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Risk Categories - Interest Rate and Equity Market Sensitivities (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Interest rate risk |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Reasonably possible 100 basis point change in risk variable | 1.00% |
Reasonably possible 50 basis point change in risk variable | 0.50% | 0.50%
Interest Rate Sensitivity, Potential Impact On Net Income [Abstract] |  |
50 basis point decrease | $ (100) | $ (100)
50 basis point increase | 50 | 50
Interest Rate Sensitivity, Potential Impact On Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract] |  |
50 basis point decrease | 250 | 250
50 basis point increase | (250) | (250)
Equity Markets Sensitivity, Potential Impact On Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract] |  |
Level of rounding used in sensitivity analysis | $ 50 | $ 50
Equity price risk |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Reasonably possible 25% change in risk variable | 25.00% | 25.00%
Reasonably possible 10% change in risk variable | 10.00% | 10.00%
Equity Market Sensitivity, Potential Impact On Net Income [Abstract] |  |
25% decrease | $ (300) | $ (300)
10% decrease | (100) | (100)
10% increase | 100 | 100
25% increase | 250 | 300
Equity Markets Sensitivity, Potential Impact On Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract] |  |
25% decrease | (100) | (200)
10% decrease | (50) | (50)
10% increase | 50 | 50
25% increase | 100 | 200
Level of rounding used in sensitivity analysis | $ 50 | $ 50
Bottom of range | Interest rate risk |  |
Equity Markets Sensitivity, Potential Impact On Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract] |  |
Interval to determine impact of re-balancing interest rate hedges for dynamic hedging programs | 0.10% | 0.10%
Bottom of range | Equity price risk |  |
Equity Markets Sensitivity, Potential Impact On Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract] |  |
Interval to determine impact of re-balancing equity hedges for dynamic hedging programs | 2.00% | 2.00%
Top of range | Equity price risk |  |
Equity Markets Sensitivity, Potential Impact On Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract] |  |
Interval to determine impact of re-balancing equity hedges for dynamic hedging programs | 5.00% | 5.00%
Equity hedge interval | 25.00% | 25.00%

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