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Derivative and Hedging Instruments - Summary of Fair Values of Derivative Instruments by Remaining Term to Maturity (Detail) - CAD ($) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets | $ 13,703,000,000 | $ 15,569,000,000
Derivative liabilities | 7,803,000,000 | 7,822,000,000
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 414,734,000,000 | 336,773,000,000
Credit risk equivalent | 10,933,000,000 | 12,262,000,000
Risk- weighted amount | 1,505,000,000 | 1,457,000,000
Fair value [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets | 13,703,000,000 | 15,569,000,000
Derivative liabilities | 7,803,000,000 | 7,822,000,000
Fair value, net | 5,900,000,000 | 7,747,000,000
Interest rate swaps [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 352,462,000,000 | 285,787,000,000
Credit risk equivalent | 5,936,000,000 | 7,344,000,000
Risk- weighted amount | 882,000,000 | 905,000,000
Interest rate swaps [Member] | Fair value [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets | 12,799,000,000 | 14,839,000,000
Derivative liabilities | 6,699,000,000 | 7,111,000,000
Fair value, net | 6,100,000,000 | 7,728,000,000
Interest rate swaps [Member] | OTC swap contracts [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 147,880,000,000 | 138,714,000,000
Credit risk equivalent | 5,301,000,000 | 6,588,000,000
Risk- weighted amount | 787,000,000 | 809,000,000
Interest rate swaps [Member] | OTC swap contracts [Member] | Fair value [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets | 11,750,000,000 | 13,379,000,000
Derivative liabilities | 6,477,000,000 | 6,867,000,000
Fair value, net | 5,273,000,000 | 6,512,000,000
Interest rate swaps [Member] | Cleared swap contracts [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 153,343,000,000 | 108,104,000,000
Interest rate swaps [Member] | Cleared swap contracts [Member] | Fair value [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets | 95,000,000 | 245,000,000
Derivative liabilities | 96,000,000 | 206,000,000
Fair value, net | (1,000,000) | 39,000,000
Interest rate swaps [Member] | Forward contracts [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 25,206,000,000 | 17,325,000,000
Credit risk equivalent | 259,000,000 | 285,000,000
Risk- weighted amount | 37,000,000 | 35,000,000
Interest rate swaps [Member] | Forward contracts [Member] | Fair value [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets | 637,000,000 | 903,000,000
Derivative liabilities | 126,000,000 | 38,000,000
Fair value, net | 511,000,000 | 865,000,000
Interest rate swaps [Member] | Futures [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 14,297,000,000 | 11,551,000,000
Interest rate swaps [Member] | Options purchased [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 11,736,000,000 | 10,093,000,000
Credit risk equivalent | 376,000,000 | 471,000,000
Risk- weighted amount | 58,000,000 | 61,000,000
Interest rate swaps [Member] | Options purchased [Member] | Fair value [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets | 317,000,000 | 312,000,000
Fair value, net | 317,000,000 | 312,000,000
Foreign exchange [Member] | Forward contracts [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 5,986,000,000 | 3,181,000,000
Credit risk equivalent | 108,000,000 | 101,000,000
Risk- weighted amount | 13,000,000 | 12,000,000
Foreign exchange [Member] | Forward contracts [Member] | Fair value [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets | 54,000,000 | 12,000,000
Derivative liabilities | 106,000,000 | 31,000,000
Fair value, net | (52,000,000) | (19,000,000)
Foreign exchange [Member] | Futures [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 4,052,000,000 | 3,157,000,000
Foreign exchange [Member] | Swap contracts [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 25,081,000,000 | 18,162,000,000
Credit risk equivalent | 2,309,000,000 | 1,874,000,000
Risk- weighted amount | 256,000,000 | 200,000,000
Foreign exchange [Member] | Swap contracts [Member] | Fair value [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets | 807,000,000 | 510,000,000
Derivative liabilities | 1,736,000,000 | 1,483,000,000
Fair value, net | (929,000,000) | (973,000,000)
Credit derivatives [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 652,000,000 | 606,000,000
Credit derivatives [Member] | Fair value [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets | 10,000,000 | 14,000,000
Fair value, net | 10,000,000 | 14,000,000
Equity contracts [Member] | Futures [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 10,908,000,000 | 12,158,000,000
Equity contracts [Member] | Options purchased [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 12,723,000,000 | 10,941,000,000
Credit risk equivalent | 2,277,000,000 | 2,606,000,000
Risk- weighted amount | 316,000,000 | 305,000,000
Equity contracts [Member] | Options purchased [Member] | Fair value [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets | 621,000,000 | 769,000,000
Derivative liabilities | 118,000,000 | 10,000,000
Fair value, net | 503,000,000 | 759,000,000
Equity contracts [Member] | Swap contracts [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 2,870,000,000 | 2,781,000,000
Credit risk equivalent | 303,000,000 | 337,000,000
Risk- weighted amount | 38,000,000 | 35,000,000
Equity contracts [Member] | Swap contracts [Member] | Fair value [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets | 29,000,000 | 60,000,000
Derivative liabilities | 57,000,000 | 14,000,000
Fair value, net | (28,000,000) | 46,000,000
Financial Instruments [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 414,734,000,000 | 336,773,000,000
Credit risk equivalent | 10,933,000,000 | 12,262,000,000
Risk- weighted amount | 1,505,000,000 | 1,457,000,000
Financial Instruments [member] | Fair value [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets | 14,320,000,000 | 16,204,000,000
Derivative liabilities | 8,716,000,000 | 8,649,000,000
Fair value, net | 5,604,000,000 | 7,555,000,000
Accrued interest [Member] | Fair value [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets | 617,000,000 | 635,000,000
Derivative liabilities | 913,000,000 | 827,000,000
Fair value, net | (296,000,000) | (192,000,000)
Less than 1 year [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets | 649,000,000 | 605,000,000
Derivative liabilities | 359,000,000 | 224,000,000
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 65,862,000,000 | 53,882,000,000
Less than 1 year [Member] | Interest rate swaps [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 34,939,000,000 | 27,179,000,000
Less than 1 year [Member] | Interest rate swaps [Member] | OTC swap contracts [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 3,495,000,000 | 7,161,000,000
Less than 1 year [Member] | Interest rate swaps [Member] | Cleared swap contracts [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 5,723,000,000 | 1,615,000,000
Less than 1 year [Member] | Interest rate swaps [Member] | Forward contracts [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 10,258,000,000 | 6,036,000,000
Less than 1 year [Member] | Interest rate swaps [Member] | Futures [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 14,297,000,000 | 11,551,000,000
Less than 1 year [Member] | Interest rate swaps [Member] | Options purchased [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 1,166,000,000 | 816,000,000
Less than 1 year [Member] | Foreign exchange [Member] | Forward contracts [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 5,926,000,000 | 3,046,000,000
Less than 1 year [Member] | Foreign exchange [Member] | Futures [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 4,052,000,000 | 3,157,000,000
Less than 1 year [Member] | Foreign exchange [Member] | Swap contracts [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 1,024,000,000 | 999,000,000
Less than 1 year [Member] | Credit derivatives [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 143,000,000 | 38,000,000
Less than 1 year [Member] | Equity contracts [Member] | Futures [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 10,908,000,000 | 12,158,000,000
Less than 1 year [Member] | Equity contracts [Member] | Options purchased [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 6,142,000,000 | 4,693,000,000
Less than 1 year [Member] | Equity contracts [Member] | Swap contracts [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 2,728,000,000 | 2,612,000,000
Less than 1 year [Member] | Financial Instruments [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 65,862,000,000 | 53,882,000,000
1 to 3 years [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets | 671,000,000 | 822,000,000
Derivative liabilities | 229,000,000 | 149,000,000
3 to 5 years [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets | 795,000,000 | 889,000,000
Derivative liabilities | 227,000,000 | 168,000,000
Over 5 years [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets | 11,588,000,000 | 13,253,000,000
Derivative liabilities | 6,988,000,000 | 7,281,000,000
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 277,310,000,000 | 224,851,000,000
Over 5 years [Member] | Interest rate swaps [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 259,534,000,000 | 212,069,000,000
Over 5 years [Member] | Interest rate swaps [Member] | OTC swap contracts [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 121,817,000,000 | 112,412,000,000
Over 5 years [Member] | Interest rate swaps [Member] | Cleared swap contracts [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 131,480,000,000 | 93,561,000,000
Over 5 years [Member] | Interest rate swaps [Member] | Forward contracts [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 648,000,000 | 675,000,000
Over 5 years [Member] | Interest rate swaps [Member] | Options purchased [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 5,589,000,000 | 5,421,000,000
Over 5 years [Member] | Foreign exchange [Member] | Swap contracts [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 17,776,000,000 | 12,682,000,000
Over 5 years [Member] | Equity contracts [Member] | Options purchased [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) |  | 100,000,000
Over 5 years [Member] | Financial Instruments [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 277,310,000,000 | 224,851,000,000
1 to 5 years [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 71,562,000,000 | 58,040,000,000
1 to 5 years [Member] | Interest rate swaps [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 57,989,000,000 | 46,539,000,000
1 to 5 years [Member] | Interest rate swaps [Member] | OTC swap contracts [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 22,568,000,000 | 19,141,000,000
1 to 5 years [Member] | Interest rate swaps [Member] | Cleared swap contracts [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 16,140,000,000 | 12,928,000,000
1 to 5 years [Member] | Interest rate swaps [Member] | Forward contracts [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 14,300,000,000 | 10,614,000,000
1 to 5 years [Member] | Interest rate swaps [Member] | Options purchased [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 4,981,000,000 | 3,856,000,000
1 to 5 years [Member] | Foreign exchange [Member] | Forward contracts [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 60,000,000 | 135,000,000
1 to 5 years [Member] | Foreign exchange [Member] | Swap contracts [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 6,281,000,000 | 4,481,000,000
1 to 5 years [Member] | Credit derivatives [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 509,000,000 | 568,000,000
1 to 5 years [Member] | Equity contracts [Member] | Options purchased [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 6,581,000,000 | 6,148,000,000
1 to 5 years [Member] | Equity contracts [Member] | Swap contracts [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | 142,000,000 | 169,000,000
1 to 5 years [Member] | Financial Instruments [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Remaining term to maturity (notional amounts) | $ 71,562,000,000 | $ 58,040,000,000

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