XML 208 R179.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v3.8.0.1

IFRS 7 Disclosures - Summary of Account Balances by Investment Category (Detail) - CAD CAD in Millions	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Investment Categories For Variable Contracts With Guarantees [Line Items]
Investments for variable contracts with guarantees	CAD 111,654	CAD 114,898
Equity funds [Member]
Investment Categories For Variable Contracts With Guarantees [Line Items]
Investments for variable contracts with guarantees	47,508	41,805
Balanced funds [Member]
Investment Categories For Variable Contracts With Guarantees [Line Items]
Investments for variable contracts with guarantees	47,369	57,571
Bond funds [Member]
Investment Categories For Variable Contracts With Guarantees [Line Items]
Investments for variable contracts with guarantees	13,095	11,588
Money market funds [Member]
Investment Categories For Variable Contracts With Guarantees [Line Items]
Investments for variable contracts with guarantees	1,905	2,127
Other fixed interest rate investments [Member]
Investment Categories For Variable Contracts With Guarantees [Line Items]
Investments for variable contracts with guarantees	CAD 1,777	CAD 1,807

X

- Definition

Investment categories for variable contracts with guarantees.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	mfc_InvestmentCategoriesForVariableContractsWithGuaranteesLineItems
Namespace Prefix:	mfc_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

Investments for variable contracts with guarantees.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	mfc_InvestmentsForVariableContractsWithGuarantees
Namespace Prefix:	mfc_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	instant

X

- Details

Name:	ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=mfc_EquityFunds1Member
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=mfc_BalancedFunds1Member
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=mfc_BondFundsMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=mfc_MoneyMarketFunds1Member
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=mfc_OtherFixedInterestRateInvestmentsMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type: