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Insurance Contract Liabilities and Investment Contract Liabilities - Changes in Insurance Contract Liabilities and Reinsurance Assets (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Insurance contract liabilities |  |
Insurance contract liabilities, beginning balance | $ 121,923 |
Insurance contract liabilities, change in balances on in-force policies | 7,632 | $ (3,094)
Insurance contract liabilities, balances arising from new policies | 4,098 | 3,780
Insurance contract liabilities, method and assumption changes | (363) | (374)
Insurance contract liabilities, increase (decrease) in Insurance contract liabilities and Reinsurance assets | 11,367 | 312
Insurance contract liabilities, other changes | (123) | 0
Insurance contract liabilities, foreign exchange rate movements | (2,252) | 3,499
Insurance contract liabilities, ending balance | 131,184 | 121,923
Reinsurance assets |  |
Reinsurance assets, beginning balance | 4,141 |
Reinsurance assets, change in balances on in-force policies | 268 | (129)
Reinsurance assets, change in balances arising from new policies | 136 | 128
Reinsurance assets, method and assumption changes | (376) | (96)
Reinsurance assets, increase (decrease) in Insurance contract liabilities and Reinsurance assets | 28 | (97)
Reinsurance assets, other changes | (123) | 0
Reinsurance assets, foreign exchange rate movements | (163) | 247
Reinsurance assets, ending balance | 4,024 | 4,141
Net Changes In Insurance Contract Liabilities And Reinsurance Assets [Abstract] |  |
Net insurance contract liabilities and reinsurance assets, beginning balance | 117,782 |
Net change in balances on in-force policies | 7,364 | (2,965)
Net balance arising from new policies | 3,962 | 3,652
Net method and assumption change | 13 | (278)
Net increase (decrease) in Insurance contract liabilities and Reinsurance assets | 11,339 | 409
Net, other changes | 0 | 0
Net foreign exchange rate movement | (2,089) | 3,252
Net insurance contract liabilities and reinsurance assets, ending balance | 127,160 | 117,782
Balances before Other policy liabilities and assets |  |
Insurance contract liabilities |  |
Insurance contract liabilities, beginning balance | 114,902 | 111,091
Insurance contract liabilities, ending balance | 123,894 | 114,902
Reinsurance assets |  |
Reinsurance assets, beginning balance | 3,653 | 3,503
Reinsurance assets, ending balance | 3,395 | 3,653
Net Changes In Insurance Contract Liabilities And Reinsurance Assets [Abstract] |  |
Net insurance contract liabilities and reinsurance assets, beginning balance | 111,249 | 107,588
Net insurance contract liabilities and reinsurance assets, ending balance | 120,499 | 111,249
Other policy liabilities and assets |  |
Insurance contract liabilities |  |
Insurance contract liabilities, beginning balance | 7,021 |
Insurance contract liabilities, ending balance | 7,290 | 7,021
Reinsurance assets |  |
Reinsurance assets, beginning balance | 488 |
Reinsurance assets, ending balance | 629 | 488
Net Changes In Insurance Contract Liabilities And Reinsurance Assets [Abstract] |  |
Net insurance contract liabilities and reinsurance assets, beginning balance | 6,533 |
Net insurance contract liabilities and reinsurance assets, ending balance | $ 6,661 | $ 6,533

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- Definition The increase in liabilities under insurance contracts and reinsurance contracts issued, resulting from additions other than through business combinations. [Refer: Liabilities under insurance contracts and reinsurance contracts issued; Business combinations [member]] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef -Note Expiry date 2021-01-01 -Name IFRS -Number 4 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph IG37 -Subparagraph b -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=4&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-b&anchor=para_IG37_b&doctype=Implementation%20Guidance&book=b -URIDate 2019-03-27 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef -Note Expiry date 2021-01-01 -Name IFRS -Number 4 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 37 -Subparagraph e -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=4&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-b&anchor=para_37_e&doctype=Standard&book=b -URIDate 2019-03-27 + Details
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- Definition The change in insurance liabilities resulting from the net exchange differences that arise on the translation of the financial statements into a different presentation currency, and on the translation of a foreign operation into the presentation currency. [Refer: Liabilities under insurance contracts and reinsurance contracts issued] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef -Note Expiry date 2021-01-01 -Name IFRS -Number 4 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph IG37 -Subparagraph f -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=4&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-b&anchor=para_IG37_f&doctype=Implementation%20Guidance&book=b -URIDate 2019-03-27 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef -Note Expiry date 2021-01-01 -Name IFRS -Number 4 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 37 -Subparagraph e -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=4&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-b&anchor=para_37_e&doctype=Standard&book=b -URIDate 2019-03-27 + Details
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- Definition The increase (decrease) in reinsurance assets resulting from the net exchange differences arising when the financial statements are translated from the functional currency into a different presentation currency, including the translation of a foreign operation into the presentation currency of the reporting entity. [Refer: Reinsurance assets] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Note Expiry date 2021-01-01 -Name IFRS -Number 4 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 37 -Subparagraph e -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=4&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-b&anchor=para_37_e&doctype=Standard&book=b -URIDate 2019-03-27 + Details
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- Definition The increase (decrease) in liabilities under insurance contracts and reinsurance contracts issued resulting from changes that the entity does not separately disclose in the same statement or note. [Refer: Liabilities under insurance contracts and reinsurance contracts issued] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef -Note Expiry date 2021-01-01 -Name IFRS -Number 4 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph IG37 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=4&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-b&anchor=para_IG37&doctype=Implementation%20Guidance&book=b -URIDate 2019-03-27 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef -Note Expiry date 2021-01-01 -Name IFRS -Number 4 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 37 -Subparagraph e -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=4&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-b&anchor=para_37_e&doctype=Standard&book=b -URIDate 2019-03-27 + Details
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