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Employee Future Benefits - Summary of Amounts Recognized in Consolidated Statements of Financial Position (Detail) - CAD ($) | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [Line Items] |  |
Deficit and net defined benefit liability |  | $ 0
Pension defined benefit plans [member] |  |
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [Line Items] |  |
Defined benefit obligation | $ 4,675,000,000 | 4,706,000,000
Fair value of plan assets | 4,190,000,000 | 4,328,000,000
Deficit | 485,000,000 | 378,000,000
Effect of asset limit | 9,000,000 |
Deficit and net defined benefit liability | 494,000,000 | 378,000,000
Pension defined benefit plans [member] | Funded [Member] |  |
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [Line Items] |  |
Deficit and net defined benefit liability | (248,000,000) | (383,000,000)
Pension defined benefit plans [member] | Unfunded [Member] |  |
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [Line Items] |  |
Deficit and net defined benefit liability | 742,000,000 | 761,000,000
Retiree welfare plans [Member] |  |
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [Line Items] |  |
Defined benefit obligation | 640,000,000 | 665,000,000
Fair value of plan assets | 610,000,000 | 587,000,000
Deficit | 30,000,000 | 78,000,000
Deficit and net defined benefit liability | 30,000,000 | 78,000,000
Retiree welfare plans [Member] | Funded [Member] |  |
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [Line Items] |  |
Deficit and net defined benefit liability | (121,000,000) | (72,000,000)
Retiree welfare plans [Member] | Unfunded [Member] |  |
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [Line Items] |  |
Deficit and net defined benefit liability | $ 151,000,000 | $ 150,000,000

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- Definition The present value, without deducting any plan assets, of expected future payments required to settle the obligation resulting from employee service in the current and prior periods. [Refer: Plan assets, at fair value] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 19 -IssueDate 2018-01-01 -Paragraph 57 -Subparagraph a -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=19&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_57_a&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2018-03-16 + Details
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- Definition Line items represent concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes of the table. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The decrease (increase) in the net defined benefit liability (asset) resulting from the gain (loss) on changes in the effect of limiting a net defined benefit asset to the asset ceiling, excluding amounts included in interest income or expense. [Refer: Interest income; Net defined benefit liability (asset); Interest expense (income), net defined benefit liability (asset)] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 19 -IssueDate 2018-01-01 -Paragraph 141 -Subparagraph c -Clause iv -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=19&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_141_c_iv&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2018-03-16 + Details
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- Definition The amount of deficit or surplus in a defined benefit plan, adjusted for any effect of limiting a net defined benefit asset to the asset ceiling. [Refer: Defined benefit plans [member]] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 19 -IssueDate 2018-01-01 -Paragraph 140 -Subparagraph a -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=19&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_140_a&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2018-03-16 + Details
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- Definition The fair value of defined benefit plan assets. Plan assets comprise assets held by a long-term employee benefit fund and qualifying insurance policies. [Refer: At fair value [member]] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 19 -IssueDate 2018-01-01 -Paragraph 57 -Subparagraph a -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=19&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_57_a&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2018-03-16 + Details
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- Definition The fair value of any plan assets, less the present value of the defined benefit obligation. [Refer: Plan assets [member]] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 19 -IssueDate 2018-01-01 -Paragraph 57 -Subparagraph a -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=19&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_57_a&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2018-03-16 + Details
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