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Senior Debentures and Innovative Capital Instruments - Innovative Capital Instruments (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Principal amount | $ 700 |
Sun Life ExchangEable Capital Securities |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Borrowings | 699 | $ 699
Sun Life Capital Trust SLEECS B |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Principal amount | 200 |
Sun Life Capital Trust II SEECS 2009-1 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Principal amount | $ 500 |
Annual Yield | Sun Life Capital Trust SLEECS B |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Annual yield | 7.093% |
Annual Yield | Sun Life Capital Trust II SEECS 2009-1 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Annual yield | 5.863% |
Government of Canada Bond Yield | Sun Life Capital Trust II SEECS 2009-1 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Adjustment to interest rate basis | 0.32% |
Five-year Government of Canada Bond Yield | Sun Life Capital Trust II SEECS 2009-1 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Adjustment to interest rate basis | 3.40% |
Tier 1 Capital | Sun Life ExchangEable Capital Securities |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Borrowings | $ 699 | $ 699
Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Shares | Sun Life ExchangEable Capital Securities |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Borrowings, convertible, number of equity instruments (in shares) | 40 |
Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Shares | Sun Life Capital Trust SLEECS B |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Borrowings, convertible, number of equity instruments (in shares) | 40 |
Borrowings, Redemption Period One | Government of Canada Bond Yield | Sun Life Capital Trust II SEECS 2009-1 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Adjustment to interest rate basis | 0.60% |
Borrowings, Redemption Period Two | Government of Canada Bond Yield | Sun Life Capital Trust II SEECS 2009-1 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Adjustment to interest rate basis | 1.20% |

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