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Other liabilities
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Subclassifications of assets, liabilities and equities [abstract]  
Other liabilities Other liabilities
December 31,December 31,
As atNote20252024
Retirement liabilities
13$102 $97 
Non-current portion of reforestation obligations50 47 
Non-current portion of decommissioning obligations
44 24 
Non-current portion of lease obligations
24 19 
Export duties25166 46 
Electricity swaps22
Other30 22 
$423 $264 
Reforestation and decommissioning obligations
Reforestation and decommissioning obligations relate to our responsibility for reforestation under various timber licences and our obligations related to landfill closure and other site remediation costs.
Accounting policies
Reforestation obligations are measured at the present value of the expected expenditures required to settle the obligations and are accrued and charged to earnings when timber is harvested. The reforestation obligation is accreted over time through charges to finance expense and reduced by silviculture expenditures. Changes to estimates are credited or charged to earnings.
We record a liability for decommissioning obligations in the period a reasonable estimate can be made. The liability is determined using estimated closure and/or remediation costs and discounted using an appropriate discount rate. On initial recognition, the carrying value of the liability is added to the carrying amount of the associated asset and amortized over its useful life, or expensed when there is no related asset. The liability is accreted over time through charges to finance expense and reduced by actual costs of settlement. Changes to estimates result in an adjustment of the carrying amount of the associated asset or, where there is no asset, they are credited or charged to earnings.
Reforestation and decommissioning obligations are discounted at the risk-free rate at the balance sheet date.
Supporting information
ReforestationDecommissioning
Note2025202420252024
Beginning of year$83 $92 $43 $37 
Acquisition3— — — 
Liabilities recognized59 49 21 
Liabilities settled(57)(61)(12)(4)
Change in estimates(1)10 
Foreign exchange(7)(3)
End of year88 83 58 43 
Less: current portion(38)(36)(14)(19)
$50 $47 $44 $24 
The total undiscounted amount of the estimated cash flows required to satisfy these obligations is $159 million (December 31, 2024 - $139 million). The cash flows have been discounted using risk-free rates ranging from 2.50% to 3.85% (2024 - 2.50% to 3.33%).
The timing of reforestation expenditures is based on the estimated period required to ensure the associated areas are well established and attain free to grow status, which is generally between 12 to 15 years. Payments relating to landfill closures and site remediation are expected to occur over periods ranging up to 50 years.