XML 157 R130.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.20.4

Share-Based Payments - Share Based Options by Exercise Price (Details) shares in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |  |
--- | --- | --- | ---
Dec. 31, 2020 shares $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2019 shares $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2018 shares $ / shares
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Number of share options outstanding in share-based payment arrangement | shares | 3,173 | 3,074 | 3,101
Weighted average exercise price (in CAD per share) | $ 49.65 | $ 42.36 | $ 37.06
$18.00 to $24.00 |  |  |
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Number of share options outstanding in share-based payment arrangement | shares | 48,000 |  |
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) | 1 year 1 month 28 days |  |
Weighted average exercise price (in CAD per share) | $ 21.53 |  |
$18.00 to $24.00 | Bottom of range |  |  |
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Range of exercise prices (in CAD per share) | 18.00 |  |
$18.00 to $24.00 | Top of range |  |  |
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Range of exercise prices (in CAD per share) | $ 24.00 |  |
$24.01 to $30.00 |  |  |
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Number of share options outstanding in share-based payment arrangement | shares | 168,000 |  |
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) | 2 years 1 month 24 days |  |
Weighted average exercise price (in CAD per share) | $ 28.20 |  |
$24.01 to $30.00 | Bottom of range |  |  |
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Range of exercise prices (in CAD per share) | 24.01 |  |
$24.01 to $30.00 | Top of range |  |  |
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Range of exercise prices (in CAD per share) | $ 30.00 |  |
$30.01 to $35.00 |  |  |
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Number of share options outstanding in share-based payment arrangement | shares | 23,000 |  |
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) | 2 months 1 day |  |
Weighted average exercise price (in CAD per share) | $ 31.65 |  |
$30.01 to $35.00 | Bottom of range |  |  |
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Range of exercise prices (in CAD per share) | 30.01 |  |
$30.01 to $35.00 | Top of range |  |  |
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Range of exercise prices (in CAD per share) | $ 35.00 |  |
$35.01 to $45.00 |  |  |
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Number of share options outstanding in share-based payment arrangement | shares | 589,000 |  |
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) | 4 years 4 months 13 days |  |
Weighted average exercise price (in CAD per share) | $ 39.53 |  |
$35.01 to $45.00 | Bottom of range |  |  |
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Range of exercise prices (in CAD per share) | 35.01 |  |
$35.01 to $45.00 | Top of range |  |  |
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Range of exercise prices (in CAD per share) | $ 45.00 |  |
$45.01 to $62.12 |  |  |
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Number of share options outstanding in share-based payment arrangement | shares | 2,345,000 |  |
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) | 7 years 11 months 15 days |  |
Weighted average exercise price (in CAD per share) | $ 54.48 |  |
$45.01 to $62.12 | Bottom of range |  |  |
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Range of exercise prices (in CAD per share) | 45.01 |  |
$45.01 to $62.12 | Top of range |  |  |
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Range of exercise prices (in CAD per share) | $ 62.12 |  |
Total Stock Options |  |  |
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Number of share options outstanding in share-based payment arrangement | shares | 3,173,000 |  |
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) | 6 years 9 months 29 days |  |
Weighted average exercise price (in CAD per share) | $ 49.65 |  |

X
- Definition Line items represent concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes of the table. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | ifrs-full_DisclosureOfRangeOfExercisePricesOfOutstandingShareOptionsLineItems
Namespace Prefix: | ifrs-full_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition The exercise price of outstanding share options. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 2 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 45 -Subparagraph d -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=2&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_45_d&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2019-03-27 + Details
Name: | ifrs-full_ExercisePriceOfOutstandingShareOptions2019
Namespace Prefix: | ifrs-full_
Data Type: | num:perShareItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition The number of share options outstanding in a share-based payment arrangement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 2 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 45 -Subparagraph d -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=2&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_45_d&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2019-03-27 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 2 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 45 -Subparagraph b -Clause i -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=2&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_45_b_i&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2019-03-27 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 2 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 45 -Subparagraph b -Clause vi -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=2&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_45_b_vi&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2019-03-27 + Details
Name: | ifrs-full_NumberOfOutstandingShareOptions
Namespace Prefix: | ifrs-full_
Data Type: | xbrli:decimalItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition The weighted average exercise price of share options outstanding in a share-based payment arrangement. [Refer: Weighted average [member]] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 2 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 45 -Subparagraph b -Clause i -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=2&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_45_b_i&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2019-03-27 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 2 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 45 -Subparagraph b -Clause vi -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=2&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_45_b_vi&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2019-03-27 + Details
Name: | ifrs-full_WeightedAverageExercisePriceOfShareOptionsOutstandingInSharebasedPaymentArrangement2019
Namespace Prefix: | ifrs-full_
Data Type: | num:perShareItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition The weighted average remaining contractual life of outstanding share options. [Refer: Weighted average [member]] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 2 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 45 -Subparagraph d -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=2&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_45_d&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2019-03-27 + Details
Name: | ifrs-full_WeightedAverageRemainingContractualLifeOfOutstandingShareOptions2019
Namespace Prefix: | ifrs-full_
Data Type: | xbrli:durationItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Details
Name: | ifrs-full_RangesOfExercisePricesForOutstandingShareOptionsAxis=slf_ExercisePriceRangeOneMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | ifrs-full_RangeAxis=ifrs-full_BottomOfRangeMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | ifrs-full_RangeAxis=ifrs-full_TopOfRangeMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | ifrs-full_RangesOfExercisePricesForOutstandingShareOptionsAxis=slf_ExercisePriceRangeTwoMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | ifrs-full_RangesOfExercisePricesForOutstandingShareOptionsAxis=slf_ExercisePriceRangeThreeMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | ifrs-full_RangesOfExercisePricesForOutstandingShareOptionsAxis=slf_ExercisePriceRangeFourMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | ifrs-full_RangesOfExercisePricesForOutstandingShareOptionsAxis=slf_ExercisePriceRangeFiveMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | ifrs-full_RangesOfExercisePricesForOutstandingShareOptionsAxis=slf_TotalStockOptionsMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |