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Leases - Lease Liabilities (Details) - CAD ($) | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Jan. 01, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Lease liabilities [abstract] |  |  |
Lease liabilities | $ 1,809,000,000 | $ 1,539,000,000 | $ 0
Less: current portion | 233,000,000 |  |
Non-current lease liabilities | 1,576,000,000 | $ 1,539,000,000 |
Expenses relating to short-term leases | 448,000,000 |  |
Interest expense on lease liabilities | 70,000,000 |  |
Variable lease payments not included in the measurement of lease liabilities | 118,000,000 |  |
Total cash outflows for leases | 1,178,000,000 |  |
Increase through capitalization of short-term leases, property, plant and equipment | $ 305,000,000 |  |

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- Definition Increase Through Capitalization Of Short-Term Leases, Property, Plant And Equipment + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The cash outflow for leases. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 16 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 53 -Subparagraph g -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=16&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_53_g&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2019-03-27 + Details
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- Definition The amount of current lease liabilities. [Refer: Lease liabilities] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 16 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 47 -Subparagraph b -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=16&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_47_b&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2019-03-27 + Details
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- Definition The amount of the expense relating to short-term leases accounted for applying paragraph 6 of IFRS 16. This expense need not include the expense relating to leases with a lease term of one month or less. Short-term lease is a lease that, at the commencement date, has a lease term of 12 months or less. A lease that contains a purchase option is not a short-term lease. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 16 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 53 -Subparagraph c -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=16&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_53_c&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2019-03-27 + Details
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- Definition The amount of the expense relating to variable lease payments not included in the measurement of lease liabilities. Variable lease payments are the portion of payments made by a lessee to a lessor for the right to use an underlying asset during the lease term that varies because of changes in facts or circumstances occurring after the commencement date, other than the passage of time. [Refer: Lease liabilities] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 16 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 53 -Subparagraph e -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=16&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_53_e&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2019-03-27 + Details
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- Definition The amount of interest expense on lease liabilities. [Refer: Lease liabilities] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 16 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 53 -Subparagraph b -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=16&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_53_b&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2019-03-27 + Details
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- Definition The amount of liabilities related to the entity's leases. Lease is a contract, or part of a contract, that conveys the right to use an underlying asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 16 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 47 -Subparagraph b -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=16&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_47_b&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2019-03-27 + Details
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- Definition The amount of non-current lease liabilities. [Refer: Lease liabilities] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 16 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 47 -Subparagraph b -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=16&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_47_b&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2019-03-27 + Details
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