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Share Capital and Earnings Per share - Schedule of Dividends Payable on Non-cumulative Preferred Shares (Detail) - Major ordinary share transactions [Member]	Feb. 27, 2019 $ / shares
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Disclosure of Dividends [line items]
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Class 1, Series 19 Preferred shares [Member]
Disclosure of Dividends [line items]
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Class 1, Series 21 Preferred shares [Member]
Disclosure of Dividends [line items]
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Class 1, Series 23 Preferred shares [Member]
Disclosure of Dividends [line items]
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Class 1, Series 25 Preferred Shares [Member]
Disclosure of Dividends [line items]
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Class A, Series 2 Preferred shares [Member]
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Class A, Series 3 Preferred shares [Member]
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Class 1, Series 3 Preferred shares [Member]
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Class 1, Series 4 Preferred shares [Member]
Disclosure of Dividends [line items]
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Class 1, Series 5 Preferred shares [Member]
Disclosure of Dividends [line items]
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Class 1, Series 9 Preferred shares [Member]
Disclosure of Dividends [line items]
Dividend declared but not paid	0.271938
Class 1, Series 11 Preferred shares [Member]
Disclosure of Dividends [line items]
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