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Insurance Contract Liabilities and Investment Contract Liabilities - Insurance Contract and Other Policy Liabilities (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
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Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | $ 147,811 | $ 145,773
Individual participating life |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 47,197 | 44,146
Individual non-participating life and health |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 42,034 | 43,099
Group life and health |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 17,313 | 16,808
Individual annuities |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 14,288 | 15,906
Group annuities |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 18,839 | 17,774
Insurance contract liabilities before other policy liabilities |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 139,671 | 137,733
Other policy liabilities |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 8,140 | 8,040
Canada |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 87,484 | 84,227
Canada | Individual participating life |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 28,205 | 25,839
Canada | Individual non-participating life and health |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 15,735 | 15,533
Canada | Group life and health |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 11,682 | 11,167
Canada | Individual annuities |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 9,538 | 10,497
Canada | Group annuities |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 18,765 | 17,670
Canada | Insurance contract liabilities before other policy liabilities |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 83,925 | 80,706
Canada | Other policy liabilities |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 3,559 | 3,521
U.S. |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 26,794 | 27,798
U.S. | Individual participating life |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 5,150 | 5,374
U.S. | Individual non-participating life and health |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 14,196 | 15,010
U.S. | Group life and health |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 5,580 | 5,578
U.S. | Individual annuities |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 16 | 22
U.S. | Group annuities |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 5 | 7
U.S. | Insurance contract liabilities before other policy liabilities |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 24,947 | 25,991
U.S. | Other policy liabilities |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 1,847 | 1,807
Asia |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 27,387 | 26,805
Asia | Individual participating life |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 12,982 | 11,981
Asia | Individual non-participating life and health |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 11,774 | 12,183
Asia | Group life and health |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 34 | 40
Asia | Individual annuities |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 5 | 5
Asia | Group annuities |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 69 | 97
Asia | Insurance contract liabilities before other policy liabilities |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 24,864 | 24,306
Asia | Other policy liabilities |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 2,523 | 2,499
Corporate |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 6,146 | 6,943
Corporate | Individual participating life |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 860 | 952
Corporate | Individual non-participating life and health |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 329 | 373
Corporate | Group life and health |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 17 | 23
Corporate | Individual annuities |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 4,729 | 5,382
Corporate | Group annuities |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 0 | 0
Corporate | Insurance contract liabilities before other policy liabilities |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 5,935 | 6,730
Corporate | Other policy liabilities |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 211 | 213
United Kingdom | Corporate | Individual participating life |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 771 | 851
United Kingdom | Corporate | Individual non-participating life and health |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 207 | 237
United Kingdom | Corporate | Individual annuities |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 4,546 | 5,162
United Kingdom | Corporate | Other policy liabilities |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | $ 164 | $ 163

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