XML 72 R45.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.20.4

Other Liabilities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
--- | ---
Dec. 31, 2020
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |
Schedule Of Other Liabilities | Other liabilities consist of the following:
As at December 31, | 2020 | 2019
Accounts payable(1) |  | $ | 2,438 |  |  | $ | 1,830 |
Bank overdrafts and cash pooling |  | 6 |  |  | 30 |
Repurchase agreements (Note 5) |  | 2,208 |  |  | 1,850 |
Accrued expenses and taxes |  | 3,723 |  |  | 3,251 |
Credit facilities(1) |  | 338 |  |  | 73 |
Borrowed funds(2) |  | 401 |  |  | 320 |
Senior financing(3) |  | — |  |  | 1,967 |
Accrued post-retirement benefit liability (Note 25) |  | 625 |  |  | 675 |
Secured borrowings from mortgage securitization (Note 5) |  | 1,912 |  |  | 1,715 |
Lease liabilities |  | 864 |  |  | 902 |
Other financial liabilities (Note 5)(4) |  | 1,136 |  |  | 956 |
Deferred payments liability |  | 382 |  |  | 438 |
Other |  | 825 |  |  | 930 |
Total other liabilities |  | $ | 14,858 |  |  | $ | 14,937 |
(1) Reflects a change in presentation for our credit facility effective January 1, 2020. We have updated our prior period to reflect this change in presentation. (2) The change in Borrowed funds relates to net cash flow changes of $81 in 2020 ($132 in 2019) and foreign exchange rate movements of $1 in 2020 ($nil in 2019). (3) The Senior financing has been paid fully at the end of 2020. The change in Senior financing relates to foreign exchange rate movements of $(99) in 2019. (4) Comprises financial liabilities related to acquisitions, including put option liabilities and financial liabilities due to non-controlling interest.
Borrowed funds |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |
Schedule of Borrowings | Borrowed funds include the following:
As at December 31, | Currency of borrowing | Maturity | 2020 | 2019
Encumbrances on real estate | Cdn. dollars | Current - 2033 |  | $ | 292 |  |  | $ | 320 |
Encumbrances on real estate | U.S. dollars | Current - 2020 |  | 109 |  |  | — |
Total borrowed funds |  |  |  |  | $ | 401 |  |  | $ | 320 |

X
- Definition The disclosure of detailed information about borrowings. [Refer: Borrowings] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IFRS -Number 7 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 7 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=7&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_7&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2019-03-27 + Details
Name: | ifrs-full_DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutBorrowingsExplanatory
Namespace Prefix: | ifrs-full_
Data Type: | nonnum:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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_DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutBorrowingsLineItems
Namespace Prefix: | ifrs-full_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Disclosure Of Detailed Information On Other Liabilities Explanatory [Table Text Block] + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | slf_DisclosureOfDetailedInformationOnOtherLiabilitiesExplanatoryTableTextBlock
Namespace Prefix: | slf_
Data Type: | nonnum:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Details
Name: | ifrs-full_BorrowingsByNameAxis=slf_BorrowedFundsMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |