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Convertible debentures (Details) CAD in Millions, $ in Millions				1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 13, 2016 CAD	Apr. 13, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 22, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 17, 2016 USD ($)
Convertible debentures
Convertible debentures						$ 101.4		$ 101.4		$ 101.4	$ 277.7
Foreign Currency Transaction Gain (Loss), before Tax						3.4	$ 21.7	(19.1)	$ 49.1
Proceeds deposited with trustee in advance of payment of certain unsecured subordinated debentures		$ 110.7
Convertible Debentures
Convertible debentures
Aggregate principal amount of debt						101.4		101.4		101.4	277.7
Less: unamortized deferred financing costs						$ (2.9)		$ (2.9)		$ (2.9)	(7.7)
Gain on repurchase of convertible debentures											(3.1)
Convertible Debentures | 6.25% Debentures due March 2017
Convertible debentures
Convertible debentures											48.6
Proceeds deposited with trustee in advance of payment of certain unsecured subordinated debentures | CAD	CAD 67.2
Convertible debentures stated interest rate percentage						6.25%		6.25%		6.25%
Convertible Debentures | 5.6% Debentures due June 2017
Convertible debentures
Convertible debentures											54.8
Proceeds deposited with trustee in advance of payment of certain unsecured subordinated debentures | CAD	CAD 75.8
Convertible debentures stated interest rate percentage	5.60%	5.60%				5.60%		5.60%		5.60%
Convertible Debentures | 5.75% Debentures due June 2019
Convertible debentures
Convertible debentures						$ 42.6		$ 42.6		$ 42.6	117.0			$ 65.0
Gain on repurchase of convertible debentures						$ 1.7		$ 1.7
Convertible debentures stated interest rate percentage						5.75%		5.75%		5.75%			5.75%	5.75%
Debentures purchased												$ 62.7	$ 62.7
Debentures cancelled														$ 62.7
Convertible Debentures | 6.00% Debenture due December 2019
Convertible debentures
Convertible debentures						$ 61.7		$ 61.7		$ 61.7	65.0
Convertible debentures stated interest rate percentage						6.00%		6.00%		6.00%
Convertible Debentures | Maximum
Convertible debentures
Amount that may be purchased, as a percentage of public float			10.00%
Convertible Debentures | Interest expense | 5.75% Debentures due June 2019
Convertible debentures
Write-off of deferred financing costs				$ 1.4
Convertible Debentures | Interest expense | 5.6% Debentures Due June 2017 And 6.25% Debentures Due March 2017 (Member)
Convertible debentures
Write-off of deferred financing costs					$ 1.3
Convertible Debentures | NCIB
Convertible debentures
Amount that may be purchased under the NCIB			$ 28.5
Repayment of convertible debentures										$ 18.8	$ 24.8
Gain on repurchase of convertible debentures										$ (2.5)

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