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Reinsurance - Schedule of Reinsurance Assets (Details) - CAD ($)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items]    
Total Reinsurance assets $ 4,024,000,000 $ 4,141,000,000
Reinsurance assets before other policy assets    
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items]    
Total Reinsurance assets 3,395,000,000 3,653,000,000
Individual participating life    
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items]    
Total Reinsurance assets 367,000,000 210,000,000
Individual non-participating life and health    
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items]    
Total Reinsurance assets 604,000,000 928,000,000
Group life and health    
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items]    
Total Reinsurance assets 2,267,000,000 2,208,000,000
Individual annuities    
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items]    
Total Reinsurance assets 26,000,000 186,000,000
Group annuities    
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items]    
Total Reinsurance assets 131,000,000 121,000,000
Other policy liabilities and assets    
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items]    
Total Reinsurance assets 629,000,000 488,000,000
Canada    
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items]    
Total Reinsurance assets 246,000,000 374,000,000
Canada | Reinsurance assets before other policy assets    
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items]    
Total Reinsurance assets 173,000,000 294,000,000
Canada | Individual participating life    
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items]    
Total Reinsurance assets 35,000,000 20,000,000
Canada | Individual non-participating life and health    
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items]    
Total Reinsurance assets (377,000,000) (205,000,000)
Canada | Group life and health    
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items]    
Total Reinsurance assets 384,000,000 358,000,000
Canada | Individual annuities    
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items]    
Total Reinsurance assets 0 0
Canada | Group annuities    
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items]    
Total Reinsurance assets 131,000,000 121,000,000
Canada | Other policy liabilities and assets    
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items]    
Total Reinsurance assets 73,000,000 80,000,000
SLF U.S.    
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items]    
Total Reinsurance assets 3,260,000,000 3,241,000,000
SLF U.S. | Reinsurance assets before other policy assets    
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items]    
Total Reinsurance assets 2,804,000,000 2,934,000,000
SLF U.S. | Individual participating life    
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items]    
Total Reinsurance assets 10,000,000 10,000,000
SLF U.S. | Individual non-participating life and health    
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items]    
Total Reinsurance assets 913,000,000 1,076,000,000
SLF U.S. | Group life and health    
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items]    
Total Reinsurance assets 1,881,000,000 1,848,000,000
SLF U.S. | Individual annuities    
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items]    
Total Reinsurance assets 0 0
SLF U.S. | Group annuities    
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items]    
Total Reinsurance assets 0 0
SLF U.S. | Other policy liabilities and assets    
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items]    
Total Reinsurance assets 456,000,000 307,000,000
SLF Asia    
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items]    
Total Reinsurance assets 429,000,000 260,000,000
SLF Asia | Reinsurance assets before other policy assets    
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items]    
Total Reinsurance assets 372,000,000 218,000,000
SLF Asia | Individual participating life    
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items]    
Total Reinsurance assets 322,000,000 180,000,000
SLF Asia | Individual non-participating life and health    
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items]    
Total Reinsurance assets 48,000,000 36,000,000
SLF Asia | Group life and health    
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items]    
Total Reinsurance assets 2,000,000 2,000,000
SLF Asia | Individual annuities    
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items]    
Total Reinsurance assets 0 0
SLF Asia | Group annuities    
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items]    
Total Reinsurance assets 0 0
SLF Asia | Other policy liabilities and assets    
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items]    
Total Reinsurance assets 57,000,000 42,000,000
Corporate    
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items]    
Total Reinsurance assets 89,000,000 266,000,000
Corporate | Reinsurance assets before other policy assets    
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items]    
Total Reinsurance assets 46,000,000 207,000,000
Corporate | Individual participating life    
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items]    
Total Reinsurance assets 0 0
Corporate | Individual non-participating life and health    
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items]    
Total Reinsurance assets 20,000,000 21,000,000
Corporate | Group life and health    
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items]    
Total Reinsurance assets 0 0
Corporate | Individual annuities    
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items]    
Total Reinsurance assets 26,000,000 186,000,000
Corporate | Group annuities    
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items]    
Total Reinsurance assets 0 0
Corporate | Other policy liabilities and assets    
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items]    
Total Reinsurance assets 43,000,000 59,000,000
United Kingdom | Corporate | Individual non-participating life and health    
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items]    
Total Reinsurance assets 20,000,000 21,000,000
United Kingdom | Corporate | Individual annuities    
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items]    
Total Reinsurance assets 26,000,000 47,000,000
Reinsurance Assets    
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items]    
Impairment loss $ 0 $ 0