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Shaw Communications Inc.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
August 31, 2015 and 2014
[all amounts in millions of canadian dollars except share and per share amounts]
8. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
August 31, 2015 August 31, 2014
Cost
$
Accumulated
amortization
$
Net book
value
$
Cost
$
Accumulated
amortization
$
Net book
value
$
Cable and telecommunications distribution system 4,984 2,506 2,478 4,728 2,377 2,351
Digital cable terminals and modems 808 447 361 833 483 350
Satellite audio, video and data network and DTH receiving
equipment 174 96 78 186 83 103
Transmitters, broadcasting, communications and production
equipment 109 62 47 104 50 54
Land and buildings 625 207 418 441 181 260
Data centre infrastructure, data processing and other 860 270 590 396 169 227
Assets under construction 248 – 248 307 – 307
7,808 3,588 4,220 6,995 3,343 3,652
Changes in the net carrying amounts of property, plant and equipment for 2015 and 2014 are summarized as follows:
August 31,
2014
August 31,
2015
Net book
value
$
Additions
$
Transfers
$
Acquisition
$
Amortization
$
Disposals
and
writedown
$
Foreign
exchange
translation
$
Net book
value
$
Cable and telecommunications distribution
system 2,351 472 12 – (354) (3) – 2,478
Digital cable terminals and modems 350 205 – – (194) – – 361
Satellite audio, video and data network and
DTH receiving equipment 103 – – – (25) – – 78
Transmitters, broadcasting, communications
and production equipment 54 8 – – (15) – – 47
Land and buildings 260 7 110 54 (26) – 13 418
Data centre infrastructure, data processing
and other 227 107 93 256 (125) (19) 51 590
Assets under construction 307 188 (215) 1 – (33) – 248
3,652 987 – 311 (739) (55) 64 4,220
74 Shaw Communications Inc. 2015 Annual Report