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Financial Instrument Risk Management - Mortgages and Loans by Geographic Location and Type (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Financial assets | $ 168,785 | $ 152,785
Mortgages: |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Financial assets | 15,428 | 16,225
Loans |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Financial assets | 34,518 | 31,997
Total |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Financial assets | 49,946 | 48,222
Retail | Mortgages: |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Financial assets | 3,710 | 3,902
Office | Mortgages: |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Financial assets | 3,481 | 3,922
Multi-family residential | Mortgages: |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Financial assets | 5,631 | 5,691
Industrial and land | Mortgages: |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Financial assets | 1,945 | 1,898
Other | Mortgages: |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Financial assets | 661 | 812
Canada | Mortgages: |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Financial assets | 9,119 | 9,310
Canada | Mortgages: | Canada Mortgage And Housing Corporation |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Financial assets | 4,008 | 3,966
Canada | Loans |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Financial assets | 13,107 | 13,249
Canada | Total |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Financial assets | 22,226 | 22,559
Canada | Retail | Mortgages: |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Financial assets | 1,963 | 1,981
Canada | Office | Mortgages: |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Financial assets | 1,635 | 1,854
Canada | Multi-family residential | Mortgages: |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Financial assets | 3,950 | 3,900
Canada | Industrial and land | Mortgages: |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Financial assets | 996 | 861
Canada | Other | Mortgages: |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Financial assets | 575 | 714
United States | Mortgages: |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Financial assets | 6,309 | 6,915
United States | Loans |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Financial assets | 13,773 | 11,994
United States | Total |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Financial assets | 20,082 | 18,909
United States | Retail | Mortgages: |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Financial assets | 1,747 | 1,921
United States | Office | Mortgages: |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Financial assets | 1,846 | 2,068
United States | Multi-family residential | Mortgages: |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Financial assets | 1,681 | 1,791
United States | Industrial and land | Mortgages: |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Financial assets | 949 | 1,037
United States | Other | Mortgages: |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Financial assets | 86 | 98
United Kingdom | Mortgages: |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Financial assets | 0 | 0
United Kingdom | Loans |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Financial assets | 3,798 | 3,297
United Kingdom | Total |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Financial assets | 3,798 | 3,297
United Kingdom | Retail | Mortgages: |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Financial assets | 0 | 0
United Kingdom | Office | Mortgages: |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Financial assets | 0 | 0
United Kingdom | Multi-family residential | Mortgages: |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Financial assets | 0 | 0
United Kingdom | Industrial and land | Mortgages: |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Financial assets | 0 | 0
United Kingdom | Other | Mortgages: |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Financial assets | 0 | 0
Other countries | Mortgages: |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Financial assets | 0 | 0
Other countries | Loans |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Financial assets | 3,840 | 3,457
Other countries | Total |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Financial assets | 3,840 | 3,457
Other countries | Retail | Mortgages: |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Financial assets | 0 | 0
Other countries | Office | Mortgages: |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Financial assets | 0 | 0
Other countries | Multi-family residential | Mortgages: |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Financial assets | 0 | 0
Other countries | Industrial and land | Mortgages: |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Financial assets | 0 | 0
Other countries | Other | Mortgages: |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Financial assets | $ 0 | $ 0

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