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Schedule Of Operating Leases and Finance Leases Recorded In Balance Sheet (Detail) - CAD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2019 | Jan. 01, 2019
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Right of use assets |  |  |
Right of use assets, Operating leases |  | $ 260 | $ 298
Right of use assets, Finance leases |  | 546 |
Long-term lease liability |  |  |
Long-term lease liability, Operating leases | [1] | 143 |
Total Operating leases liability |  | 258 | $ 298
Total Finance leases liability |  | 547 |
Other LongTerm Obligations [Member] |  |  |
Long-term lease liability |  |  |
Long-term lease liability, Operating leases |  | 143 |
Long-term lease liability, Finance leases |  | 0 |
Long-term Debt [Member] |  |  |
Long-term lease liability |  |  |
Long-term lease liability, Operating leases |  |  |
Long-term lease liability, Finance leases |  | 514 |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Member] |  |  |
Right of use assets |  |  |
Right of use assets, Operating leases |  |  |
Right of use assets, Finance leases |  | 546 |
Other Assets Including Intangible Assets [Member] |  |  |
Right of use assets |  |  |
Right of use assets, Operating leases |  | 260 |
Right of use assets, Finance leases |  |  |
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Member] |  |  |
Lease liability due within one year |  |  |
Lease liability due within one year, Operating leases |  | 115 |
Lease liability due within one year, Finance leases |  | 15 |
Notes and Loans Payable [Member] |  |  |
Lease liability due within one year |  |  |
Lease liability due within one year, Operating leases |  |  |
Lease liability due within one year, Finance leases |  | $ 18 |
[1] | Effective January 1, 2019, Imperial adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s standard, Leases (Topic 842), as amended. The standard requires all leases to be recorded on the balance sheet as a right of use asset and liability. The long-term lease liability for operating leases is included in Other long-term obligations (see note 14).

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