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Employee Future Benefits - Summary of Weighted Average Duration of the Defined Benefit Obligations (Detail) - yr	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Pension defined benefit plans [member] | U.S. plans [Member]
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [Line Items]
Weighted average duration (in years) of the defined benefit obligations	8.8	9.5
Pension defined benefit plans [member] | Canadian plans [Member]
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [Line Items]
Weighted average duration (in years) of the defined benefit obligations	12.4	12.8
Retiree welfare plans [Member] | U.S. plans [Member]
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [Line Items]
Weighted average duration (in years) of the defined benefit obligations	9.0	9.8
Retiree welfare plans [Member] | Canadian plans [Member]
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [Line Items]
Weighted average duration (in years) of the defined benefit obligations	14.3	14.2

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The weighted average duration of a defined benefit obligation. [Refer: Weighted average [member]]

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-IssueDate 2018-01-01
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