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Insurance Contract Liabilities and Reinsurance Assets - Summary of Potential Impact on Net Income Attributed to Shareholders Arising From Changes to Non-economic Assumptions (Detail) - CAD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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2% Adverse change in future mortality rates [Member] | Products where an increase in rates increases insurance contract liabilities [Member] |  |
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [Line Items] |  |
Decrease in net income attributed to shareholders | $ (500) | $ (400)
2% Adverse change in future mortality rates [Member] | Products where a decrease in rates increases insurance contract liabilities [Member] |  |
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [Line Items] |  |
Decrease in net income attributed to shareholders | (500) | (500)
5% adverse change in future morbidity rates (incidence and termination) [Member] | Long term care [member] |  |
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [Line Items] |  |
Decrease in net income attributed to shareholders | (4,800) | (5,100)
10% Adverse change in future policy termination rates [Member] | Long term care [member] |  |
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [Line Items] |  |
Decrease in net income attributed to shareholders | (2,200) | (2,100)
5% increase in future expense levels [Member] | Long term care [member] |  |
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [Line Items] |  |
Decrease in net income attributed to shareholders | $ (600) | $ (500)

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