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Insurance Contract Liabilities and Investment Contract Liabilities - Insurance Contract and Other Policy Liabilities (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
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Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | $ 140,418 | $ 147,811
Insurance contract liabilities before other policy liabilities |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 131,400 | 139,671
Individual participating life |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 44,662 | 47,197
Individual non-participating life and health |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 38,152 | 42,034
Group life and health |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 17,320 | 17,313
Individual annuities |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 11,482 | 14,288
Group annuities |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 19,784 | 18,839
Other policy liabilities |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 9,018 | 8,140
Canada |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 84,451 | 87,484
Canada | Insurance contract liabilities before other policy liabilities |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 80,868 | 83,925
Canada | Individual participating life |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 27,394 | 28,205
Canada | Individual non-participating life and health |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 13,681 | 15,735
Canada | Group life and health |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 11,693 | 11,682
Canada | Individual annuities |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 8,384 | 9,538
Canada | Group annuities |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 19,716 | 18,765
Canada | Other policy liabilities |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 3,583 | 3,559
U.S. |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 25,973 | 26,794
U.S. | Insurance contract liabilities before other policy liabilities |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 23,486 | 24,947
U.S. | Individual participating life |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 5,060 | 5,150
U.S. | Individual non-participating life and health |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 12,808 | 14,196
U.S. | Group life and health |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 5,599 | 5,580
U.S. | Individual annuities |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 18 | 16
U.S. | Group annuities |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 1 | 5
U.S. | Other policy liabilities |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 2,487 | 1,847
Asia |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 25,779 | 27,387
Asia | Insurance contract liabilities before other policy liabilities |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 23,077 | 24,864
Asia | Individual participating life |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 11,574 | 12,982
Asia | Individual non-participating life and health |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 11,397 | 11,774
Asia | Group life and health |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 33 | 34
Asia | Individual annuities |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 6 | 5
Asia | Group annuities |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 67 | 69
Asia | Other policy liabilities |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 2,702 | 2,523
Corporate |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 4,215 | 6,146
Corporate | Insurance contract liabilities before other policy liabilities |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 3,969 | 5,935
Corporate | Individual participating life |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 634 | 860
Corporate | Individual non-participating life and health |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 266 | 329
Corporate | Group life and health |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | (5) | 17
Corporate | Individual annuities |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 3,074 | 4,729
Corporate | Group annuities |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 0 | 0
Corporate | Other policy liabilities |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 246 | 211
United Kingdom | Corporate | Individual participating life |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 563 | 771
United Kingdom | Corporate | Individual non-participating life and health |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 154 | 207
United Kingdom | Corporate | Individual annuities |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | 2,918 | 4,546
United Kingdom | Corporate | Other policy liabilities |  |
Disclosure of types of insurance contracts [line items] |  |
Insurance contract liabilities | $ 200 | $ 164

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