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RISK MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Total Derivative Instruments (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions | Jun. 30, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
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TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Total net derivative asset/(liability) | $ (2,582) | $ (3,210)
Derivative liabilities, Total Net Derivative Instruments | (2,582) | (3,210)
Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Total net derivative asset/(liability) | (1,782) | (2,894)
Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Total net derivative asset/(liability) | (787) | (301)
Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Total net derivative asset/(liability) | (13) | (15)
Accounts receivable and other |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative assets | 235 | 498
Derivative assets, Amounts Available for Offset | (75) | (153)
Derivative assets, Total Net Derivative Instruments | 160 | 345
Accounts receivable and other | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative assets | 233 | 474
Accounts receivable and other | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative assets | 2 | 24
Accounts receivable and other | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative assets | 0 | 0
Deferred amounts and other assets |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative assets | 139 | 119
Derivative assets, Amounts Available for Offset | (48) | (60)
Derivative assets, Total Net Derivative Instruments | 91 | 59
Deferred amounts and other assets | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative assets | 123 | 72
Deferred amounts and other assets | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative assets | 16 | 47
Deferred amounts and other assets | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative assets | 0 | 0
Accounts payable and other |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative liabilities | (894) | (1,234)
Derivative liabilities, Amounts Available for Offset | 75 | 153
Derivative liabilities, Total Net Derivative Instruments | (819) | (1,081)
Accounts payable and other | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative liabilities | (630) | (1,065)
Accounts payable and other | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative liabilities | (264) | (169)
Accounts payable and other | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative liabilities | 0 | 0
Other long-term liabilities |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative liabilities | (2,062) | (2,593)
Derivative liabilities, Amounts Available for Offset | 48 | 60
Derivative liabilities, Total Net Derivative Instruments | (2,014) | (2,533)
Other long-term liabilities | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative liabilities | (1,508) | (2,375)
Other long-term liabilities | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative liabilities | (541) | (203)
Other long-term liabilities | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative liabilities | (13) | (15)
Foreign exchange contracts |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Total net derivative asset/(liability) | (1,696) | (2,718)
Derivative liabilities, Total Net Derivative Instruments | (1,696) | (2,718)
Foreign exchange contracts | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Total net derivative asset/(liability) | (1,692) | (2,720)
Foreign exchange contracts | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Total net derivative asset/(liability) | 9 | 17
Foreign exchange contracts | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Total net derivative asset/(liability) | (13) | (15)
Foreign exchange contracts | Accounts receivable and other |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative assets | 37 | 47
Derivative assets, Amounts Available for Offset | (21) | (37)
Derivative assets, Total Net Derivative Instruments | 16 | 10
Foreign exchange contracts | Accounts receivable and other | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative assets | 37 | 47
Foreign exchange contracts | Accounts receivable and other | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative assets | 0 | 0
Foreign exchange contracts | Accounts receivable and other | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative assets | 0 | 0
Foreign exchange contracts | Deferred amounts and other assets |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative assets | 113 | 62
Derivative assets, Amounts Available for Offset | (40) | (39)
Derivative assets, Total Net Derivative Instruments | 73 | 23
Foreign exchange contracts | Deferred amounts and other assets | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative assets | 99 | 39
Foreign exchange contracts | Deferred amounts and other assets | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative assets | 14 | 23
Foreign exchange contracts | Deferred amounts and other assets | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative assets | 0 | 0
Foreign exchange contracts | Accounts payable and other |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative liabilities | (452) | (615)
Derivative liabilities, Amounts Available for Offset | 21 | 37
Derivative liabilities, Total Net Derivative Instruments | (431) | (578)
Foreign exchange contracts | Accounts payable and other | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative liabilities | (447) | (610)
Foreign exchange contracts | Accounts payable and other | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative liabilities | (5) | (5)
Foreign exchange contracts | Accounts payable and other | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative liabilities | 0 | 0
Foreign exchange contracts | Other long-term liabilities |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative liabilities | (1,394) | (2,212)
Derivative liabilities, Amounts Available for Offset | 40 | 39
Derivative liabilities, Total Net Derivative Instruments | (1,354) | (2,173)
Foreign exchange contracts | Other long-term liabilities | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative liabilities | (1,381) | (2,196)
Foreign exchange contracts | Other long-term liabilities | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative liabilities | 0 | (1)
Foreign exchange contracts | Other long-term liabilities | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative liabilities | (13) | (15)
Interest rate contracts |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Total net derivative asset/(liability) | (796) | (515)
Derivative liabilities, Total Net Derivative Instruments | (796) | (515)
Interest rate contracts | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Total net derivative asset/(liability) | 0 | (178)
Interest rate contracts | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Total net derivative asset/(liability) | (796) | (337)
Interest rate contracts | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Total net derivative asset/(liability) | 0 | 0
Interest rate contracts | Accounts receivable and other |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative assets | 2 | 22
Derivative assets, Amounts Available for Offset | 0 | (2)
Derivative assets, Total Net Derivative Instruments | 2 | 20
Interest rate contracts | Accounts receivable and other | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative assets | 0 | 0
Interest rate contracts | Accounts receivable and other | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative assets | 2 | 22
Interest rate contracts | Accounts receivable and other | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative assets | 0 | 0
Interest rate contracts | Deferred amounts and other assets |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative assets |  | 5
Derivative assets, Amounts Available for Offset |  | 0
Derivative assets, Total Net Derivative Instruments |  | 5
Interest rate contracts | Deferred amounts and other assets | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative assets |  | 0
Interest rate contracts | Deferred amounts and other assets | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative assets |  | 5
Interest rate contracts | Deferred amounts and other assets | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative assets |  | 0
Interest rate contracts | Accounts payable and other |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative liabilities | (258) | (341)
Derivative liabilities, Amounts Available for Offset | 0 | 2
Derivative liabilities, Total Net Derivative Instruments | (258) | (339)
Interest rate contracts | Accounts payable and other | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative liabilities | 0 | (178)
Interest rate contracts | Accounts payable and other | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative liabilities | (258) | (163)
Interest rate contracts | Accounts payable and other | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative liabilities | 0 | 0
Interest rate contracts | Other long-term liabilities |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative liabilities | (540) | (201)
Derivative liabilities, Amounts Available for Offset | 0 | 0
Derivative liabilities, Total Net Derivative Instruments | (540) | (201)
Interest rate contracts | Other long-term liabilities | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative liabilities | 0 | 0
Interest rate contracts | Other long-term liabilities | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative liabilities | (540) | (201)
Interest rate contracts | Other long-term liabilities | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative liabilities | 0 | 0
Commodity contracts |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Total net derivative asset/(liability) | (90) | 30
Derivative liabilities, Total Net Derivative Instruments | (90) | 30
Commodity contracts | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Total net derivative asset/(liability) | (90) | 9
Commodity contracts | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Total net derivative asset/(liability) | 0 | 21
Commodity contracts | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Total net derivative asset/(liability) | 0 | 0
Commodity contracts | Accounts receivable and other |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative assets | 196 | 429
Derivative assets, Amounts Available for Offset | (54) | (114)
Derivative assets, Total Net Derivative Instruments | 142 | 315
Commodity contracts | Accounts receivable and other | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative assets | 196 | 427
Commodity contracts | Accounts receivable and other | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative assets | 0 | 2
Commodity contracts | Accounts receivable and other | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative assets | 0 | 0
Commodity contracts | Deferred amounts and other assets |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative assets | 24 | 52
Derivative assets, Amounts Available for Offset | (7) | (21)
Derivative assets, Total Net Derivative Instruments | 17 | 31
Commodity contracts | Deferred amounts and other assets | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative assets | 23 | 33
Commodity contracts | Deferred amounts and other assets | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative assets | 1 | 19
Commodity contracts | Deferred amounts and other assets | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative assets | 0 | 0
Commodity contracts | Accounts payable and other |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative liabilities | (184) | (273)
Derivative liabilities, Amounts Available for Offset | 54 | 114
Derivative liabilities, Total Net Derivative Instruments | (130) | (159)
Commodity contracts | Accounts payable and other | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative liabilities | (183) | (273)
Commodity contracts | Accounts payable and other | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative liabilities | (1) | 0
Commodity contracts | Accounts payable and other | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative liabilities | 0 | 0
Commodity contracts | Other long-term liabilities |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative liabilities | (126) | (178)
Derivative liabilities, Amounts Available for Offset | 7 | 21
Derivative liabilities, Total Net Derivative Instruments | (119) | (157)
Commodity contracts | Other long-term liabilities | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative liabilities | (126) | (178)
Commodity contracts | Other long-term liabilities | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative liabilities | 0 | 0
Commodity contracts | Other long-term liabilities | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative liabilities | 0 | 0
Other contracts |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Total net derivative asset/(liability) | 0 | (7)
Derivative liabilities, Total Net Derivative Instruments | 0 | (7)
Other contracts | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Total net derivative asset/(liability) | 0 | (5)
Other contracts | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Total net derivative asset/(liability) | 0 | (2)
Other contracts | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Total net derivative asset/(liability) | 0 | 0
Other contracts | Deferred amounts and other assets |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative assets | 2 |
Derivative assets, Amounts Available for Offset | (1) |
Derivative assets, Total Net Derivative Instruments | 1 |
Other contracts | Deferred amounts and other assets | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative assets | 1 |
Other contracts | Deferred amounts and other assets | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative assets | 1 |
Other contracts | Deferred amounts and other assets | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative assets | 0 |
Other contracts | Accounts payable and other |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative liabilities |  | (5)
Derivative liabilities, Amounts Available for Offset |  | 0
Derivative liabilities, Total Net Derivative Instruments |  | (5)
Other contracts | Accounts payable and other | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative liabilities |  | (4)
Other contracts | Accounts payable and other | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative liabilities |  | (1)
Other contracts | Accounts payable and other | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative liabilities |  | 0
Other contracts | Other long-term liabilities |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative liabilities | (2) | (2)
Derivative liabilities, Amounts Available for Offset | 1 | 0
Derivative liabilities, Total Net Derivative Instruments | (1) | (2)
Other contracts | Other long-term liabilities | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative liabilities | (1) | (1)
Other contracts | Other long-term liabilities | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative liabilities | (1) | (1)
Other contracts | Other long-term liabilities | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument |  |
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |  |
Derivative liabilities | $ 0 | $ 0

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