals of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets (1 ) (2 ) (6 ) (1 ) Losses on investments — — (4 ) — Other 11 2 14 4 Total other (expense) income (56 ) (88 ) 45 (149 ) (1) The $53 million and $20 million loss in 2019 and 2018, respectively, represents BCE's share of an obligation to repurchase at fair value the minority interest in one of BCE's joint ventures. The obligation is marked to market each reporting period and the gain or loss on investment is recorded as equity gains or losses from investments in associates and joint ventures.

Earnings per share

Earnings per share	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Earnings per share [abstract]
Earnings per share	Note 8 Earnings per share The following table shows the components used in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per common share for earnings attributable to common shareholders. THREE MONTHS SIX MONTHS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30 2019 2018 2019 2018 Net earnings attributable to common shareholders - basic 761 704 1,501 1,365 Dividends declared per common share (in dollars) 0.7925 0.7550 1.5850 1.5100 Weighted average number of common shares outstanding (in millions) Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic 899.5 898.0 898.9 899.1 Assumed exercise of stock options (1) 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.3 Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - diluted (in millions) 900.3 898.3 899.4 899.4 (1) The calculation of the assumed exercise of stock options includes the effect of the average unrecognized future compensation cost of dilutive options. It excludes options for which the exercise price is higher than the average market value of a BCE common share. The number of excluded options was 3,379,952 for the second quarter of 2019 and 6,349,240 for the first half of 2019, compared to 12,050,731 for both the second quarter of 2018 and the first half of 2018.

Debt

Debt	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Financial Instruments [Abstract]
Debt	Note 9 Debt On June 13, 2019, Bell Canada redeemed, prior to maturity, its 3.25% Series M-27 medium term note (MTN) debentures, having an outstanding principal amount of $1 billion , which were due June 17, 2020. On May 24, 2019, Bell Canada redeemed, prior to maturity, its 3.54% Series M-37 debentures, having an outstanding principal amount of $400 million , which were due on June 12, 2020. In Q2 2019, we incurred early debt redemption charges of $18 million which were recorded in Other (expense) income in the income statement. On May 13, 2019, Bell Canada issued 2.75% Series M-49 MTN debentures under its 1997 trust indenture, with a principal amount of $600 million , which mature on January 29, 2025. In addition, on the same date, Bell Canada issued 4.30% Series US-2 Notes under its 2016 trust indenture, with a principal amount of $600 million in U.S. dollars ( $808 million in Canadian dollars), which mature on July 29, 2049. The Series US-2 Notes have been hedged for foreign currency fluctuations through cross currency interest rate swaps. See Note 11, Financial assets and liabilities , for additional details.

Post-employee benefit plans

Post-employee benefit plans	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Employee Benefits [Abstract]
Post-employment benefit plans	Note 10 Post-employment benefit plans Post-employment benefit plans cost We provide pension and other benefits for most of our employees. These include defined benefit (DB) pension plans, defined contribution (DC) pension plans and other post-employment benefits (OPEBs). COMPONENTS OF POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFIT PLANS SERVICE COST THREE MONTHS SIX MONTHS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30 2019 2018 2019 2018 DB pension (48 ) (53 ) (96 ) (106 ) DC pension (25 ) (24 ) (59 ) (57 ) OPEBs — (1 ) (1 ) (2 ) Less: Capitalized benefit plans cost 15 15 29 29 Total post-employment benefit plans service cost included in operating costs (58 ) (63 ) (127 ) (136 ) Other costs recognized in severance, acquisition and other costs — — — (4 ) Total post-employment benefit plans service cost (58 ) (63 ) (127 ) (140 ) COMPONENTS OF POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFIT PLANS FINANCING COST THREE MONTHS SIX MONTHS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30 2019 2018 2019 2018 DB pension (5 ) (5 ) (10 ) (11 ) OPEBs (10 ) (12 ) (21 ) (23 ) Total interest on post-employment benefit obligations (15 ) (17 ) (31 ) (34 )

Financial assets and liabilitie

Financial assets and liabilities	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Financial Instruments [Abstract]
Financial assets and liabilities	Note 11 Financial assets and liabilities FAIR VALUE The following table provides the fair value details of financial instruments measured at amortized cost in the statements of financial position. JUNE 30, 2019 DECEMBER 31, 2018 CLASSIFICATION FAIR VALUE METHODOLOGY CARRYING VALUE FAIR VALUE CARRYING VALUE FAIR VALUE CRTC tangible benefits obligation Trade payables and other liabilities and other non-current liabilities Present value of estimated future cash flows discounted using observable market interest rates 35 35 61 61 CRTC deferral account obligation Trade payables and other liabilities and other non-current liabilities Present value of estimated future cash flows discounted using observable market interest rates 82 86 108 112 Debt securities Debt due within one year and long-term debt Quoted market price of debt 18,105 20,361 18,188 19,178 Finance leases (1) Debt due within one year and long-term debt Present value of future cash flows discounted using observable market interest rates — — 2,097 2,304 (1) Upon adoption of IFRS 16 on January 1, 2019, fair value disclosures are no longer required for leases. The following table provides the fair value details of financial instruments measured at fair value in the statements of financial position. FAIR VALUE CLASSIFICATION CARRYING VALUE OF ASSET (LIABILITY) QUOTED PRICES IN ACTIVE MARKETS FOR IDENTICAL ASSETS (LEVEL 1) OBSERVABLE MARKET DATA (LEVEL 2) (1) NON-OBSERVABLE MARKET INPUTS (LEVEL 3) (2) June 30, 2019 Publicly-traded and privately-held investments Other non-current assets 121 1 — 120 Derivative financial instruments Other current assets, trade payables and other liabilities, other non-current assets and liabilities (73 ) — (73 ) — Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. (MLSE) financial liability (3) Trade payables and other liabilities (135 ) — — (135 ) Other Other non-current assets and liabilities 56 1 126 (71 ) December 31, 2018 Publicly-traded and privately-held investments Other non-current assets 110 1 — 109 Derivative financial instruments Other current assets, trade payables and other liabilities, other non-current assets and liabilities 181 — 181 — MLSE financial liability (3) Trade payables and other liabilities (135 ) — — (135 ) Other Other non-current assets and liabilities 43 — 114 (71 ) (1) Observable market data such as equity prices, interest rates, swap rate curves and foreign currency exchange rates. (2) Non-observable market inputs such as discounted cash flows and earnings multiples. A reasonable change in our assumptions would not result in a significant increase (decrease) to our level 3 financial instruments. (3) Represents BCE’s obligation to repurchase the BCE Master Trust Fund's (Master Trust Fund) 9% interest in MLSE at a price not less than an agreed minimum price should the Master Trust Fund exercise its put option. The obligation to repurchase is marked to market each reporting period and the gain or loss is recorded in Other (expense) income in the income statements. The option has been exercisable since 2017. CURRENCY EXPOSURES We use forward contracts, options and cross currency basis swaps to manage foreign currency risk related to anticipated purchases and sales and certain foreign currency debt. A 10% depreciation (appreciation) in the value of the Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar would result in a loss (gain) of $8 million ( $2 million ) recognized in net earnings at June 30, 2019 and a gain (loss) of $186 million ( $174 million ) recognized in Other comprehensive (loss) income at June 30, 2019 , with all other variables held constant . A 10% depreciation (appreciation) in the value of the Canadian dollar relative to the Philippines Peso would result in a gain (loss) of $3 million in Other comprehensive (loss) income at June 30, 2019, with all other variables held constant. In Q2 2019, we entered into a cross currency interest rate swap with a notional amount of $600 million in U.S. dollars ( $808 million in Canadian dollars) to hedge the U.S. currency exposure of our Series US-2 Notes maturing in 2049. See Note 9, Debt , for additional details. The following table provides further details on our outstanding foreign currency forward contracts and options as at June 30, 2019 . TYPE OF HEDGE BUY CURRENCY AMOUNT TO RECEIVE SELL CURRENCY AMOUNT TO PAY MATURITY HEDGED ITEM Cash flow USD 2,960 CAD 3,942 2019 Commercial paper Cash flow USD 419 CAD 520 2019 Anticipated transactions Cash flow PHP 892 CAD 22 2019 Anticipated transactions Cash flow USD 762 CAD 991 2020 Anticipated transactions Cash flow PHP 932 CAD 23 2020 Anticipated transactions Cash flow USD 40 CAD 50 2021 Anticipated transactions Economic USD 60 CAD 77 2019 Anticipated transactions Economic - put options USD 45 CAD 56 2019 Anticipated transactions Economic - put options USD 81 CAD 101 2020 Anticipated transactions Economic - call options USD 48 CAD 60 2020 Anticipated transactions INTEREST RATE EXPOSURES A 1% increase (decrease) in interest rates would result in a decrease (increase) of $36 million in net earnings at June 30, 2019 . EQUITY PRICE EXPOSURES We use equity forward contracts on BCE’s common shares to economically hedge the cash flow exposure related to the settlement of equity settled share-based compensation plans and the equity price risk related to a cash-settled share-based payment plan. The fair value of our equity forward contracts at June 30, 2019 was an asset of $ 30 million . A 5% increase (decrease) in the market price of BCE’s common shares at June 30, 2019 would result in a gain (loss) of $ 38 million recognized in net earnings, with all other variables held constant.

Share capital

Share capital	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Disclosure Of Share Capital, Reserves And Other Equity Interest [Abstract]
Share capital	Note 12 Share capital NORMAL COURSE ISSUER BID PROGRAM (NCIB) In Q1 2018, BCE repurchased and canceled 3,085,697 common shares for a total cost of $175 million through a NCIB. Of the total cost, $69 million represented stated capital and $3 million represented the reduction of the contributed surplus attributable to these common shares. The remaining $103 million was charged to the deficit.

Share-based payments

Share-based payments	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Share-based Payment Arrangements [Abstract]
Share-based payments	Note 13 Share-based payments The following share-based payment amounts are included in the income statements as operating costs. THREE MONTHS SIX MONTHS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30 2019 2018 2019 2018 ESP (8 ) (7 ) (15 ) (14 ) Restricted share units (RSUs) and performance share units (PSUs) (11 ) (11 ) (31 ) (30 ) Other (1) (2 ) (2 ) (6 ) (6 ) Total share-based payments (21 ) (20 ) (52 ) (50 ) (1) Includes deferred share plan (DSP), deferred share units (DSUs) and stock options. The following tables summarize the change in outstanding ESP shares, RSUs/PSUs, DSUs and stock options for the period ended June 30, 2019 . ESP NUMBER OF ESP SHARES Unvested contributions, January 1, 2019 1,120,426 Contributions (1) 312,010 Dividends credited 29,297 Vested (269,118 ) Forfeited (77,008 ) Unvested contributions, June 30, 2019 1,115,607 (1) The weighted average fair value of the shares contributed during the six months ended June 30, 2019 was $59 . RSUs/PSUs NUMBER OF RSUs/PSUs Outstanding, January 1, 2019 2,812,697 Granted (1) 970,519 Dividends credited 75,916 Settled (908,461 ) Forfeited (41,829 ) Outstanding, June 30, 2019 2,908,842 (1) The weighted average fair value of the RSUs/PSUs granted during the six months ended June 30, 2019 was $58 . DSUs NUMBER OF DSUs Outstanding, January 1, 2019 4,391,997 Issued (1) 62,371 Settlement of RSUs/PSUs 146,960 Dividends credited 119,313 Settled (121,040 ) Outstanding, June 30, 2019 4,599,601 (1) The weighted average fair value of the DSUs issued during the six months ended June 30, 2019 was $58 . STOCK OPTIONS NUMBER OF OPTIONS WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXERCISE PRICE ($) Outstanding, January 1, 2019 14,072,332 56 Granted 3,343,317 58 Exercised (1) (1,212,974 ) 53 Forfeited (33,613 ) 58 Outstanding, June 30, 2019 16,169,062 57 Exercisable, June 30, 2019 5,994,529 55 (1) The weighted average share price for options exercised during the six months ended June 30, 2019 was $60 . ASSUMPTIONS USED IN STOCK OPTION PRICING MODEL The fair value of options granted was determined using a variation of a binomial option pricing model that takes into account factors specific to the share incentive plans, such as the vesting period. The following table shows the principal assumptions used in the valuation. 2019 Weighted average fair value per option granted $2.34 Weighted average share price $58 Weighted average exercise price $58 Expected dividend growth 5 % Expected volatility 14 % Risk-free interest rate 2 % Expected life (years) 4 Expected dividend growth was assumed to be commensurate with BCE's dividend growth strategy. Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of BCE’s share price. The risk-free rate used is equal to the yield available on Government of Canada bonds at the date of grant with a term equal to the expected life of the options.

Adoption of IFRS 16

Adoption of IFRS 16	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Leases (IFRS 16) [Abstract]
Adoption of IFRS 16	Note 14 Adoption of IFRS 16 Upon adoption of IFRS 16 on January 1, 2019, we recognized right-of-use assets of $2,257 million within property, plant and equipment, and lease liabilities of $2,304 million within debt, with an increase to our deficit of $19 million . These amounts were recognized in addition to assets under finance leases of $1,947 million and the corresponding finance lease liabilities of $2,097 million at December 31, 2018 under IAS 17. As a result, on January 1, 2019, our total right-of-use assets and lease liabilities amounted to $4,204 million and $4,401 million , respectively. The table below shows the impacts of adopting IFRS 16 on our January 1, 2019 consolidated statement of financial position. December 31, 2018 as reported IFRS 16 impacts January 1, 2019 upon adoption of IFRS 16 Prepaid expenses 244 (55 ) 189 Other current assets 329 9 338 Property, plant and equipment 24,844 2,257 27,101 Other non-current assets 847 17 864 Trade payables and other liabilities 3,941 (10 ) 3,931 Debt due within one year 4,645 293 4,938 Long-term debt 19,760 2,011 21,771 Deferred tax liabilities 3,163 (7 ) 3,156 Other non-current liabilities 997 (39 ) 958 Deficit (4,937 ) (19 ) (4,956 ) Non-controlling interest 326 (1 ) 325 BCE's operating lease commitments at December 31, 2018 were $1,612 million . The difference between operating lease commitments at December 31, 2018 and lease liabilities of $2,304 million upon adoption of IFRS 16 at January 1, 2019, is due mainly to an increase of $1,122 million related to renewal options reasonably certain to be exercised, an increase of $112 million mainly related to non-monetary transactions and a decrease of ($542) million as a result of discounting applied to future lease payments, which was determined using a weighted-average incremental borrowing rate of 3.49% at January 1, 2019. 2018 accounting policies updated for IFRS 16 Significant accounting policies - Leases The following accounting policy applies as of January 1, 2019 following the adoption of IFRS 16. Prior to January 1, 2019, we continued to apply IAS 17 as disclosed in our 2018 annual consolidated financial statements, as permitted by the specific transition provisions of IFRS 16. We enter into leases for network infrastructure and equipment, land and buildings in the normal course of business. Lease contracts are typically made for fixed periods but may include purchase, renewal or termination options. Leases are negotiated on an individual basis and contain a wide range of different terms and conditions. We assess whether a contract contains a lease at inception of the contract. A lease contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period in exchange for consideration. We recognize lease liabilities with corresponding right-of-use assets for all lease agreements, except for short-term leases and leases of low value assets, which are expensed on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Consideration in a contract is allocated to lease and non-lease components on a relative stand-alone value basis. We generally account for lease components and any associated non-lease components as a single lease component. Lease liabilities are initially measured at the present value of the lease payments that are not paid at the commencement date, discounted using our incremental borrowing rate, unless the rate implicit in the lease is readily determinable. We apply a single incremental borrowing rate to a portfolio of leases with similar characteristics. Lease payments included in the measurement of the lease liability comprise: • Fixed (and in-substance fixed) lease payments, less any lease incentives • Variable lease payments that depend on an index or rate • Payments expected under residual value guarantees and payments relating to purchase options and renewal option periods that are reasonably certain to be exercised (or periods subject to termination options that are not reasonably certain to be exercised) Lease liabilities are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method. Lease liabilities are remeasured, with a corresponding adjustment to the related right-of-use assets, when there is a change in variable lease payments arising from a change in an index or rate, or when we change our assessment of whether purchase, renewal or termination options will be exercised. Right-of-use assets are measured at cost, comprised of the initial measurement of the corresponding lease liabilities, lease payments made at or before the commencement date and any initial direct costs. They are subsequently depreciated on a straight-line basis and reduced by impairment losses, if any. Right-of-use assets may also be adjusted to reflect the remeasurement of related lease liabilities. If we obtain ownership of the leased asset by the end of the lease term or the cost of the right-of-use asset reflects the exercise of a purchase option, we depreciate the right-of-use asset from the lease commencement date to the end of the useful life of the underlying asset. Otherwise, we depreciate the right-of-use asset from the commencement date to the earlier of the end of the useful life of the underlying asset or the end of the lease term. Variable lease payments that do not depend on an index or rate are not included in the measurement of lease liabilities and right-of-use assets. The related payments are expensed in Operating costs in the period in which the event or condition that triggers those payments occurs. Estimates and key judgments SIGNIFICANT JUDGMENTS AND ESTIMATES RELATING TO THE APPLICATION OF IFRS 16 The application of IFRS 16 requires BCE to make judgments and estimates that affect the measurement of right-of-use assets and liabilities. In determining the lease term, we must consider all facts and circumstances that create an economic incentive to exercise renewal options (or not exercise termination options). Assessing whether a contract includes a lease also requires judgment. Estimates are required to determine the appropriate discount rate used to measure lease liabilities.

Basis of presentation and sig_2

Basis of presentation and significant accounting policies (Policies)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Accounting Policies, Changes In Accounting Estimates And Errors [Abstract]
Adoption of new accounting standards	Adoption of new accounting standards IFRS 16 As required, we adopted IFRS 16 - Leases effective January 1, 2019. We adopted IFRS 16 using a modified retrospective approach whereby the financial statements of prior periods presented were not restated and continue to be reported under IAS 17 - Leases, as permitted by the specific transition provisions of IFRS 16. The cumulative effect of the initial adoption of IFRS 16 was reflected as an adjustment to the deficit at January 1, 2019. Under IAS 17, leases of property, plant and equipment were recognized as finance leases when we obtained substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the underlying assets. All other leases were classified as operating leases. IFRS 16 eliminates the distinction between operating and finance leases for lessees, requiring instead that we recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability at lease commencement for all leases, with certain exceptions permitted through elections and practical expedients. Accounting for leases previously classified as finance leases and lessor accounting remains largely unchanged under IFRS 16. We recognized lease liabilities at January 1, 2019 for leases previously classified as operating leases, measured at the present value of lease payments using our incremental borrowing rate at that date. Property, plant and equipment includes the corresponding right-of-use assets also recognized at January 1, 2019. The right-of-use assets were generally measured at an amount equal to the lease liability, adjusted by the amount of any prepaid or accrued lease payments relating to that lease recognized in the balance sheet as at December 31, 2018. In certain cases, the right-of-use assets were measured as though IFRS 16 had been applied since the lease commencement date. A depreciation charge for right-of-use assets is recorded in Depreciation and an interest expense on lease liabilities is recorded in Finance costs in the income statement. As permitted by IFRS 16, we elected not to recognize lease liabilities and right-of-use assets for short-term leases and leases of low value assets, which will continue to be expensed on a straight-line basis over the lease term. We have also applied certain practical expedients to facilitate the initial adoption and ongoing application of IFRS 16: • We generally do not separate non-lease components from related lease components. Each lease component and any associated non-lease components are accounted for as a single lease component. • We apply a single incremental borrowing rate to a portfolio of leases with similar characteristics • As an alternative to performing an impairment review, we adjusted right-of-use assets for any onerous lease provisions recognized in the balance sheet at December 31, 2018 • We applied the exemption not to recognize right-of-use assets and liabilities for certain leases with a remaining term of 12 months or less as of January 1, 2019 • We used hindsight when determining the lease term when the lease contracts contain options to extend or terminate the lease For additional details, see note Note 14, Adoption of IFRS 16. The table below shows the impacts of adopting IFRS 16 on our January 1, 2019 consolidated statement of financial position. December 31, 2018 as reported IFRS 16 impacts January 1, 2019 upon adoption of IFRS 16 Prepaid expenses 244 (55 ) 189 Other current assets 329 9 338 Property, plant and equipment 24,844 2,257 27,101 Other non-current assets 847 17 864 Trade payables and other liabilities 3,941 (10 ) 3,931 Debt due within one year 4,645 293 4,938 Long-term debt 19,760 2,011 21,771 Deferred tax liabilities 3,163 (7 ) 3,156 Other non-current liabilities 997 (39 ) 958 Deficit (4,937 ) (19 ) (4,956 ) Non-controlling interest 326 (1 ) 325

Segmented information (Tables)

Segmented information (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Operating Segments [Abstract]
Segmented information	The following tables present financial information by segment for the three month periods ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 . FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2019 NOTE BELL WIRELESS BELL WIRELINE BELL MEDIA INTER- SEGMENT ELIMINA- TIONS BCE Operating revenues External customers 2,175 3,018 737 — 5,930 Inter-segment 14 70 105 (189 ) — Total operating revenues 2,189 3,088 842 (189 ) 5,930 Operating costs 5 (1,209 ) (1,727 ) (588 ) 189 (3,335 ) Segment profit (1) 980 1,361 254 — 2,595 Severance, acquisition and other costs 6 (39 ) Depreciation and amortization (1,111 ) Finance costs Interest expense (281 ) Interest on post-employment benefit obligations 10 (15 ) Other expense 7 (56 ) Income taxes (276 ) Net earnings 817 (1) The chief operating decision maker uses primarily one measure of profit to make decisions and assess performance, being operating revenues less operating costs. FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2018 NOTE BELL WIRELESS BELL WIRELINE BELL MEDIA INTER- SEGMENT ELIMINA- TIONS BCE Operating revenues External customers 2,107 3,002 677 — 5,786 Inter-segment 14 59 114 (187 ) — Total operating revenues 2,121 3,061 791 (187 ) 5,786 Operating costs 5 (1,229 ) (1,728 ) (586 ) 187 (3,356 ) Segment profit (1) 892 1,333 205 — 2,430 Severance, acquisition and other costs 6 (24 ) Depreciation and amortization (1,008 ) Finance costs Interest expense (246 ) Interest on post-employment benefit obligations 10 (17 ) Other expense 7 (88 ) Income taxes (292 ) Net earnings 755 (1) The chief operating decision maker uses primarily one measure of profit to make decisions and assess performance, being operating revenues less operating costs. The following tables present financial information by segment for the six month periods ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 . FOR THE SIX MONTH PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2019 NOTE BELL WIRELESS BELL WIRELINE BELL MEDIA INTER- SEGMENT ELIMINA- TIONS BCE Operating revenues External customers 4,274 6,013 1,377 — 11,664 Inter-segment 27 139 210 (376 ) — Total operating revenues 4,301 6,152 1,587 (376 ) 11,664 Operating costs 5 (2,416 ) (3,452 ) (1,168 ) 376 (6,660 ) Segment profit (1) 1,885 2,700 419 — 5,004 Severance, acquisition and other costs 6 (63 ) Depreciation and amortization (2,214 ) Finance costs Interest expense (564 ) Interest on post-employment benefit obligations 10 (31 ) Other income 7 45 Income taxes (569 ) Net earnings 1,608 (1) The chief operating decision maker uses primarily one measure of profit to make decisions and assess performance, being operating revenues less operating costs. FOR THE SIX MONTH PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2018 NOTE BELL WIRELESS BELL WIRELINE BELL MEDIA INTER- SEGMENT ELIMINA- TIONS BCE Operating revenues External customers 4,115 5,953 1,308 — 11,376 Inter-segment 27 117 232 (376 ) — Total operating revenues 4,142 6,070 1,540 (376 ) 11,376 Operating costs 5 (2,439 ) (3,424 ) (1,205 ) 376 (6,692 ) Segment profit (1) 1,703 2,646 335 — 4,684 Severance, acquisition and other costs 6 (24 ) Depreciation and amortization (2,000 ) Finance costs Interest expense (486 ) Interest on post-employment benefit obligations 10 (34 ) Other expense 7 (149 ) Income taxes (527 ) Net earnings 1,464 (1) The chief operating decision maker uses primarily one measure of profit to make decisions and assess performance, being operating revenues less operating costs.
Revenues by services and products	Revenues by services and products THREE MONTHS SIX MONTHS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30 2019 2018 2019 2018 Services (1) Wireless 1,606 1,566 3,160 3,068 Data 1,929 1,869 3,814 3,689 Voice 897 953 1,804 1,901 Media 737 677 1,377 1,308 Other services 62 64 121 127 Total services 5,231 5,129 10,276 10,093 Products (2) Wireless 569 541 1,114 1,047 Data 120 98 253 202 Equipment and other 10 18 21 34 Total products 699 657 1,388 1,283 Total operating revenues 5,930 5,786 11,664 11,376 (1) Our service revenues are generally recognized over time. (2) Our product revenues are generally recognized at a point in time.

Operating costs (Tables)

Operating costs (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Analysis of income and expense [abstract]
Disclosure of operating costs	THREE MONTHS SIX MONTHS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30 NOTE 2019 2018 2019 2018 Labour costs Wages, salaries and related taxes and benefits (1) (1,091 ) (1,093 ) (2,150 ) (2,153 ) Post-employment benefit plans service cost (net of capitalized amounts) 10 (58 ) (63 ) (127 ) (136 ) Other labour costs (2) (257 ) (262 ) (486 ) (510 ) Less: Capitalized labour (1) 271 278 515 522 Total labour costs (1,135 ) (1,140 ) (2,248 ) (2,277 ) Cost of revenues (1) (3) (1,713 ) (1,717 ) (3,458 ) (3,424 ) Other operating costs (1) (4) (487 ) (499 ) (954 ) (991 ) Total operating costs (3,335 ) (3,356 ) (6,660 ) (6,692 ) (1) We have reclassified amounts from the previous period to make them consistent with the presentation for the current period. (2) Other labour costs include contractor and outsourcing costs. (3) Cost of revenues includes costs of wireless devices and other equipment sold, network and content costs, and payments to other carriers. (4) Other operating costs include marketing, advertising and sales commission costs, bad debt expense, taxes other than income taxes, information technology costs, professional service fees and rent.

Severance, acquisition and ot_2

Severance, acquisition and other costs (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Analysis of income and expense [abstract]
Disclosure of severance, acquisition and other costs	THREE MONTHS SIX MONTHS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30 2019 2018 2019 2018 Severance (20 ) (15 ) (27 ) (24 ) Acquisition and other (19 ) (9 ) (36 ) — Total severance, acquisition and other costs (39 ) (24 ) (63 ) (24 )

Other (expense) income (Tables)

Other (expense) income (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Analysis of income and expense [abstract]
Schedule of other income	THREE MONTHS SIX MONTHS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30 NOTE 2019 2018 2019 2018 Net mark-to-market gains (losses) on derivatives used to economically hedge equity settled share-based compensation plans 12 (30 ) 112 (107 ) Equity (losses) income from investments in associates and joint ventures Losses on investments (1) (53 ) (20 ) (53 ) (20 ) Operations (6 ) (20 ) 5 (3 ) Early debt redemption costs 9 (18 ) (18 ) (18 ) (18 ) Impairment of assets (1 ) — (5 ) (4 ) Losses on retirements and disposals of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets (1 ) (2 ) (6 ) (1 ) Losses on investments — — (4 ) — Other 11 2 14 4 Total other (expense) income (56 ) (88 ) 45 (149 ) (1) The $53 million and $20 million loss in 2019 and 2018, respectively, represents BCE's share of an obligation to repurchase at fair value the minority interest in one of BCE's joint ventures. The obligation is marked to market each reporting period and the gain or loss on investment is recorded as equity gains or losses from investments in associates and joint ventures.

Earnings per share (Tables)

Earnings per share (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Earnings per share [abstract]
Schedule of components used in calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share	The following table shows the components used in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per common share for earnings attributable to common shareholders. THREE MONTHS SIX MONTHS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30 2019 2018 2019 2018 Net earnings attributable to common shareholders - basic 761 704 1,501 1,365 Dividends declared per common share (in dollars) 0.7925 0.7550 1.5850 1.5100 Weighted average number of common shares outstanding (in millions) Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic 899.5 898.0 898.9 899.1 Assumed exercise of stock options (1) 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.3 Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - diluted (in millions) 900.3 898.3 899.4 899.4 (1) The calculation of the assumed exercise of stock options includes the effect of the average unrecognized future compensation cost of dilutive options. It excludes options for which the exercise price is higher than the average market value of a BCE common share. The number of excluded options was 3,379,952 for the second quarter of 2019 and 6,349,240 for the first half of 2019, compared to 12,050,731 for both the second quarter of 2018 and the first half of 2018.

Post-employee benefit plans (Ta

Post-employee benefit plans (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Employee Benefits [Abstract]
Components of post-employment benefit plans service cost	COMPONENTS OF POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFIT PLANS SERVICE COST THREE MONTHS SIX MONTHS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30 2019 2018 2019 2018 DB pension (48 ) (53 ) (96 ) (106 ) DC pension (25 ) (24 ) (59 ) (57 ) OPEBs — (1 ) (1 ) (2 ) Less: Capitalized benefit plans cost 15 15 29 29 Total post-employment benefit plans service cost included in operating costs (58 ) (63 ) (127 ) (136 ) Other costs recognized in severance, acquisition and other costs — — — (4 ) Total post-employment benefit plans service cost (58 ) (63 ) (127 ) (140 )
Components of post-employment benefit plans financing cost	COMPONENTS OF POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFIT PLANS FINANCING COST THREE MONTHS SIX MONTHS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30 2019 2018 2019 2018 DB pension (5 ) (5 ) (10 ) (11 ) OPEBs (10 ) (12 ) (21 ) (23 ) Total interest on post-employment benefit obligations (15 ) (17 ) (31 ) (34 )

Financial assets and liabilit_2

Financial assets and liabilities (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Financial Instruments [Abstract]
Disclosure of financial liabilities	The following table provides the fair value details of financial instruments measured at amortized cost in the statements of financial position. JUNE 30, 2019 DECEMBER 31, 2018 CLASSIFICATION FAIR VALUE METHODOLOGY CARRYING VALUE FAIR VALUE CARRYING VALUE FAIR VALUE CRTC tangible benefits obligation Trade payables and other liabilities and other non-current liabilities Present value of estimated future cash flows discounted using observable market interest rates 35 35 61 61 CRTC deferral account obligation Trade payables and other liabilities and other non-current liabilities Present value of estimated future cash flows discounted using observable market interest rates 82 86 108 112 Debt securities Debt due within one year and long-term debt Quoted market price of debt 18,105 20,361 18,188 19,178 Finance leases (1) Debt due within one year and long-term debt Present value of future cash flows discounted using observable market interest rates — — 2,097 2,304 (1) Upon adoption of IFRS 16 on January 1, 2019, fair value disclosures are no longer required for leases.
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets	The following table provides the fair value details of financial instruments measured at fair value in the statements of financial position. FAIR VALUE CLASSIFICATION CARRYING VALUE OF ASSET (LIABILITY) QUOTED PRICES IN ACTIVE MARKETS FOR IDENTICAL ASSETS (LEVEL 1) OBSERVABLE MARKET DATA (LEVEL 2) (1) NON-OBSERVABLE MARKET INPUTS (LEVEL 3) (2) June 30, 2019 Publicly-traded and privately-held investments Other non-current assets 121 1 — 120 Derivative financial instruments Other current assets, trade payables and other liabilities, other non-current assets and liabilities (73 ) — (73 ) — Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. (MLSE) financial liability (3) Trade payables and other liabilities (135 ) — — (135 ) Other Other non-current assets and liabilities 56 1 126 (71 ) December 31, 2018 Publicly-traded and privately-held investments Other non-current assets 110 1 — 109 Derivative financial instruments Other current assets, trade payables and other liabilities, other non-current assets and liabilities 181 — 181 — MLSE financial liability (3) Trade payables and other liabilities (135 ) — — (135 ) Other Other non-current assets and liabilities 43 — 114 (71 ) (1) Observable market data such as equity prices, interest rates, swap rate curves and foreign currency exchange rates. (2) Non-observable market inputs such as discounted cash flows and earnings multiples. A reasonable change in our assumptions would not result in a significant increase (decrease) to our level 3 financial instruments. (3) Represents BCE’s obligation to repurchase the BCE Master Trust Fund's (Master Trust Fund) 9% interest in MLSE at a price not less than an agreed minimum price should the Master Trust Fund exercise its put option. The obligation to repurchase is marked to market each reporting period and the gain or loss is recorded in Other (expense) income in the income statements. The option has been exercisable since 2017.
Disclosure of fair value measurement of liabilities	The following table provides the fair value details of financial instruments measured at fair value in the statements of financial position. FAIR VALUE CLASSIFICATION CARRYING VALUE OF ASSET (LIABILITY) QUOTED PRICES IN ACTIVE MARKETS FOR IDENTICAL ASSETS (LEVEL 1) OBSERVABLE MARKET DATA (LEVEL 2) (1) NON-OBSERVABLE MARKET INPUTS (LEVEL 3) (2) June 30, 2019 Publicly-traded and privately-held investments Other non-current assets 121 1 — 120 Derivative financial instruments Other current assets, trade payables and other liabilities, other non-current assets and liabilities (73 ) — (73 ) — Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. (MLSE) financial liability (3) Trade payables and other liabilities (135 ) — — (135 ) Other Other non-current assets and liabilities 56 1 126 (71 ) December 31, 2018 Publicly-traded and privately-held investments Other non-current assets 110 1 — 109 Derivative financial instruments Other current assets, trade payables and other liabilities, other non-current assets and liabilities 181 — 181 — MLSE financial liability (3) Trade payables and other liabilities (135 ) — — (135 ) Other Other non-current assets and liabilities 43 — 114 (71 ) (1) Observable market data such as equity prices, interest rates, swap rate curves and foreign currency exchange rates. (2) Non-observable market inputs such as discounted cash flows and earnings multiples. A reasonable change in our assumptions would not result in a significant increase (decrease) to our level 3 financial instruments. (3) Represents BCE’s obligation to repurchase the BCE Master Trust Fund's (Master Trust Fund) 9% interest in MLSE at a price not less than an agreed minimum price should the Master Trust Fund exercise its put option. The obligation to repurchase is marked to market each reporting period and the gain or loss is recorded in Other (expense) income in the income statements. The option has been exercisable since 2017.
Disclosure of detailed information about hedging instruments [text block]	The following table provides further details on our outstanding foreign currency forward contracts and options as at June 30, 2019 . TYPE OF HEDGE BUY CURRENCY AMOUNT TO RECEIVE SELL CURRENCY AMOUNT TO PAY MATURITY HEDGED ITEM Cash flow USD 2,960 CAD 3,942 2019 Commercial paper Cash flow USD 419 CAD 520 2019 Anticipated transactions Cash flow PHP 892 CAD 22 2019 Anticipated transactions Cash flow USD 762 CAD 991 2020 Anticipated transactions Cash flow PHP 932 CAD 23 2020 Anticipated transactions Cash flow USD 40 CAD 50 2021 Anticipated transactions Economic USD 60 CAD 77 2019 Anticipated transactions Economic - put options USD 45 CAD 56 2019 Anticipated transactions Economic - put options USD 81 CAD 101 2020 Anticipated transactions Economic - call options USD 48 CAD 60 2020 Anticipated transactions

Share-based payments (Tables)

Share-based payments (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Share-based Payment Arrangements [Abstract]
Explanation of effect of share-based payments on entity's profit or loss	The following share-based payment amounts are included in the income statements as operating costs. THREE MONTHS SIX MONTHS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30 2019 2018 2019 2018 ESP (8 ) (7 ) (15 ) (14 ) Restricted share units (RSUs) and performance share units (PSUs) (11 ) (11 ) (31 ) (30 ) Other (1) (2 ) (2 ) (6 ) (6 ) Total share-based payments (21 ) (20 ) (52 ) (50 ) (1) Includes deferred share plan (DSP), deferred share units (DSUs) and stock options.
Disclosure of number and weighted average exercise prices of other equity instruments	ESP NUMBER OF ESP SHARES Unvested contributions, January 1, 2019 1,120,426 Contributions (1) 312,010 Dividends credited 29,297 Vested (269,118 ) Forfeited (77,008 ) Unvested contributions, June 30, 2019 1,115,607 (1) The weighted average fair value of the shares contributed during the six months ended June 30, 2019 was $59 . RSUs/PSUs NUMBER OF RSUs/PSUs Outstanding, January 1, 2019 2,812,697 Granted (1) 970,519 Dividends credited 75,916 Settled (908,461 ) Forfeited (41,829 ) Outstanding, June 30, 2019 2,908,842 (1) The weighted average fair value of the RSUs/PSUs granted during the six months ended June 30, 2019 was $58 . DSUs NUMBER OF DSUs Outstanding, January 1, 2019 4,391,997 Issued (1) 62,371 Settlement of RSUs/PSUs 146,960 Dividends credited 119,313 Settled (121,040 ) Outstanding, June 30, 2019 4,599,601 (1) The weighted average fair value of the DSUs issued during the six months ended June 30, 2019 was $58 .
Disclosure of number and weighted average exercise prices of share options	STOCK OPTIONS NUMBER OF OPTIONS WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXERCISE PRICE ($) Outstanding, January 1, 2019 14,072,332 56 Granted 3,343,317 58 Exercised (1) (1,212,974 ) 53 Forfeited (33,613 ) 58 Outstanding, June 30, 2019 16,169,062 57 Exercisable, June 30, 2019 5,994,529 55 (1) The weighted average share price for options exercised during the six months ended June 30, 2019 was $60 .
Disclosure of indirect measurement of fair value of goods or services received, share options granted during period	The following table shows the principal assumptions used in the valuation. 2019 Weighted average fair value per option granted $2.34 Weighted average share price $58 Weighted average exercise price $58 Expected dividend growth 5 % Expected volatility 14 % Risk-free interest rate 2 % Expected life (years) 4

Adoption of IFRS 16 (Tables)

Adoption of IFRS 16 (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Leases (IFRS 16) [Abstract]
Adoption of new accounting standards	Adoption of new accounting standards IFRS 16 As required, we adopted IFRS 16 - Leases effective January 1, 2019. We adopted IFRS 16 using a modified retrospective approach whereby the financial statements of prior periods presented were not restated and continue to be reported under IAS 17 - Leases, as permitted by the specific transition provisions of IFRS 16. The cumulative effect of the initial adoption of IFRS 16 was reflected as an adjustment to the deficit at January 1, 2019. Under IAS 17, leases of property, plant and equipment were recognized as finance leases when we obtained substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the underlying assets. All other leases were classified as operating leases. IFRS 16 eliminates the distinction between operating and finance leases for lessees, requiring instead that we recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability at lease commencement for all leases, with certain exceptions permitted through elections and practical expedients. Accounting for leases previously classified as finance leases and lessor accounting remains largely unchanged under IFRS 16. We recognized lease liabilities at January 1, 2019 for leases previously classified as operating leases, measured at the present value of lease payments using our incremental borrowing rate at that date. Property, plant and equipment includes the corresponding right-of-use assets also recognized at January 1, 2019. The right-of-use assets were generally measured at an amount equal to the lease liability, adjusted by the amount of any prepaid or accrued lease payments relating to that lease recognized in the balance sheet as at December 31, 2018. In certain cases, the right-of-use assets were measured as though IFRS 16 had been applied since the lease commencement date. A depreciation charge for right-of-use assets is recorded in Depreciation and an interest expense on lease liabilities is recorded in Finance costs in the income statement. As permitted by IFRS 16, we elected not to recognize lease liabilities and right-of-use assets for short-term leases and leases of low value assets, which will continue to be expensed on a straight-line basis over the lease term. We have also applied certain practical expedients to facilitate the initial adoption and ongoing application of IFRS 16: • We generally do not separate non-lease components from related lease components. Each lease component and any associated non-lease components are accounted for as a single lease component. • We apply a single incremental borrowing rate to a portfolio of leases with similar characteristics • As an alternative to performing an impairment review, we adjusted right-of-use assets for any onerous lease provisions recognized in the balance sheet at December 31, 2018 • We applied the exemption not to recognize right-of-use assets and liabilities for certain leases with a remaining term of 12 months or less as of January 1, 2019 • We used hindsight when determining the lease term when the lease contracts contain options to extend or terminate the lease For additional details, see note Note 14, Adoption of IFRS 16. The table below shows the impacts of adopting IFRS 16 on our January 1, 2019 consolidated statement of financial position. December 31, 2018 as reported IFRS 16 impacts January 1, 2019 upon adoption of IFRS 16 Prepaid expenses 244 (55 ) 189 Other current assets 329 9 338 Property, plant and equipment 24,844 2,257 27,101 Other non-current assets 847 17 864 Trade payables and other liabilities 3,941 (10 ) 3,931 Debt due within one year 4,645 293 4,938 Long-term debt 19,760 2,011 21,771 Deferred tax liabilities 3,163 (7 ) 3,156 Other non-current liabilities 997 (39 ) 958 Deficit (4,937 ) (19 ) (4,956 ) Non-controlling interest 326 (1 ) 325

Business acquisitions and dis_2

Business acquisitions and dispositions (Details) customer_account in Thousands, $ in Millions	Jan. 05, 2018CAD ($)sharescustomer_account	Jun. 30, 2019CAD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018CAD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019CAD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018CAD ($)
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items]
Disposition of intangibles and other assets		$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 68
AlarmForce
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items]
Total consideration	$ 182
Cash consideration	181
Issuance of shares	$ 1
Number of shares transferred (in shares) | shares	22,531
Revenue of acquiree since acquisition date					26
Net earnings of acquiree since acquisition date					$ 2
AlarmForce | Customer accounts
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items]
Number of customer accounts sold | customer_account	39
Disposition of intangibles and other assets	$ 68

Segmented information - Segment

Segmented information - Segmented Information (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019CAD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018CAD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019CAD ($)segment	Jun. 30, 2018CAD ($)
Operating Segments [Abstract]
Number of operating segments | segment			3
Disclosure of operating segments [line items]
Operating revenues	$ 5,930	$ 5,786	$ 11,664	$ 11,376
Operating costs	(3,335)	(3,356)	(6,660)	(6,692)
Segment profit	2,595	2,430	5,004	4,684
Severance, acquisition and other costs	(39)	(24)	(63)	(24)
Depreciation and amortization	(1,111)	(1,008)	(2,214)	(2,000)
Finance costs
Interest expense	(281)	(246)	(564)	(486)
Interest on post-employment benefit obligations	(15)	(17)	(31)	(34)
Other (expense) income	(56)	(88)	45	(149)
Income taxes	(276)	(292)	(569)	(527)
Net earnings	817	755	1,608	1,464
BELL WIRELESS
Disclosure of operating segments [line items]
Operating revenues	2,175	2,107	4,274	4,115
BELL WIRELINE
Disclosure of operating segments [line items]
Operating revenues	3,018	3,002	6,013	5,953
BELL MEDIA
Disclosure of operating segments [line items]
Operating revenues	737	677	1,377	1,308
Operating segments | BELL WIRELESS
Disclosure of operating segments [line items]
Operating revenues	2,189	2,121	4,301	4,142
Operating costs	(1,209)	(1,229)	(2,416)	(2,439)
Segment profit	980	892	1,885	1,703
Operating segments | BELL WIRELINE
Disclosure of operating segments [line items]
Operating revenues	3,088	3,061	6,152	6,070
Operating costs	(1,727)	(1,728)	(3,452)	(3,424)
Segment profit	1,361	1,333	2,700	2,646
Operating segments | BELL MEDIA
Disclosure of operating segments [line items]
Operating revenues	842	791	1,587	1,540
Operating costs	(588)	(586)	(1,168)	(1,205)
Segment profit	254	205	419	335
INTER- SEGMENT ELIMINA- TIONS
Disclosure of operating segments [line items]
Operating revenues	(189)	(187)	(376)	(376)
Operating costs	189	187	376	376
INTER- SEGMENT ELIMINA- TIONS | BELL WIRELESS
Disclosure of operating segments [line items]
Operating revenues	14	14	27	27
INTER- SEGMENT ELIMINA- TIONS | BELL WIRELINE
Disclosure of operating segments [line items]
Operating revenues	70	59	139	117
INTER- SEGMENT ELIMINA- TIONS | BELL MEDIA
Disclosure of operating segments [line items]
Operating revenues	$ 105	$ 114	$ 210	$ 232

Segmented information - Revenue

Segmented information - Revenue by Services and Products (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Disclosure of products and services [line items]
Total services	$ 5,231	$ 5,129	$ 10,276	$ 10,093
Total products	699	657	1,388	1,283
Total operating revenues	5,930	5,786	11,664	11,376
Wireless
Disclosure of products and services [line items]
Total services	1,606	1,566	3,160	3,068
Total products	569	541	1,114	1,047
Data
Disclosure of products and services [line items]
Total services	1,929	1,869	3,814	3,689
Total products	120	98	253	202
Voice
Disclosure of products and services [line items]
Total services	897	953	1,804	1,901
Media
Disclosure of products and services [line items]
Total services	737	677	1,377	1,308
Other services
Disclosure of products and services [line items]
Total services	62	64	121	127
Equipment and other
Disclosure of products and services [line items]
Total products	$ 10	$ 18	$ 21	$ 34

Operating costs (Details)

Operating costs (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Labour costs
Wages, salaries and related taxes and benefits	$ (1,091)	$ (1,093)	$ (2,150)	$ (2,153)
Post-employment benefit plans service cost (net of capitalized amounts)	(58)	(63)	(127)	(136)
Other labour costs	(257)	(262)	(486)	(510)
Less:
Capitalized labour	271	278	515	522
Total labour costs	(1,135)	(1,140)	(2,248)	(2,277)
Cost of revenues	(1,713)	(1,717)	(3,458)	(3,424)
Other operating costs	(487)	(499)	(954)	(991)
Total operating costs	$ (3,335)	$ (3,356)	$ (6,660)	$ (6,692)

Severance, acquisition and ot_3

Severance, acquisition and other costs (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Analysis of income and expense [abstract]
Severance	$ (20)	$ (15)	$ (27)	$ (24)
Acquisition and other	(19)	(9)	(36)	0
Total severance, acquisition and other costs	$ (39)	$ (24)	$ (63)	$ (24)

Other (expense) income (Details

Other (expense) income (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Analysis of income and expense [abstract]
Net mark-to-market gains (losses) on derivatives used to economically hedge equity settled share-based compensation plans	$ 12	$ (30)	$ 112	$ (107)
Equity (losses) income from investments in associates and joint ventures
Losses on investments	(53)	(20)	(53)	(20)
Operations	(6)	(20)	5	(3)
Early debt redemption costs	(18)	(18)	(18)	(18)
Impairment of assets	(1)	0	(5)	(4)
Losses on retirements and disposals of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets	(1)	(2)	(6)	(1)
Losses on investments	0	0	(4)	0
Other	11	2	14	4
Total other (expense) income	(56)	(88)	45	(149)
Share of obligation to repurchase at fair value the minority interest in joint venture	$ 53	$ 20	$ 53	$ 20

Earnings per share (Details)

Earnings per share (Details) - CAD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Earnings per share [abstract]
Net earnings attributable to common shareholders - basic	$ 761	$ 704	$ 1,501	$ 1,365
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars) (CAD per share)	$ 0.7925	$ 0.7550	$ 1.5850	$ 1.5100
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding (in millions)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic (in shares)	899,500,000	898,000,000	898,900,000	899,100,000
Assumed exercise of stock options (in shares)	800,000	300,000	500,000	300,000
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - diluted (in millions) (in shares)	900,300,000	898,300,000	899,400,000	899,400,000
Shares excluded from calculation of earnings per share (in shares)	3,379,952	12,050,731	6,349,240	12,050,731

Debt (Details)

Debt (Details)	Jun. 13, 2019CAD ($)	May 24, 2019CAD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019CAD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018CAD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019CAD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018CAD ($)	May 13, 2019CAD ($)	May 13, 2019USD ($)
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items]
Early debt redemption charges			$ 18,000,000	$ 18,000,000	$ 18,000,000	$ 18,000,000
Series M-27 Medium-Term Notes
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items]
Principal amount redeemed	$ 1,000,000,000
Series M-28 Medium-Term Notes
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items]
Principal amount redeemed		$ 400,000,000
Series M-49 Medium Term Notes
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items]
Principal amount							$ 600,000,000
Series US-2 Notes
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items]
Principal amount							$ 808,000,000	$ 600,000,000
Fixed interest rate | Series M-27 Medium-Term Notes
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	3.25%
Fixed interest rate | Series M-28 Medium-Term Notes
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items]
Interest rate (as a percent)		3.54%
Fixed interest rate | Series M-49 Medium Term Notes
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items]
Interest rate (as a percent)							2.75%	2.75%
Fixed interest rate | Series US-2 Notes
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items]
Interest rate (as a percent)							4.30%	4.30%

Post-employee benefit plans - S

Post-employee benefit plans - Service Cost (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [line items]
DC pension	$ (25)	$ (24)	$ (59)	$ (57)
Less:
Capitalized benefit plans cost	15	15	29	29
Total post-employment benefit plans service cost included in operating costs	(58)	(63)	(127)	(136)
Other costs recognized in severance, acquisition and other costs	0	0	0	(4)
Total post-employment benefit plans service cost	(58)	(63)	(127)	(140)
DB pension
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [line items]
Current service cost	(48)	(53)	(96)	(106)
OPEBs
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [line items]
Current service cost	$ 0	$ (1)	$ (1)	$ (2)

Post-employee benefit plans - I

Post-employee benefit plans - Interest Cost (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Disclosure of net defined benefit liability (asset) [line items]
Total interest on post-employment benefit obligations	$ (15)	$ (17)	$ (31)	$ (34)
DB pension
Disclosure of net defined benefit liability (asset) [line items]
Total interest on post-employment benefit obligations	(5)	(5)	(10)	(11)
OPEBs
Disclosure of net defined benefit liability (asset) [line items]
Total interest on post-employment benefit obligations	$ (10)	$ (12)	$ (21)	$ (23)

Financial assets and liabilit_3

Financial assets and liabilities - Financial Instruments Measured at Amortized Cost (Details) - Financial liabilities at amortised cost, category - CAD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
CRTC tangible benefits obligation
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items]
CARRYING VALUE	$ 35	$ 61
FAIR VALUE	35	61
CRTC deferral account obligation
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items]
CARRYING VALUE	82	108
FAIR VALUE	86	112
Debt securities and other debt
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items]
CARRYING VALUE	18,105	18,188
FAIR VALUE	20,361	19,178
Finance leases
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items]
CARRYING VALUE	0	2,097
FAIR VALUE	$ 0	$ 2,304

Financial assets and liabilit_4

Financial assets and liabilities - Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Disclosure of financial assets [line items]
Assets	$ 60,213	$ 57,100
Liabilities	$ (39,752)	$ (36,411)
Repurchase obligation of trust ownership percentage	9.00%	9.00%
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. (MLSE) financial liability
Disclosure of financial assets [line items]
Liabilities	$ (135)	$ (135)
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. (MLSE) financial liability | QUOTED PRICES IN ACTIVE MARKETS FOR IDENTICAL ASSETS (LEVEL 1)
Disclosure of financial assets [line items]
Liabilities	0	0
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. (MLSE) financial liability | OBSERVABLE MARKET DATA (LEVEL 2)
Disclosure of financial assets [line items]
Liabilities	0	0
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. (MLSE) financial liability | NON-OBSERVABLE MARKET INPUTS (LEVEL 3)
Disclosure of financial assets [line items]
Liabilities	(135)	(135)
Publicly-traded and privately-held investments
Disclosure of financial assets [line items]
Assets	121	110
Publicly-traded and privately-held investments | QUOTED PRICES IN ACTIVE MARKETS FOR IDENTICAL ASSETS (LEVEL 1)
Disclosure of financial assets [line items]
Assets	1	1
Publicly-traded and privately-held investments | OBSERVABLE MARKET DATA (LEVEL 2)
Disclosure of financial assets [line items]
Assets	0	0
Publicly-traded and privately-held investments | NON-OBSERVABLE MARKET INPUTS (LEVEL 3)
Disclosure of financial assets [line items]
Assets	120	109
Derivative financial instruments | Derivative financial instruments
Disclosure of financial assets [line items]
Assets (liabilities)	(73)	181
Derivative financial instruments | Derivative financial instruments | QUOTED PRICES IN ACTIVE MARKETS FOR IDENTICAL ASSETS (LEVEL 1)
Disclosure of financial assets [line items]
Assets (liabilities)	0	0
Derivative financial instruments | Derivative financial instruments | OBSERVABLE MARKET DATA (LEVEL 2)
Disclosure of financial assets [line items]
Assets (liabilities)	(73)	181
Derivative financial instruments | Derivative financial instruments | NON-OBSERVABLE MARKET INPUTS (LEVEL 3)
Disclosure of financial assets [line items]
Assets (liabilities)	0	0
Other | Other
Disclosure of financial assets [line items]
Assets (liabilities)	56	43
Other | Other | QUOTED PRICES IN ACTIVE MARKETS FOR IDENTICAL ASSETS (LEVEL 1)
Disclosure of financial assets [line items]
Assets (liabilities)	1	0
Other | Other | OBSERVABLE MARKET DATA (LEVEL 2)
Disclosure of financial assets [line items]
Assets (liabilities)	126	114
Other | Other | NON-OBSERVABLE MARKET INPUTS (LEVEL 3)
Disclosure of financial assets [line items]
Assets (liabilities)	$ (71)	$ (71)

Financial assets and liabilit_5

Financial assets and liabilities - Currency Exposures (Details) ₱ in Millions, $ in Millions, $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2019CAD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019PHP (₱)	Jun. 30, 2019USD ($)
Currency risk
Disclosure of detailed information about hedged items [line items]
Percentage of possible change in risk variable	10.00%	10.00%	10.00%
Reasonably possible change in 10% depreciation (appreciation) of the CAD dollar impact on other comprehensive income (loss)	$ 3
Currency risk | 2019 | Cash flow | Commercial paper | AMOUNT TO RECEIVE
Disclosure of detailed information about hedged items [line items]
Financial instruments designated as hedging instruments, at fair value			$ 2,960
Currency risk | 2019 | Cash flow | Commercial paper | AMOUNT TO PAY
Disclosure of detailed information about hedged items [line items]
Financial instruments designated as hedging instruments, at fair value	3,942
Currency risk | 2019 | Cash flow | Anticipated transactions | AMOUNT TO RECEIVE
Disclosure of detailed information about hedged items [line items]
Financial instruments designated as hedging instruments, at fair value | ₱		₱ 892
Currency risk | 2019 | Cash flow | Anticipated transactions | AMOUNT TO PAY
Disclosure of detailed information about hedged items [line items]
Financial instruments designated as hedging instruments, at fair value	22
Currency risk | 2019 | Economic | Anticipated transactions | AMOUNT TO RECEIVE
Disclosure of detailed information about hedged items [line items]
Financial instruments designated as hedging instruments, at fair value			60
Currency risk | 2019 | Economic | Anticipated transactions | AMOUNT TO PAY
Disclosure of detailed information about hedged items [line items]
Financial instruments designated as hedging instruments, at fair value	77
Currency risk | 2019 | Economic - put options | Economic | Anticipated transactions | AMOUNT TO RECEIVE
Disclosure of detailed information about hedged items [line items]
Financial instruments designated as hedging instruments, at fair value			45
Currency risk | 2019 | Economic - put options | Economic | Anticipated transactions | AMOUNT TO PAY
Disclosure of detailed information about hedged items [line items]
Financial instruments designated as hedging instruments, at fair value	56
Currency risk | 2019, Hedge Two | Cash flow | Anticipated transactions | AMOUNT TO RECEIVE
Disclosure of detailed information about hedged items [line items]
Financial instruments designated as hedging instruments, at fair value			419
Currency risk | 2019, Hedge Two | Cash flow | Anticipated transactions | AMOUNT TO PAY
Disclosure of detailed information about hedged items [line items]
Financial instruments designated as hedging instruments, at fair value	520
Currency risk | 2020 | Cash flow | Anticipated transactions | AMOUNT TO RECEIVE
Disclosure of detailed information about hedged items [line items]
Financial instruments designated as hedging instruments, at fair value			762
Currency risk | 2020 | Cash flow | Anticipated transactions | AMOUNT TO PAY
Disclosure of detailed information about hedged items [line items]
Financial instruments designated as hedging instruments, at fair value	991
Currency risk | 2020 | Economic - put options | Economic | Anticipated transactions | AMOUNT TO RECEIVE
Disclosure of detailed information about hedged items [line items]
Financial instruments designated as hedging instruments, at fair value			81
Currency risk | 2020 | Economic - put options | Economic | Anticipated transactions | AMOUNT TO PAY
Disclosure of detailed information about hedged items [line items]
Financial instruments designated as hedging instruments, at fair value	101
Currency risk | 2020 | Economic - call options | Economic | Anticipated transactions | AMOUNT TO RECEIVE
Disclosure of detailed information about hedged items [line items]
Financial instruments designated as hedging instruments, at fair value			48
Currency risk | 2020 | Economic - call options | Economic | Anticipated transactions | AMOUNT TO PAY
Disclosure of detailed information about hedged items [line items]
Financial instruments designated as hedging instruments, at fair value	60
Currency risk | 2020, Hedge Two | Cash flow | Anticipated transactions | AMOUNT TO RECEIVE
Disclosure of detailed information about hedged items [line items]
Financial instruments designated as hedging instruments, at fair value | ₱		₱ 932
Currency risk | 2020, Hedge Two | Cash flow | Anticipated transactions | AMOUNT TO PAY
Disclosure of detailed information about hedged items [line items]
Financial instruments designated as hedging instruments, at fair value	23
Currency risk | 2021 | Cash flow | Anticipated transactions | AMOUNT TO RECEIVE
Disclosure of detailed information about hedged items [line items]
Financial instruments designated as hedging instruments, at fair value			$ 40
Currency risk | 2021 | Cash flow | Anticipated transactions | AMOUNT TO PAY
Disclosure of detailed information about hedged items [line items]
Financial instruments designated as hedging instruments, at fair value	50
Currency risk | Top of range
Disclosure of detailed information about hedged items [line items]
Reasonably possible change in risk variable impact on net earnings	8
Reasonably possible change in 10% depreciation (appreciation) of the CAD dollar impact on other comprehensive income (loss)	186
Currency risk | Bottom of range
Disclosure of detailed information about hedged items [line items]
Reasonably possible change in risk variable impact on net earnings	2
Reasonably possible change in 10% depreciation (appreciation) of the CAD dollar impact on other comprehensive income (loss)	$ 174
Interest rate risk
Disclosure of detailed information about hedged items [line items]
Percentage of possible change in risk variable	1.00%	1.00%	1.00%
Reasonably possible change in risk variable impact on net earnings	$ (36)
Interest rate risk | Interest rate swap | Fair value hedge
Disclosure of detailed information about hedged items [line items]
Financial instruments designated as hedging instruments, at fair value	$ 808		$ 600

Financial assets and liabilit_6

Financial assets and liabilities - Interest Rate Exposures (Details) - Interest rate risk $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2019CAD ($)
Disclosure of detailed information about hedging instruments [line items]
Percentage of possible change in risk variable	1.00%
Reasonably possible change in risk variable impact on net earnings	$ 36

Financial assets and liabilit_7

Financial assets and liabilities - Equity Price Exposures (Details) - Equity price risk $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2019CAD ($)
Disclosure of detailed information about hedging instruments [line items]
Percentage of possible change in risk variable	5.00%
Reasonably possible change in risk variable impact on net earnings	$ 38
Forward contract | Settlement of share-based compensation plans
Disclosure of detailed information about hedging instruments [line items]
Financial instruments designated as hedging instruments, at fair value	$ 30

Share capital (Details)

Share capital (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018CAD ($)shares
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items]
Stock repurchased during period (in shares) | shares	3,085,697
Value of stock repurchased during period	$ 175
Stated capital
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items]
Value of stock repurchased during period	69
Contributed surplus
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items]
Value of stock repurchased during period	3
Deficit
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items]
Value of stock repurchased during period	$ 103

Share-based payments - Share-Ba

Share-based payments - Share-Based Payment Amounts Included in the Income Statements as Operating Costs (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items]
Total share-based payments	$ (21)	$ (20)	$ (52)	$ (50)
ESP
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items]
Total share-based payments	(8)	(7)	(15)	(14)
Restricted share units (RSUs) and performance share units (PSUs)
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items]
Total share-based payments	(11)	(11)	(31)	(30)
Other
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items]
Total share-based payments	$ (2)	$ (2)	$ (6)	$ (6)

Share-based payments - ESP Acti

Share-based payments - ESP Activity (Details) - ESP	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019CAD ($)shares
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items]
Unvested contributions, beginning of period (in shares)	1,120,426
Contributions (in shares)	312,010
Dividends credited (in shares)	29,297
Vested (in shares)	(269,118)
Forfeited (in shares)	(77,008)
Unvested contributions, end of period (in shares)	1,115,607
Weighted average fair value at measurement date, other equity instruments granted | $	$ 59

Share-based payments - Outstand

Share-based payments - Outstanding RSUs/PSUs Activity (Details) - RSUs/PSUs	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019CAD ($)shares
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items]
Outstanding, beginning of period (in shares)	2,812,697
Granted (in shares)	970,519
Dividends credited (in shares)	75,916
Settled (in shares)	(908,461)
Forfeited (in shares)	(41,829)
Outstanding, end of period (in shares)	2,908,842
Weighted average fair value at measurement date, other equity instruments granted | $	$ 58

Share-based payments - Outsta_2

Share-based payments - Outstanding DSUs Activity (Details) - DSUs	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019CAD ($)shares
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items]
Outstanding, beginning of period (in shares)	4,391,997
Issued (in shares)	62,371
Settlement of RSUs/PSUs (in shares)	146,960
Dividends credited (in shares)	119,313
Settled (in shares)	(121,040)
Outstanding, end of period (in shares)	4,599,601
Weighted average fair value at measurement date, other equity instruments granted | $	$ 58

Share-based payments - Outsta_3

Share-based payments - Outstanding Stock Options (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019CAD ($)shares$ / shares
NUMBER OF OPTIONS
Outstanding, beginning of period (in shares) | shares	14,072,332
Granted (in shares) | shares	3,343,317
Exercised (in shares) | shares	(1,212,974)
Forfeited (in shares) | shares	(33,613)
Outstanding, end of period (in shares) | shares	16,169,062
Exercisable, end of period (in shares) | shares	5,994,529
WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXERCISE PRICE ($)
Outstanding, beginning of period (CAD per share) | $	$ 56
Granted (CAD per share) | $	58
Exercised (CAD per share) | $	53
Forfeited (CAD per share) | $	58
Outstanding, end of period (CAD per share) | $	57
Exercisable, end of period (CAD per share) | $	$ 55
Weighted average share price, share options exercised (CAD per share) | $ / shares	$ 60

Share-based payments - Fair Val

Share-based payments - Fair Value Assumptions (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019CAD ($)year
Share-based Payment Arrangements [Abstract]
Weighted average fair value per option granted (CAD per share)	$ 2.34
Weighted average share price (CAD per share)	58
Weighted average exercise price (CAD per share)	$ 58
Expected dividend growth	5.00%
Expected volatility	14.00%
Risk-free interest rate	2.00%
Expected life (years) | year	4

Adoption of IFRS 16 - Narrative

Adoption of IFRS 16 - Narrative (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2019	Jan. 01, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Disclosure of quantitative information about right-of-use assets [line items]
Right-of-use assets		$ 4,204
Lease liabilities		4,401
Increase to deficit	$ 5,195	$ 4,956	$ 4,937
Assets under finance leases			1,947
Finance lease liabilities			2,097
Operating lease commitments			$ 1,612
Weighted average incremental borrowing rate		3.49%
IFRS 16
Disclosure of quantitative information about right-of-use assets [line items]
Right-of-use assets		$ 2,257
Lease liabilities		2,304
Increase to deficit		19
Lease renewal options reasonably certain to be exercised
Disclosure of quantitative information about right-of-use assets [line items]
Increase (decrease) between operating lease commitments and lease liabilities upon adoption of IFRS 16		1,122
Discounting applied to future lease payments
Disclosure of quantitative information about right-of-use assets [line items]
Increase (decrease) between operating lease commitments and lease liabilities upon adoption of IFRS 16		542
Non-monetary transactions
Disclosure of quantitative information about right-of-use assets [line items]
Increase (decrease) between operating lease commitments and lease liabilities upon adoption of IFRS 16		$ 112

Adoption of IFRS 16 - Impacts o

Adoption of IFRS 16 - Impacts of Adopting IFRS 16 (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2019	Jan. 01, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Disclosure of initial application of standards or interpretations [line items]
Prepaid expenses	$ 349	$ 189	$ 244
Other current assets	189	338	329
Property, plant and equipment	27,415	27,101	24,844
Other non-current assets	700	864	847
Trade payables and other liabilities	3,720	3,931	3,941
Debt due within one year	5,676	4,938	4,645
Long-term debt	21,949	21,771	19,760
Deferred tax liabilities	3,146	3,156	3,163
Other non-current liabilities	938	958	997
Deficit	(5,195)	(4,956)	(4,937)
Non-controlling interest	$ 329	325	326
IFRS 16
Disclosure of initial application of standards or interpretations [line items]
Deficit		(19)
IFRS 16 | December 31, 2018 as reported
Disclosure of initial application of standards or interpretations [line items]
Prepaid expenses			244
Other current assets			329
Property, plant and equipment			24,844
Other non-current assets			847
Trade payables and other liabilities			3,941
Debt due within one year			4,645
Long-term debt			19,760
Deferred tax liabilities			3,163
Other non-current liabilities			997
Deficit			(4,937)
Non-controlling interest			$ 326
IFRS 16 | IFRS 16 impacts
Disclosure of initial application of standards or interpretations [line items]
Prepaid expenses		(55)
Other current assets		9
Property, plant and equipment		2,257
Other non-current assets		17
Trade payables and other liabilities		(10)
Debt due within one year		293
Long-term debt		2,011
Deferred tax liabilities		(7)
Other non-current liabilities		(39)
Deficit		(19)
Non-controlling interest		$ (1)

Uncategorized Items - bce-20190

Label	Element	Value
Increase (decrease) due to changes in accounting policy required by IFRSs [member]
Equity	ifrs-full_Equity	$ (4,000,000)
Equity	ifrs-full_Equity	(20,000,000)
Equity attributable to owners of parent [member]
Equity	ifrs-full_Equity	20,298,000,000
Equity	ifrs-full_Equity	20,344,000,000
Equity attributable to owners of parent [member] | Increase (decrease) due to changes in accounting policy required by IFRSs [member]
Equity	ifrs-full_Equity	(4,000,000)
Equity	ifrs-full_Equity	(19,000,000)
Non-controlling interests [member]
Equity	ifrs-full_Equity	323,000,000
Equity	ifrs-full_Equity	325,000,000
Non-controlling interests [member] | Increase (decrease) due to changes in accounting policy required by IFRSs [member]
Equity	ifrs-full_Equity	(1,000,000)
Accumulated other comprehensive income [member]
Equity	ifrs-full_Equity	(17,000,000)
Equity	ifrs-full_Equity	90,000,000
Retained earnings [member]
Equity	ifrs-full_Equity	(4,942,000,000)
Equity	ifrs-full_Equity	(4,956,000,000)
Retained earnings [member] | Increase (decrease) due to changes in accounting policy required by IFRSs [member]
Equity	ifrs-full_Equity	(4,000,000)
Equity	ifrs-full_Equity	(19,000,000)
Share premium [member]
Equity	ifrs-full_Equity	1,162,000,000
Equity	ifrs-full_Equity	1,170,000,000
Ordinary shares [member] | Issued capital [member]
Equity	ifrs-full_Equity	20,091,000,000
Equity	ifrs-full_Equity	20,036,000,000
Preference shares [member] | Issued capital [member]
Equity	ifrs-full_Equity	4,004,000,000
Equity	ifrs-full_Equity	$ 4,004,000,000