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RESTRICTED LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Assets Held-in-trust [Abstract] |  |
Restricted long-term investments | $ 323 | $ 267
Future abandonment costs | $ 212 | $ 151

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- Definition Total anticipated costs associated with remediation, site restoration, postclosure, monitoring commitments, or other exit costs that may occur on the sale, disposal, or abandonment of a particular property resulting from unanticipated contamination of the assets. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 450 -SubTopic 20 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SAB Topic 5.Y.Q4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27011672&loc=d3e149879-122751 + Details
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