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Consolidated Balance Sheets

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As at December 31,
(in thousands of Canadian dollars)

  2006 2005

ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
   Cash and cash equivalents $57,408 $49,420
   Accounts receivable 182,058 125,543
   Prepaid expenses 8,312 5,743
   Deferred publication costs 107,014 100,608
   Future income taxes (Note 12) 36,232 16,612

  $391,024 $297,926

DEFERRED PUBLICATION COSTS 6,592 4,817
CAPITAL ASSETS (Note 4) 134,743 89,267
OTHER ASSETS (Note 5) 30,683 20,267
ACCRUED BENEFIT ASSETS (Note 9) 6,359 17,103
INTANGIBLES (Note 6) 2,018,214 1,641,421
GOODWILL (Note 3) 6,394,780 5,281,404
FUTURE INCOME TAXES (Note 12) 20,852 21,394

  $9,003,247 $7,373,599

LIABILITIES AND UNITHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
   Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (Note 7) $208,337 $146,993
   Distributions payable 48,328 37,780
   Other liabilities - 1,655
   Deferred revenues 88,930 76,688
   Current portion of long-term debt (Note 10) 2,155 1,411

  347,750 264,527

DEFERRED CREDITS (Note 8) 43,948 30,516
FUTURE INCOME TAXES (Note 12) 134,054 15,400
ACCRUED BENEFIT LIABILITIES (Note 9) 55,772 54,469
LONG-TERM DEBT (Note 10) 2,301,678 2,013,043
EXCHANGEABLE DEBENTURES (Note 11) 288,501 -

  3,171,703 2,377,955

COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES
   AND GUARANTEES (Notes 19 and 23)
UNITHOLDERS' EQUITY 5,831,544 4,995,644

  $9,003,247 $7,373,599

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

Approved on behalf of the Fund by

{signed}
Marc L. Reisch, Trustee

{signed}
Michael T. Boychuk, Trustee