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Insurance Contract Liabilities and Reinsurance Assets - Summary of Carrying Value of Assets Backing Net Insurance Contract Liabilities, Other Liabilities and Capital (Detail) - CAD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | $ 750,271 | $ 729,533
Mortgages [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 48,363 | 44,742
Private placements [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 35,754 | 32,132
Real estate [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 12,777 | 13,810
Debt securities [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 185,594 | 174,000
Public equities [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 19,179 | 21,545
Other [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 448,604 | 443,304
Individual insurance participating [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 57,886 | 52,438
Individual insurance participating [Member] | Mortgages [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 2,218 | 2,017
Individual insurance participating [Member] | Private placements [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 4,151 | 3,645
Individual insurance participating [Member] | Real estate [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 3,106 | 2,963
Individual insurance participating [Member] | Debt securities [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 30,934 | 27,946
Individual insurance participating [Member] | Public equities [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 8,416 | 9,264
Individual insurance participating [Member] | Other [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 9,061 | 6,603
Individual insurance non-participating [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 127,035 | 113,880
Individual insurance non-participating [Member] | Mortgages [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 11,111 | 10,286
Individual insurance non-participating [Member] | Private placements [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 14,131 | 12,128
Individual insurance non-participating [Member] | Real estate [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 6,028 | 6,198
Individual insurance non-participating [Member] | Debt securities [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 67,387 | 63,128
Individual insurance non-participating [Member] | Public equities [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 5,562 | 5,855
Individual insurance non-participating [Member] | Other [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 22,816 | 16,285
Annuities and pensions [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 39,572 | 49,716
Annuities and pensions [Member] | Mortgages [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 4,972 | 7,009
Annuities and pensions [Member] | Private placements [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 6,960 | 8,059
Annuities and pensions [Member] | Real estate [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 1,214 | 1,136
Annuities and pensions [Member] | Debt securities [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 20,469 | 26,621
Annuities and pensions [Member] | Public equities [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 172 | 171
Annuities and pensions [Member] | Other [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 5,785 | 6,720
Other insurance contract liabilities [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 61,236 | 58,212
Other insurance contract liabilities [Member] | Mortgages [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 8,732 | 6,891
Other insurance contract liabilities [Member] | Private placements [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 8,581 | 7,739
Other insurance contract liabilities [Member] | Real estate [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 1,799 | 2,516
Other insurance contract liabilities [Member] | Debt securities [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 28,435 | 25,211
Other insurance contract liabilities [Member] | Public equities [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 262 | 332
Other insurance contract liabilities [Member] | Other [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 13,427 | 15,523
Other Liabilities [member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 408,532 | 404,628
Other Liabilities [member] | Mortgages [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 21,295 | 18,476
Other Liabilities [member] | Private placements [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 1,772 | 367
Other Liabilities [member] | Real estate [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 397 | 769
Other Liabilities [member] | Debt securities [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 10,061 | 6,635
Other Liabilities [member] | Public equities [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 589 | 1,029
Other Liabilities [member] | Other [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 374,418 | 377,352
Capital [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 56,010 | 50,659
Capital [Member] | Mortgages [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 35 | 63
Capital [Member] | Private placements [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 159 | 194
Capital [Member] | Real estate [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 233 | 228
Capital [Member] | Debt securities [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 28,308 | 24,459
Capital [Member] | Public equities [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | 4,178 | 4,894
Capital [Member] | Other [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Carrying Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of total assets | $ 23,097 | $ 20,821

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