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Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Detail) - CAD CAD in Millions		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Amortization of post-retirement benefits liability adjustment included in net periodic benefit cost	[1]	CAD (44)	CAD (57)	CAD (138)	CAD (170)
[1] This accumulated other comprehensive income component is included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost (note 4).

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Amount before tax of reclassification adjustments of other comprehensive income (loss).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 220
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 14A
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66004124&loc=SL7669686-108580

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