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INTEREST AND OTHER FINANCING EXPENSE (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Borrowing costs [abstract] |  |  |
Long-term debt | $ 810 | $ 664 | $ 618
Other | 0 | 0 | 1
Interest and other financing expense | 810 | 664 | 619
Less: amounts capitalized on qualifying assets | 82 | 233 | 244
Total interest and other financing expense | 728 | 431 | 375
Total interest income | (97) | (48) | (53)
Net interest and other financing expense | $ 631 | $ 383 | $ 322

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- Definition The amount of interest and other costs that an entity incurs in connection with the borrowing of funds that are directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of a qualifying asset and which form part of the cost of that asset. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 23 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph 26 -Subparagraph a -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=23&date=2017-03-01&anchor=para_26_a&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2017-03-09 + Details
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