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Invested Assets and Investment Income - Schedule of Carrying Values and Fair Values of Invested Assets (Detail) - CAD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Jan. 01, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
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Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash and short-term securities | $ 20,338 | $ 19,153 | $ 22,594 | $ 22,594
Debt securities | 212,149 | 203,842 | 224,139 |
Public equities (FVTPL mandatory) | 25,531 | 23,519 | 28,067 |
Mortgages | 52,421 | 51,765 | 53,948 |
Private placements | 45,606 | 42,010 | 47,289 |
Loans to Bank clients | 2,436 | 2,781 | 2,506 |
Real estate | 13,049 | 14,269 | 14,269 |
Other invested assets | 45,680 | 42,803 | 35,291 |
Total invested assets | 417,210 | 400,142 | $ 428,103 |
FVTPL [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash and short-term securities | 1 |  |  |
Debt securities | 2,372 | 2,209 |  |
Public equities (FVTPL mandatory) | 25,531 | 23,519 |  |
Mortgages | 1,055 | 1,138 |  |
Private placements | 654 | 516 |  |
Total invested assets | 62,038 | 56,996 |  |
FVOCI [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash and short-term securities | 13,993 | 12,859 |  |
Debt securities | 127,190 | 126,371 |  |
Mortgages | 28,473 | 28,621 |  |
Private placements | 44,952 | 41,494 |  |
Total invested assets | 293,555 | 280,946 |  |
Other invested assets [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash and short-term securities | 6,344 | 6,294 |  |
Mortgages | 22,893 | 22,006 |  |
Loans to Bank clients | 2,436 | 2,781 |  |
Total invested assets | 61,617 | 62,200 |  |
Fair value [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash and short-term securities | 20,338 | 19,153 |  |
Public equities (FVTPL mandatory) | 25,531 | 23,519 |  |
Mortgages | 52,310 | 51,372 |  |
Private placements | 45,606 | 42,010 |  |
Loans to Bank clients | 2,411 | 2,760 |  |
Total invested assets | 417,704 | 400,238 |  |
Canadian government and agency [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt securities | 20,988 | 21,266 |  |
Canadian government and agency [Member] | FVTPL [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt securities | 1,219 | 987 |  |
Canadian government and agency [Member] | FVOCI [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt securities | 19,769 | 20,279 |  |
Canadian government and agency [Member] | Fair value [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt securities | 20,988 | 21,266 |  |
U.S. government and agency [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt securities | 28,478 | 24,736 |  |
U.S. government and agency [Member] | FVTPL [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt securities | 1,303 | 1,378 |  |
U.S. government and agency [Member] | FVOCI [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt securities | 26,287 | 22,446 |  |
U.S. government and agency [Member] | Other invested assets [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt securities | 888 | 912 |  |
U.S. government and agency [Member] | Fair value [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt securities | 28,251 | 24,494 |  |
Other government and agency [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt securities | 30,666 | 26,473 |  |
Other government and agency [Member] | FVTPL [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt securities | 90 | 159 |  |
Other government and agency [Member] | FVOCI [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt securities | 30,576 | 26,314 |  |
Other government and agency [Member] | Fair value [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt securities | 30,666 | 26,473 |  |
Corporate [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt securities | 130,046 | 129,079 |  |
Corporate [Member] | FVTPL [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt securities | 2,372 | 2,209 |  |
Corporate [Member] | FVOCI [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt securities | 127,190 | 126,371 |  |
Corporate [Member] | Other invested assets [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt securities | 484 | 499 |  |
Corporate [Member] | Fair value [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt securities | 129,899 | 128,910 |  |
Mortgage/asset-backed securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt securities | 1,971 | 2,288 |  |
Mortgage/asset-backed securities [Member] | FVTPL [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt securities | 16 | 22 |  |
Mortgage/asset-backed securities [Member] | FVOCI [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt securities | 1,955 | 2,266 |  |
Mortgage/asset-backed securities [Member] | Fair value [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt securities | 1,971 | 2,288 |  |
Real estate own use property [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Real estate | 2,591 | 2,852 |  |
Real estate own use property [Member] | Other invested assets [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Real estate | 2,591 | 2,852 |  |
Real estate own use property [Member] | Fair value [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Real estate | 2,716 | 3,008 |  |
Investment property [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Real estate | 10,458 | 11,417 |  |
Investment property [Member] | Other invested assets [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Real estate | 10,458 | 11,417 |  |
Investment property [Member] | Fair value [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Real estate | 10,458 | 11,417 |  |
Alternative long-duration assets [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other invested assets | 41,434 | 38,460 |  |
Alternative long-duration assets [Member] | FVTPL [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other invested assets | 29,671 | 26,938 |  |
Alternative long-duration assets [Member] | FVOCI [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other invested assets | 360 | 296 |  |
Alternative long-duration assets [Member] | Other invested assets [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other invested assets | 11,403 | 11,226 |  |
Alternative long-duration assets [Member] | Fair value [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other invested assets | 42,313 | 39,225 |  |
Various other [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other invested assets | 4,246 | 4,343 |  |
Various other [Member] | FVTPL [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other invested assets | 126 | 130 |  |
Various other [Member] | Other invested assets [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other invested assets | 4,120 | 4,213 |  |
Various other [Member] | Fair value [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other invested assets | $ 4,246 | $ 4,343 |  |

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