XML 67 R38.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.10.0.1

Fort Hills | 12 Months Ended
--- | ---
Dec. 31, 2018
FORT HILLS |
FORT HILLS | 32. FORT HILLS On December 21, 2017, the Fort Hills partners resolved their commercial dispute and reached an agreement. As a result, Suncor acquired an additional 2.26% interest in the project for consideration of $308 million. Subsequently, in the first quarter of 2018, Suncor acquired an additional 1.05% interest in the Fort Hills project for consideration of $145 million. Suncor's share in the project has increased to 54.11% and Teck Resources Limited's share has increased to 21.31% with Total E&P Canada Ltd.'s share decreasing to 24.58%.

X
- Definition NA + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | su_FortHillsProjectAbstract
Namespace Prefix: | su_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition The entire disclosure of the Fort Hills Project. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | su_FortHillsProjectTextBlock
Namespace Prefix: | su_
Data Type: | nonnum:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration