XML 88 R59.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.24.0.1

Accounting and Reporting Changes - Schedule of Financial Liabilities Under IAS 39 (Parenthetical) (Detail) - Financial liabilities at amortised cost, category [member] - IFRS 9 [Member] $ in Millions | Jan. 01, 2023 CAD ($)
--- | ---
Disclosure of financial liabilities at date of initial application of IFRS 9 [line items] |
Impact of classification and measurement changes | $ 8,304
Investment contract liabilities [member] |
Disclosure of financial liabilities at date of initial application of IFRS 9 [line items] |
Impact of classification and measurement changes | 6,829
Other Liabilities [member] |
Disclosure of financial liabilities at date of initial application of IFRS 9 [line items] |
Impact of classification and measurement changes | $ 1,473

X
- Definition Line items represent concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with members defined in one or many axes of the table. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | ifrs-full_DisclosureOfFinancialLiabilitiesAtDateOfInitialApplicationOfIFRS9LineItems
Namespace Prefix: | ifrs-full_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition The increase (decrease) in financial liabilities arising from a change in the measurement attribute on the entity's transition to IFRS 9. [Refer: Financial liabilities] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 7 -IssueDate 2023-01-01 -Paragraph 42L -Subparagraph b -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=7&code=ifrs-tx-2023-en-r&anchor=para_42L_b&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2023-03-23 + Details
Name: | ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseInFinancialLiabilitiesArisingFromChangeInMeasurementAttributeFirstApplicationOfIFRS9
Namespace Prefix: | ifrs-full_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Details
Name: | ifrs-full_CategoriesOfFinancialLiabilitiesAxis=ifrs-full_FinancialLiabilitiesAtAmortisedCostCategoryMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | ifrs-full_InitiallyAppliedIFRSsAxis=ifrs-full_IFRS9Member
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialLiabilitiesAxis=mfc_InvestmentContractLiabilitiesMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialLiabilitiesAxis=mfc_OtherLiabilitiesMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |